Hotel

Hoole Hall re-branded Doubletree by Hilton

06-Mar-2009 By Emma Eversham

The country house hotel on the outskirts of Chester becomes the fourth hotel in the UK to open under the Doubletree by Hilton brand

Beat the crunch: top tips for hotels

04-Mar-2009 By Becky Paskin & Emma Eversham

With the travel market slowing down and the number of investors drying up, the hotel industry is certainly feeling the squeeze, but there are plenty of things hoteliers can do to beat the crunch

Ankur Ahuja's BigTalent

27-Feb-2009 By Becky Paskin

Grosvenor House Hotel’s housekeeping executive Ankur Ahuja tells Becky Paskin how his grounding in Indian hospitality led him to achieve industry recognition in the UK, in our latest BigTalent interview

Travelodge aims to double business trade

23-Feb-2009 By Emma Eversham

The budget hotel chain aims to double the number of business travellers staying at its hotels this year with the launch of a business account card

Von Essen appoints head chef and invests £9.5m in hotel upgrades

19-Feb-2009 By Emma Eversham

Matthew Butcher takes on the role of head chef at von Essens Ston Easton Park as the hotel group unveils plans for major investment into its properties in Somerset and Gloucestershire

Gordon Ramsay steps back from Maze Prague

18-Feb-2009 By Becky Paskin

Gordon Ramsay Holdings is to give back control of Maze at the Hilton Prague Old Town to the hotel’s management

Hotel insolvencies doubled in 2008

02-Feb-2009 By Emma Eversham

The number of hotels going bust has doubled in a year and the trend is set to continue through 2009, PricewaterhouseCoopers warned today

Mulbourn buys another Folio Hotel

27-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

The company formed by senior managers at the former Folio Hotels group adds Makeney Hall in Derbyshire to its portfolio

Dorchester Collection to turn Surrey manor house into hotel

16-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

The luxury hotel group plans to open Coworth Park hotel in Surrey in 2010 as part of ambitious plans for growth across the UK and America

Rise of smaller hotel groups predicted

16-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

Christie & Co predicts the rise of smaller hotel operators and strong brands as struggling hotel groups sell off individual sites and smaller packages

‘Grumpy’ hoteliers threaten British tourism

08-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Grumpy hoteliers who give bad service may be putting the industry at risk, warns the VisitBritain chairman

First self check-in only hotel launched by Premier Inn

07-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

Premier Inn is following in the steps of automated restaurant Vapiano by launching its first fully self check-in hotel

Economic crisis continues to affect UK hotels

16-Dec-2008 By Becky Paskin

British hoteliers experienced a bleak November as room rate, yield and occupancy all fell

Albert Roux to open restaurant at Scottish hotel

12-Dec-2008 By Emma Eversham

French chef Albert Roux has signed a deal to oversee all aspects of catering at Rocpool Reserve in Inverness, Scotland

Hilton appoints two AGMs in Scotland

05-Dec-2008 By Becky Paskin

Hilton appoints two new area general managers for Scotland, covering 10 regional hotels between them

BigTalent’s Steve Lowy tops Courvoisier 500 travel list

04-Dec-2008 By Becky Paskin

Steve Lowy, founder of Umi hotels who was featured on BigTalent last July, has topped the Courvoisier Future 500 travel list of upcoming entrepreneurs

New appointments at Cliveden

28-Nov-2008 By Emma Eversham

Sue Crowley is appointed general manager at Cliveden as Chris Horridge is confirmed as executive head chef of the country house hotels three restaurants

Whitbread to convert Amstrad HQ into hotel

28-Nov-2008 By Emma Eversham

Premier Inn has applied for planning permission to turn the former headquarters of technology company Amstrad into a 120-bedroom hotel

Industry asked to support Meal Appeal

25-Nov-2008 By Emma Eversham

The British Hospitality Association and the Restaurant Association call for the industrys support of new charity initiative the Meal Appeal

Doubletree opens in London

20-Nov-2008 By Emma Eversham

The Courthouse Hotel in Londons Regent Street is re-branded a Doubletree by Hilton as part of the expansion of the brand across Europe

Local family buys Washingborough Hall Hotel

04-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

A local Lincolnshire family known for their business acumen in the area have bought the 200 year-old Washingborough Hall Hotel for an undisclosed sum

Number of hospitality company insolvencies soar

03-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

The number of pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels that have gone out of business since 2006 has almost doubled

Ambassade de I’lle, English Lakes Hotels and Ramada Jarvis appointments

29-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Ambassade de I’lle appoints a new sommelier, English Lakes Hotels adds a new director to its board, while Ramada Jarvis gets a new Regional Director

Blackmore’s, von Essen and Theo Randall appointment news

10-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Blackmore’s of Alnwick appoints Masterchef runner-up as Head Chef, von Essen also employs head chef for Mount Somerset, and Theo Randall at the InterContinental gets a new restaurant manager

