All news articles for July 30, 2015

Bookings rise 200% at North East Hotel

30-Jul-2015 By Sophie Witts

A North East hotel has seen bookings triple after undergoing a £16m redevelopment and investing in a second 18-hole golf course.

Michelin-starred restaurant delivery service to launch

30-Jul-2015 By Emma Eversham

A new service delivering food and wine direct from London's Michelin-starred restaurants will launch in London in September.

The evolution of the 'poshtel': Trend continues with Glasgow hostel

30-Jul-2015 By Sophie Witts

A Glasgow hostel has invested £750,000 in bespoke suites in the year in which ‘poshtels’ are predicted to become one of the most dynamic sectors of the UK hotel market.

Charity to recycle used hotel soaps and toiletries for people in need

30-Jul-2015 By Sophie Witts

A new UK sustainability programme is recycling used hotel guest soaps and toiletries and redistributing them to people in need.

UK WorldSkills team preparing for São Paulo

30-Jul-2015 By Liam Garrahan

Young hospitality professionals are preparing to represent the UK at the WorldSkills Competition in São Paulo, Brazil, in August.

'Cultural transformation' at Accor leads to 68% profit rise

30-Jul-2015 By Emma Eversham

International hotel group Accor's restructuring of its property portfolio and overall 'cultural transformation' of the business helped push up pre-tax profits by 68 per cent to 91m Euros in the first half of the year.