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Hospitality businesses will be forced to close while others will have to slash jobs and investment as a result of changes to national insurance announced in the budget, according to a letter to the chancellor signed by the bosses of more than 200 of…
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Hotels are breathing new life into underused office spaces, turning them into multifunctional hubs that revitalise city streets and provide fresh opportunities for community engagement, writes Dexter Moren…
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It took me a while to locate the entrance to The Emory. At first, I chalked it up to my notoriously horrendous sense of direction—drop me off a few blocks from my apartment that I’ve lived in for five years, and there’s a good chance I’ll still get…
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A HUGE £200m water park with a 500-room hotel and bowling alley has moved one step closer to opening in the UK. Great Wolf Resorts (GWR), which has sites in the US and Canada, is now prepping to open Great Wolf Lodge in Chesterton, near Bicester…
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Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox architects, the fully consented mixed-use hotel and office tower encompasses a total of 340,085 sq ft (GIA), arranged over four basements, ground, and 45 upper floors.
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Earlier this week, the inaugural UK and Ireland Michelin Keys were announced. These are the hotel equivalent of a star for restaurants, with ratings of one (a very special stay), two (an exceptional stay) or three keys (an extraordinary stay)…
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Restaurants, coffee shops, cafes and other hospitality venues will be banned from withholding tips from their staff from today in a major boost for millions of workers.
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Staying the night above a petrol station and car wash may not be everyone’s idea of the perfect luxury break. However, forecourt owners Rahila and Danny Ahmed insist their nine-bedroom boutique hotel, built over their Gulf site in Birmingham, has…
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Vimal Verma, 42, pleaded guilty to wilful fireraising after he deliberately set a fire at the Killin Hotel, KIllin, Perthshire.
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Former Starwood Capital leader in Europe, Cody Bradshaw, is set to L+R Hotels as group CEO, effective October 1.
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Two mates have been turning heads as they embark on a six-day tandem bike ride, completely in the buff. Neil Cox, 36, and his pal, J Antic, 25, kicked off their daring 260-mile journey from Gloucester to Land's End, Cornwall, stark naked last…
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Research found many workers cite burnout from their current office-based roles when looking for a career change
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Last week, on a Swedish train somewhere between Linkoping and Mjolby, as I struggled to open a bag of cheesy doofers that was to serve as my lunch, my travel companions began unwrapping their own picnics. Some, like me, had made hasty and…
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London’s D&D restaurant group isn’t the only major player in UK hospitality to significantly invest in outdoor spaces over the past 17 years…
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Charles Forte talks about investment from Saudi fund, pipeline and maintaining Rocco Forte Hotels’ classic luxury position.
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A massive change to hotels has been rolled out in Spain after protests in Tenerife and Majorca over a perceived "overtourism" in the European Union destination. Hotels in Barcelona and Tenerife are set to undergo a huge change, following a holiday…
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PPHE Hotel Group, the owners of Park Plaza Hotel and Holmes Hotel, has refinanced more than £150m in debt…
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Ellen Kensington marks the second addition to KOP Group’s UK portfolio following its acquisition of Charlton House in Somerset last year.
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