Hilton opens first Doubletree hotel in Scotland

09-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Hilton Hotels Corporation launches its first Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Scotland as part of expansion plans for the brand across Europe

Amberley Castle GM Oliver Smith’s BigTalent

29-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

The third instalment in our BigTalent series sees Becky Paskin meet Oliver Smith, the youngest ever General Manager of a von Essen hotel, to uncover why experience is better than an education

Considerate Hoteliers launch new award chances

24-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

Hotels and guesthouses have more chances to win at the Considerate Hoteliers Awards 2008 with the launch of two new categories

Greenwood Estates to sell Essex spa hotels

11-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

The company that owns Greenwoods Hotel Spa & Retreat and The Rivenhall Hotel in Essex puts them on the market

AA reward big names at 100th birthday celebration

03-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

Rick Stein, Shaun Hill, and Philip Howard were last night amongst the top industry names to receive accolades at the AA’s lavish 100th birthday celebration

Luxury Cornwall hotel and spa build under way

29-Aug-2008 By Becky Paskin

CMR Leisure have begun development of a luxury boutique hotel and spa in rural Cornwall

Hilton Garden Inn ""injects life"" into lagging hotel sector

12-Aug-2008 By Becky Paskin

Hilton launches first of 20 mid-range hotels in UK to revitalise lagging hotel sector

Life’s a beach at world’s first sand hotel

07-Aug-2008 By Becky Paskin

The world’s first sand castle hotel has been built on Weymouth Beach to highlight the attractiveness of the great British beach holiday

Academy of Culinary Arts rewards young hospitality talent

07-Aug-2008 By Becky Paskin

Young industry talent rewarded at the 25th anniversary of the Annual Awards of Excellence, held by the Academy

We'll survive credit crunch, says City Inn

01-Aug-2008 By Emma Eversham

David Orr, Chief Executive of City Inn hotels says the group will be able to ride out the economic slowdown and wont lose customers to budget hotels

Steve Lowy's BigTalent

28-Jul-2008 By Becky Paskin

BigH meets Umi Hotel’s founder Steve Lowy in the first in a series of exclusive interviews with the best of Britain’s rising talent

Umi Hotels make VQ Day hospitality success

24-Jul-2008 By Becky Paskin

Umi Hotels champions vocational qualifications in hospitality industry at first annual VQ Day

Lighten up with cordless lamps from Neoz

22-Jul-2008 By Becky Paskin

Cordless, rechargeable lamps make safe alternative to candles

Ashdale adds Harrogate hotel to portfolio

16-Jul-2008 By Emma Eversham

North-Yorkshire based hotel group Ashdale Hotels buys Grants Hotel in Harrogate

Hospitality industry voices economic concerns

15-Jul-2008 By Emma Eversham

A third of businesses in the hospitality sector say they are concerned about their economic prospects for the coming year according to a new survey

Restaurants, pubs and hotels not as green as they think

26-Jun-2008 By Becky Paskin

An industry survey reveals most businesses are not doing enough for the environment

Ex-Savoy employees move on up

18-Jun-2008 By Becky Paskin

Two previous employees of London’s Savoy hotel, have now been appointed at the Landmark London, and the Balmoral in Edinburgh

New Feature Rising Star: Sergejs Ivanovs

16-Jun-2008 By Emma Eversham

Cornwall College student Sergejs Ivanovs tells BigHospitality about his plans to work in the hospitality industry

Cornish resort wins family business award

09-Jun-2008 By Emma Eversham

Banking firm Coutts names Hotel and Extreme Academy Best UK Family Business

Urban Inns hails revival of the British inn

23-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Entrepreneurs unveil plans to build modernised inn chain

Bunn Calls Time on The Chasers

02-May-2008 By Andy Lynes

Former Michelin starred chef closes acclaimed West Country gastopub

Barbeque Nation Goes Global

16-Apr-2008 By Claire Miller

Indian restaurant chain Barbeque Nation announces plans to open up to 100 new outlets around the world

PKF Figures Indicate a Healthy Hotel Market

31-Mar-2008 By Alan Lodge

The UK hotel market remained buoyant in February, according to the preliminary monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services.

Capital of Culture Reels in the Tourists

31-Mar-2008 By Alan Lodge

Liverpools status as the European Capital of Culture has led to the citys hotels recording a 15 per cent rise in yield from rooms booked in February. London also saw figures rise, but Cardiff failed to capitalise on the Six Nations rugby factor.

Intercontinental Hotels to Create 4,000 UK Jobs

27-Mar-2008 By Claire Miller

Intercontinental - one of the worlds largest hotel groups - is to create 4,000 jobs in the UK in a war for talent. The recruitment drive will focus mainly on workforce, with one quarter constituting managerial positions.

Von Essen Buys Seaham

19-Mar-2008 By Claire Miller

Hotel group Von Essen has announced its first acquisitions of 2008