The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency eased slightly in the first half of 2025, but have still remained “historically high”, according to new findings from Buchler Phillips.  The firm’s Hospitality Index of insolvencies found that 1,706 accommodation and food service companies, including hotels, restaurants and pubs, closed in the six months to June 2025, […]

Soho House and Co has agreed a $2.7bn (£2.1bn) take-private deal by MCR Hotels that will see its shares removed from the New York Stock Exchange. The agreement will see shareholders receive $9 (£6.66) per share in cash – an 83% premium on the company’s share price before the deal was proposed in December 2024. […]

Property company Landsec has agreed to sell its Queen Anne’s Mansions office block in central London to Arora Group for £245m. The unconditional deal, expected to complete in December, marks early progress towards Landsec’s target of releasing £2bn from its office portfolio by 2030. The strategy aims to refocus investment on assets delivering long-term income […]

Radisson RED has launched a hotel in central Oslo, Norway, that it says is one of the first two in the world to achieve verified net zero status. Radisson RED Oslo City Centre has been certified as meeting the 2040 requirements of the Net Zero Methodology for Hotels, verified by third-party body TÜV Rheinland. The […]

Cairn Hotel Group has introduced a new menu strategy across 15 of its UK hotels in a move aimed at improving consistency and raising standards in hotel dining. The updated menus, launched this week, build on last year’s development work and feature a range of dishes that combine British and Mediterranean influences, with a focus […]

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 […]