Croatian hospitality company Valamar is developing a €200m (£172.5m) resort in Poreč, Istria, due to open in spring 2026. The Pical Resort, Valamar Collection, will be the company’s largest investment to date and include 514 rooms, suites and a private villa. Facilities will be spread across three accommodation concepts, including Valamar’s premium V Level brand […]

Palé Hall Hotel, a five-star country retreat in North Wales on the edge of Snowdonia National Park, has launched a new collection of immersive experiences for guests. This includes ceramic workshops in a new pottery and art studio as well as guided wine tastings in its subterranean wine cellar. The new offerings are part of […]

Pennyhill Park hotel, part of Exclusive Collection, has appointed Joanne Taylor-Stagg as its new general manager. Taylor-Stagg is an experienced hotelier, having held senior roles at several five-star London hotels including The Athenaeum, The Capital and The Trafalgar St James.  Earlier in her career she spent more than a decade with Marriott International in management […]

More than 60% of people in the UK are planning a domestic holiday this summer, with film and television locations proving a major draw, according to Travelodge’s latest Travel Trends Report. The poll of 2,000 adults found that nearly three-quarters of 25- to 34-year-olds have arranged a UK break, with 58% saying it will be […]

A 27-bedroom hotel in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, has been put on the market with a guide price of £1.45m. The Henley Hotel, on Tanworth Lane, is being marketed by property agents Bond Wolfe and Enterprise Hotels and Hospitality. The freehold site, which includes a car park for about 50 vehicles, was purpose-built in 1984 and sits […]

The Hoxton, Shoreditch will open London’s first Il Bambini Club this September, bringing the Italian dining concept to the UK for the first time. The restaurant will take over the hotel’s former Hoxton Grill space and will be operated by RIKAS Group Hospitality in partnership with Paris Society, which created the Il Bambini brand.  The […]

The Barn At Berryfields has announced the opening of its latest venture, The Barn Hotel, adding to a diverse hospitality offering at the fourth-generation family farming business. Located near the NEC and Birmingham Airport within Warwickshire countryside, the Barn Hotel features 33 bedrooms, including two suites and will generate 10 new job roles. The venue’s […]

The Radisson Blu Glasgow hotel has unveiled 12 transformed meeting and event spaces as the final stage of a £15m refurbishment project that began in 2023. The transformative investment project saw the complete refurbishment of the hotel’s 247 boutique-style rooms, a new entrance and the installation of “high-spec, and modernised lifts” to enhance the guest […]

The George Hotel in Inveraray has been rescued from administration in a £3.05m deal that secured all 43 jobs at the historic 24-room boutique venue. The news comes after The Inveraray Inn Ltd, which trades as The George Hotel, entered administration on 28 March this year, with joint administrators Kevin Mapstone and Kenny Craig of […]

Hilton Park Lane has completed a major refurbishment of its signature suites, offering guests expanded living spaces, panoramic views, and upgraded amenities across the top floors of the Mayfair hotel. The London hotel now features 56 redesigned suites, each with separate dining and lounge areas, and access to the Executive Lounge where a complimentary continental […]