Hotels
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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
The Catey statue won by the Soho hotel, London, in 2006, has been returned to the property after a Friday-night reveller stole it from its pride of place in the hotel's reception. The statuette was captured on closed circuit television being plucked off the hotel's concierge desk by a middle aged man.
Posted: 12 March 2012 | 17:19
The deadline for nominations for six categories of the 2012 Cateys Awards has been extended to 19 March. The move gives potential entrants another seven days to make a bid to win one of the most prestigious accolades in the hospitality industry.
Posted: 12 March 2012 | 16:39
The former owners of the Dial House hotel in the Cotswolds are set to open a new coffee shop in Bath later this month as the first of a planned chain. Adrian and Jane Campbell-Howard will open the first Society Café on Kingsmead Square on 26 March.
Posted: 12 March 2012 | 16:30
Amazing Retreats - the expanding portfolio of hotels and exclusive-use properties - has been rebranded under the name Clarenco. The Clarenco logo, accompanied by a strapline of "amazing retreats in spectacular locations", will be applied across the seven Amazing Retreats properties.
Posted: 12 March 2012 | 16:06
The 430-strong Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) consortium is on the verge of introducing a new revenue stream. Currently, 55% of LHW's income comes from membership fees, adjusted according to the number of hotel bedrooms, with the remaining 45% accounted for by the 10% fee charged on all transactions generated by the organisation.
Posted: 12 March 2012 | 14:05
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) and a host of hospitality industry heavyweights have written an open letter to the Government, calling for a reduction in VAT to 5%, published in the Sun on Sunday today. A total of 12 top industry figures have signed the letter.
Posted: 11 March 2012 | 07:00
Scallops are practically de rigueur on the menus of fine-dining restaurants, or even just those with fine-dining pretensions. The shellfish is ubiquitous - you need only look as far as Masterchef where it seems to find its way onto every other dish produced by aspiring chefs.
Posted: 09 March 2012 | 17:07
The Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards are calling on young professionals to enter the ‘Young Talent’ award. Organised by Scotland Food & Drink and The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland and sponsored by ASDA
Posted: 09 March 2012 | 15:22
Practical tips and advice for hospitality businesses during the Olympics will be provided at a meeting organised by the British Hospitality Association (BHA) later this month. To support the industry, the BHA will be joining forces with the Greater London Authority and London & Partners.
Posted: 09 March 2012 | 15:11
The future of the artisan hand-dived scallop industry hangs in the balance as reinforced EU regulations threaten the livelihoods of its producers. Emily Manson investigates
Posted: 09 March 2012 | 15:01
How do you stay on the right side of fire safety regulations and steer clear of the pitfalls?
Posted: 09 March 2012 | 14:33
Franchising is booming and can be a great way to buy into an established brand, but beware - disputes are on the rise. Legal expert Victoria Hobbs explains the actions available if a franchisor proves disappointing
Posted: 09 March 2012 | 14:33
The launch of the Mere Golf Resort & Spa in Cheshire today marks one of the most prominent hotel openings in the North-west of England for several years. Developed at a cost of £15m, the new-look resort in Knutsford has added an 81-bedroom hotel alongside a refurbished conference and event space.
Posted: 09 March 2012 | 12:19
Matthew Clarke, 33, is head chef of the Malvina House hotel in the Falkland Islands' capital, Port Stanley. Despite its remoteness, he tells Janet Harmer how he loves the islands' beauty, lack of crime and cheap beer
Posted: 09 March 2012 | 11:01
The separation between hotel owners and operators in recent years has been bad news for guests, agreed a panel of creative movers and shakers at the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin this week.
Posted: 09 March 2012 | 10:42
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