Monthly Archives: November 2015

GM announced for Clayton Hotel Chiswick ahead of £20m upgrade

Thomas Doyle has been appointed general manager of Clayton Hotel Chiswick ahead of the completion of an impressive refurbishment and extension project at the hotel costing over £20m. London-born Doyle joins the four-star standard, 227-bedroom hotel and conference centre from Jurys Inn, where he worked his way up to becoming general manager of the company’s […]

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Hostel sector set to grow across Europe as sharing economy takes hold, says HVS

20 November 2015, London: The global growth of the budget and hostel sectors, including the fast-emerging commercialised private rental market such as Airbnb, is set to continue as the consumer increasingly values experience over formality and is highly influenced by social media in the choices they make. According to a new report on the limited […]

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Budget hotels make up half of UK’s development pipeline as popularity of low-cost rooms continues, says latest Hotel Bulletin

11 November 2015, London: The march of budget hotels continues in the UK, with over 1,500 budget rooms added to the sector’s pipeline in Q3 2015 alone, according to Hotel Bulletin Q3 2015 published this week by HVS, AlixPartners and AM:PM. For the first time budget bedrooms account for more than half the UK’s active […]

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Spain’s hotels market see values boosted as performance improves

9 November 2015, Madrid: Improving occupancy and rate performance across Spain has helped boost hotel values and drive recovery in the country’s hotel and tourism sector, according to a new report from global hotel consultancy HVS. Spain has experienced some challenging years on the back of the global downturn, particularly the crash of its real […]

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Artisan coffee stores head latest Ones to Watch survey

Despite the proliferation of branded coffee shops on our high streets, independent, artisan outlets specialising in high quality, freshly roasted coffee with a strong food offer are continuing to emerge and expand, satisfying the demands of an increasingly discerning coffee drinker. This was the conclusion of Horizons’ latest Ones to Watch survey, which tracks the […]

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