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The owners of an Isle of Wight hotel have said that a fire that caused a partial collapse of the building on Saturday night may have been caused by fireworks. Investigators from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are trying to discover whether the fireworks – set off from the roof of the 18-bedroom Ryde Castle hotel in Ryde – were responsible for the blaze.
Posted: 19 March 2012 | 13:26
A hotel on the Isle of Wight partially collapsed after a fire broke out during a wedding reception on Saturday night. Fire investigators are trying to find out if a firework display held during the reception at the 18-bedroom Ryde Castle hotel in Ryde was responsible for the blaze.
Posted: 19 March 2012 | 11:50
Archaeological remains can considerably slow down a renovation and extension project. Legal expert David Johnson explains what to do if you suspect your site might be historically important
Posted: 16 March 2012 | 16:56
What inspires your staff? What keeps them working for you with enthusiasm and energy, pushing towards that bottom line? What makes a self-motivated workforce that's innovative and creative? What will make people stay with a company and help it grow?
Posted: 16 March 2012 | 16:56
Mats von Weissenberg has been appointed as vice-president, R&D and global projects at Hotelzon. In his new role, von Weissenberg's will include product development for client specific projects as well as global project management.
Posted: 16 March 2012 | 10:29
Fabio Gallo has joined ME by Meliá as general manager of ME London, scheduled to launch in June 2012. Gallo brings a wealth of experience to the team having held a number of senior posts in the hospitality sector, both in London and abroad.
Posted: 16 March 2012 | 10:27
One of the claims TripAdvisor likes to trot out is that it can detect anomalies with the reviews that appear on its website, thanks to a sophisticated computer algorithm that weeds out the fakes. But it appears the online reviews website's boffins were caught napping last week...
Posted: 16 March 2012 | 09:19
Do weddings spell happy ever after for your business, or are they a sure route to heartache? It all depends on whether you're committed, reports Rosalind Mullen
Posted: 16 March 2012 | 09:11
Marriott Hotels & Resorts has entered a new strategic partnership with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for the next four years. The deal includes new title sponsorship of the Marriott London Sevens and Official Partner of England Rugby, making Marriott Hotels & Resorts a major supporter of the RFU.
Posted: 15 March 2012 | 17:26
The five-star, 245-bedroom St Pancras Renaissance Hotel has completed a £67m refinancing, nearly a year after the opening of the iconic railway property. Situated within a Grade I listed building alongside the St Pancras International Eurostar Terminal...
Posted: 15 March 2012 | 12:14
Lancaster London has announced plans to launch a Senses Room, a new concept that will give guests a complete preview of their business banquet, wedding, party, lunch or dinner at the hotel. The aim of the Senses Room is to replicate every detail of a guest's specification.
Posted: 15 March 2012 | 09:27
Much more needs to be done to nurture the boardroom ambitions of female senior managers in hospitality, according to HVS Executive Search. The global executive search firm's recent European Hotel Board study found that just 10% of board members were women.
Posted: 15 March 2012 | 09:19
Improvements to the visa application process for foreign tourists wanting to visit the UK should help boost overseas visitors, Tourism Minister John Penrose has told Caterer and Hotelkeeper. "I was very surprised and astounded that until fairly recently the explanation for filling in visa forms was only available in English."
Posted: 14 March 2012 | 16:42
Planning permission has been submitted for a 350-bedroom Marriott hotel as part of a wider scheme to create a vibrant, waterside city neighbourhood on a near-derelict site in Stratford, east London. Plans have been drawn up for the 26-acre Strand East site, just south of the Olympic Park, by LandProp Holding.
Posted: 14 March 2012 | 14:29
Fifty top hospitality professionals have been honoured as the best in their industry in the North of England, as part of the first day of the 2012 Northern Restaurant & Bar show, being held at Manchester Central. The inaugural NRB Top 50 list was chosen by an anonymous panel of industry experts.
Posted: 13 March 2012 | 18:02
Askham Hall, a Grade I-listed building dating back to the 14th century in Cumbria, is to be converted at a cost of £2.5m into a 26-bedroom country house hotel. Used as a private residence by the Lowther family since the 1830s, the property near Penrith is being project managed by Charles Lowther.
Posted: 13 March 2012 | 17:41
Tourism Minister John Penrose has dismissed the suggestion that London hotels are overpricing themselves during the Olympics. He made his views known on the day that online booking company Hotels.com announced that the average price for a hotel room in London during the Olympic period was £213 a night
Posted: 13 March 2012 | 17:00
Construction is set to start on a new 140-bedroom Ibis hotel in Queen's Road, Brighton. Contractor and developer McAleer & Rushe will start work on the new nine-storey building this week. The hotel will replace the former Grosvenor Casino on Queen's Road, just outside Brighton railway station.
Posted: 13 March 2012 | 12:39
Travelodge has used the start of English Tourism Week to call on MPs with large tourism sectors in their constituencies to stand up for the industry in the House of Commons and enact the legislative reforms needed to help the sector grow.
Posted: 13 March 2012 | 11:42
David Taylor, currently general manager of the Hoxton hotel, has been appointed general manager of Edition, the new brand being developed by Marriott International together with hotel design icon Ian Schrager. The hotel is being developed within the former Berners hotel in London.
Posted: 13 March 2012 | 11:33
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