Running a hotel means juggling guest satisfaction, staff management, bookings, and future planning. For years, hotels have relied on quick-fix technology solutions that now hold the industry back from reaching its full potential.  The Problem with Current Hotel Technology  Most hotels use a patchwork of different software systems – one for bookings, another for payments, […]

Banchory Lodge Hotel, a 28-bedroom hotel on the banks of the River Dee in Aberdeenshire, has been put on the market with a £3.5m asking price. The property is located in the town of Banchory, and its freehold sale includes a Georgian estate and seven-and-a-half acres of private grounds. In addition, the hotel benefits from […]

HotelREZ has announced that Scandinavian-based hotel group First Hotels has joined the company to drive strategic growth, supporting regional expansion. First Hotels franchise group follows First Hotels Collection, which has been successfully collaborating with HotelREZ since 2023. As a result of this, HotelREZ has added 20 hotels across Norway, Sweden and Denmark to its roster […]

Travelodge has begun construction of an 80-room hotel in Douglas, its first on the Isle of Man. The budget hotel chain, which operates more than 610 sites across the UK, Ireland and Spain, is building the property at Villiers Square on Fort Street. The site is 300 metres from the ferry terminal and close to […]

Project License’s hotel portfolio has been sold to Estee Group at a guide price of £14m.The portfolio comprises three regional hotels including two Holiday Inns in Dumfries and Darlington, alongside a Mercure in Sheffield Parkway, marking a combined total of 227 bedrooms. All three hotels benefit from “future upside potential”, ranging from providing redevelopment opportunities, […]

Quarry Walk Park, a 43-acre lodge and log cabin holiday park near Alton, Staffordshire, has been put up for sale with a guide price of £6m. The site includes 65 lodges, log cabins and glamping pods, and operates year-round. Planning permission is in place for a further 12 lodges, and infrastructure including hardstanding, roads and […]

The Chickpea Group has announced that it is set to open The Fleur de Lys Inn, the company’s eight pub with rooms and its first in Dorset. The Fleur de Lys Inn dates back to the 17th Century and is situated in the village of Cranborne. It is set to reopen in July this year. […]

Zeal Hotels has appointed James Ferdinando as sustainable development lead, a new role aimed at supporting the group’s expansion across the UK. Ferdinando joins from RED Construction, where he was group head of sustainability and led work on the voco Zeal Exeter Science Park hotel. The recently opened site is InterContinental Hotels Group’s first branded […]

The Stafford Collection has announced that Lympstone Manor – chef Michael Caines’s hotel, restaurant and vineyard in Devon – has joined the group as an associate member. The move follows Caines’s recent appointment as culinary strategist at The Stafford London, marking his first role in the capital. Lympstone Manor, a member of Relais and Châteaux, […]

The hospitality trade is a hard one. It runs hot in summer, cold in winter, and never moves in straight lines. Despite costs rising and customers shifting, the doors must open and the lights must stay on. As a lender to hotels, pubs and restaurants, OakNorth sees much of this activity and keeps a close […]