Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced that it is set to open The Manchester Deansgate Hotel, its latest venture in the city. Located in the heart of Manchester’s city centre within the Beetham Tower, the landmark property begins a new chapter this month as it transitions from Hilton to IHG Hotels and Resorts. The rebrand […]
Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) has appointed Rico Picenoni as its global head of residential. The newly created leadership post will aim to advance the company’s design, branding and operation of private homes amid a surge in property developments comprising both hotels and permanent dwellings. Picenoni recently helmed the branded residential consultancy team at Savills from […]
Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair has announced the promotion of senior sour chef Tommaso Bizzocchi to the role of head chef of its flagship restaurant, Charlie’s. Bizzocchi, who joined the hotel in 2023, will lead kitchen operations and menu development in collaboration with executive chef Andrew Sawyer and chef director Adam Byatt. He succeeds in the […]
Hotels in rural and coastal destinations are outperforming urban markets in the first half of 2025, with limited supply and stronger domestic demand boosting revenues, according to CoStar’s latest data. Lincolnshire and Cumbria, including the Lake District, recorded around 6% growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR), supported by stable supply and rising demand. The […]
The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) has added 10 new properties to its portfolio, including its first member in Mongolia, a debut in Saint Lucia, and a prominent addition in the UK. Beaverbrook, a countryside retreat in Surrey once home to press baron Lord Beaverbrook, joins as the only UK hotel in the latest […]
Booker, the UK’s leading food and drink wholesaler, will host its annual catering trade show at the NEC, Birmingham for the first time this year, moving to the larger site with greater capacity due to increased demand and attendance. Now in its sixth year, the largest showcase event in the Booker calendar will see the […]
7 Hospitality Management (7H) has been appointed to manage Islay Cottages, a cottage and guest house business on the Isle of Islay. The guest house, Kilchoman House, is a refined country house set amid the island’s landscapes, and operates alongside Islay Cottages, a collection of self-catering cottages. Under 7H, it said Islay Cottages will benefit […]
Events and hospitality operator Hangover Weekends has acquired Park Farm Hotel near Gateshead for an undisclosed sum. The property, on the western edge of Gateshead, comprises a Grade II-listed Georgian house with four bedrooms and 12 additional letting rooms arranged in a rear courtyard. It is set in four acres of land adjoining farmland and […]
The Douglas Arms Hotel in Castle Douglas has been brought to market with a freehold asking price of £225,000. The 18th Century former coaching inn, which sits in the centre of the Dumfries and Galloway town, comprises 23 letting bedrooms, a public bar, a restaurant and three function rooms. It also includes a three-bedroom apartment […]
The global hotel construction pipeline ascended to a record-high 15,871 projects with 2,436,225 rooms, up 3% by projects and 2% by rooms year-over-year (YOY) during the second quarter of the year, according to Lodging Econometrics’ (LE’s) Q2 2025 Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report. Worldwide, at the close of the second quarter, there are 6,257 projects/1,086,245 […]
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