Chatsworth Escapes has officially opened a new hotel – The Hide – on the edge of the Chatsworth Estate in the Peak District, which has been described as an affordable base for visitors to the area. The 25-room hotel has been developed by the team behind the Cavendish Hotel at Baslow. It is aimed at […]

Netherlands-based hotel brand CityHub is to enter the German market with the redevelopment of an existing property in Hamburg, marking its fifth European location and first hotel conversion. The project, which is in partnership with local investor and developer Kohler and von Bargen, will transform the former Hotel Pacific building into a 110-room site using […]

UK hotel group Surya Hotels has started the first phase of a major renovation of the historic Theobalds Estate near Waltham Cross. The grade-II listed Georgian mansion house, which was once the favourite country residence of King James I, was converted into a hotel during the 1990s and was formerly owned by the De Vere […]

Village Hotel Club has announced the appointment of Rob Lees as the general manager of its new Reading site, ahead of the hotel’s planned opening in December. The hotel, located at the former Crowne Plaza site at Caversham Bridge, is undergoing a multi-million-pound refurbishment and is expected to create more than 100 local jobs. Lees […]

Adagio has announced the appointment of Marc Lemarchand as chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the executive committee. A graduate of ESCP, Lemarchand has extensive experience in finance and operations. For around 10 years, he played an active role in the growth of the KFC brand in France, developing expertise in managing networked businesses […]

The Mount Somerset has been acquired by South West based luxury event venue firm PM Hospitality Limited for an undisclosed sum.  Originally built between 1805 and 1815 as a private residence known as Henlade House, the Grade-II English Regency mansion has operated as a luxury hotel throughout the 21st Century, and was renamed in 2011.  […]

Ennismore has announced plans to open its first lifestyle all-inclusive resort in the Middle East next year, with the launch of SO/ Ras Al Khaimah on Al Marjan Island in November 2025. The 257-room property will mark the SO/ brand’s first all-inclusive resort outside Europe and Ennismore’s debut in Ras Al Khaimah. It forms part […]

Average weekly earnings in the accommodation and food services sector reached a record £357.05 in August 2025, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) labour market figures. The figure was up from £346.52 in July and represented a 6.4% increase year on year. The number of payrolled employees in the sector rose from […]

Travelodge has officially announced the opening of a brand new, 68-room hotel in Harwich, Essex. The new-build hotel forms part of a mixed-use development at Portside Retail Park, delivered in partnership with The Burney Group. The hotel will feature Travelodge’s latest premium look and feel, including a contemporary reception and next generation rooms designed for […]

The Savoy Hotel in London has completed the first phase of a £45m refurbishment of its guestrooms and suites ahead of schedule, as part of a major redesign programme to update the Grade II-listed property. The work, which began in August 2024, was delivered by Toomebridge-based construction and refurbishment specialist Edgewater Contracts. The project combined […]