BWH Hotels GB has announced that Chesterfield’s Ringwood Hall Hotel and Spa has joined its BW Signature Collection by Best Western. Dating back to the 19th Century, the Grade II listed manor house is made up of 72 bedrooms, located on six acres of gardens and surrounded by 29 acres of parkland near Peak District […]

The government has announced it is investing £350,000 in the extension of a free digital energy saving and carbon reduction tool that will help hospitality businesses lower their bills. Under the government-funded tool, delivered by Zero Carbon Services, over 525 small and medium sized pubs, restaurants and hotels are set to receive tailored real-time alerts […]

Hospitality platform Zedwell has announced plans to open a new hotel in central Oxford as part of a nationwide expansion strategy. The company will occupy Oxenford House, a six-storey building located between Cornmarket Street and George Street. The 22,000 sq ft site sits near the Ashmolean Museum and Gloucester Green Market. Oxford attracts more than […]

Point A Hotels is set to open its newest Scottish property, Point A Edinburgh St Andrew Square, in summer 2026.  The 206-room hotel occupies a landmark Category A listed building at St Andrew Square, with views across the gardens, Edinburgh Castle and the New Town. The hotel is near Waverley Station, the bus station and […]

TFE Hotels’ European division has announced Jens Dünnebacke as its regional director of key accounts, a role it said has been newly created to drive its strategic focus on expanding partnerships within the continent’s corporate travel segment. Reporting to Sin-Han Thiede, head of commercial Europe at TFE Hotels Europe, Dünnebacke will support the growth and […]

Central Beach Leisure, founded and run by John and Elishar Westhead and their partners, has announced that it has transformed Blackpool’s Royal Carlton Hotel on Central Promenade into a luxury boutique hotel following a £3.5m investment. After acquiring Royal Carlton in March 2025, the business enlisted fellow Blackpool-based firms Joseph Boniface Architects to design the […]

Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA has been appointed as the management company for the Bournemouth West Cliff Hotel and Spa. The third-party operator will provide management services for the 83-guest room property. It will also support the hotel’s future investment strategy. The site is located in the town centre, near Bournemouth Beach and Pier. It is seven […]

HotelREZ has announced the appointment of Hadley O’Dwyer as its new vice president of customer success and engagement to manage the company’s digital innovation and international customer growth strategies.  O’Dwyer will lead initiatives focused on customer retention and revenue growth, as well as oversee the adoption of new products across the company’s network. The network […]

European hotel values saw a marginal increase of 0.2% in 2025, marking the smallest rise since the pandemic, according to the latest Hotel Valuation Index from global consultancy HVS. The report found that while occupancy levels improved across the region, ongoing conflict and global instability limited overall value appreciation. Copenhagen recorded the highest growth at […]

Real estate developer Ronan Group and Staycity Group have announced a partnership to deliver a 288-room aparthotel at Waterfront South Central in Dublin’s North Docklands. The eight-storey premium property will be the first in Ireland under Staycity’s Wilde brand. The 35-year lease agreement marks a long-term partnership between the two Irish firms. The development forms […]