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UK hotels collectively enjoyed the ‘strongest month of the year’ in October, with properties in London confirming their rebound and those in the Provinces remaining stable, according to two new sector reports.
Restaurant, café and catering company Benugo is launching two new cafés in London next month, in Mayfair’s Hanover Street and within Victoria’s new mixed-use development, 62 Buckingham Gate.
Marston’s has sold more than 200 of its sites for £90m as the brewer and pub operator looks to cut the cost of servicing its £1bn debt and improve the quality of its estate.
Tragus Group, owner of the Café Rouge, Bella Italia, Strada and Belgo brands, is launching a new concept at Heathrow’s new Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal, next year.
An area of Scotland dubbed a ‘hotel hotspot’ is to receive a further boost with the £7m development of a 40-bedroom hotel, spa and conference centre.
Atlantic Foods says its new range of super-hot chili sauces are guaranteed to raise the temperature of any meal.
Tom Kerridge, Sir Terence Conran, Tom Aikens and Phil Howard are just some of the leading industry names confirmed for Hotelympia 2014, which takes place at London’s ExCel centre next spring.
Jurys Inn Hotel Group has signed a franchise agreement with Hilton Worldwide to convert three of its prime London hotels into DoubleTree and Garden Inn-branded properties.