PPHE Hotel Group has seen total revenues rise by 4.7% to £199.9m in the first half of the year, as the group welcomed improved occupancy, but earnings were hit by rising costs over the period.  Reported RevPAR rose by 1.4% to £109.3, driven by the improved occupancy, but alongside softer average room rates. The group […]

Cairn Hotel Group has launched a new menu strategy across 15 of its hotels, aiming to standardise quality and improve the dining experience for guests. The 2025 initiative builds on earlier menu developments introduced last year, and forms part of the group’s wider strategic shift towards performance and operational consistency. Dishes will now follow a […]

Holiday cottage complex Mazzard Farm in East Hill, Ottery St Mary, has been put up for sale with a guide price of £1,995,000. Real estate agency Savills is marketing the freehold estate on behalf of private sellers Ruud Venneboer and Jacqueline Parker. The property includes a four-bedroom 17th Century Devon longhouse and a series of […]

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has appointed Raphael Bick as chief information officer. Bick joins the group executive committee and reports directly to Laurent Kleitman, group chief executive. He is responsible for leading the company’s technology, digital and artificial intelligence strategy. Bick has more than 20 years’ experience in technology and digital transformation, having worked with […]

Grand Metropolitan Hotels has announced that it cut ties with 7Pines Hotels and Resorts, raising doubts over the luxury brand’s long-term prospects. The decision, effective immediately, ends the company’s cooperation with 7Pines, which is part of Düsseldorf-based hospitality firm 12.18. Group. Grand Metropolitan cited concerns over the “stability and continuity” of 7Pines, pointing to the […]

Dalata Hotel Group has revealed that its EBITDA has fallen 5% to €102.5m (£884.m), down from €107.6m (£92.8m) in the previous period, for the half year ended 30 June 2025. Furthermore, the company saw its profit-after-tax fall 45% from €35.8m (£30.9m) down to €19.6m (£16.9m), primarily driven by costs related to its strategic review and […]

Horwood House hotel in Buckinghamshire has launched the UK’s first “butterfly resort” as part of wider biodiversity and rewilding efforts. The 38-acre estate, near Milton Keynes, now features a series of small butterfly houses, feeding areas and habitats designed to support eight native species already present on the site.  The project was developed with input […]

Accor has appointed Ranju Alex as its CEO for South Asia, covering India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The hotel group operates over 70 hotels in the region with over 30 hotels in the pipeline. It described Alex as a “highly accomplished” hospitality professional who has until recently been the regional vice president for South […]

Whitbread has secured a site for a second Premier Inn hotel in Bath city centre after signing a lease agreement with developer Frank Capital. The 152-bedroom hotel will be built on Lower Bristol Road, replacing the vacant former Beazer House office block. Planning permission was granted in September 2024 and construction is due to begin […]

Pacha Hotel in Ibiza Town has become the first hotel on the island to achieve LEED Platinum certification, the highest global rating for sustainable buildings. Awarded by the US Green Building Council and administered by Green Business Certification Inc, the certification recognises the hotel’s environmental performance across categories including energy, water and material use. Pacha […]