‘Six found dead at Grand Hyatt Bangkok.’  ‘Detectives investigating devastating Glasgow hotel fire’  ‘Woman found dead at five star Surrey hotel – man suspected of murder.’   ‘Hilton hotel in Paddington evacuated after laundry fire.’ These headlines from the BBC website and major newspapers, all from within the last three months, are a reminder of how ..read more

The UK hotel market has shown signs of normalisation with £3.6bn worth of transactions in the first half of 2024, a significant increase from £1bn in H1 2023. According to Christie and Co’s Hotels 2024 Mid-Year Market Insight, this surge has helped the UK reclaim its status as the leading European hotel transactional market. Christie ..read more

Valor Hospitality celebrates continuous growth as it marks its 10-year anniversary of operating in the UK. Established by global co-founders Euan McGlashan and Steve Cesinger, Valor initially launched onto the UK hospitality scene by taking on an underperforming portfolio of IHG branded hotels. Brian McCarthy, current president of Valor Hospitality UK and Europe, joined them ..read more

Hornsbury Mill, a hotel and wedding venue in Eleighwater, Somerset, has been sold to local operators for an undisclosed price.Set across four acres, Hornsbury Mill lies close to the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  The period building was originally a 19th Century corn mill, which was converted into a four-star hotel which has ..read more

Wyndham Hotels has revealed that its RevPAR grew 2% on a constant currency basis for the three months ended 30 June 2024. Alongside this, the company saw its system-wide rooms grow 4% year-over-year as it opened over 18,000 rooms globally. Wyndham’s adjusted EBITDA increased 13% compared with the prior-year quarter, to $178m (£138.3m), or 6 ..read more

UK hotel transactional activity is showing signs of a “normalised market” with £3.6bn of UK hotels having transacted in the first half of 2024, Christie and Co has revealed. According to the Hotels 2024 Mid-Year Market Insight – which reflects on market activity and trends across the UK and European hotel transactional markets in the ..read more

Warner Hotels has announced the appointment of David Murdin to the newly-created chief marketing officer position with the aim to bolster its brand and commercial achievements.  This appointment is part of the group’s “ambitious” growth plans for the coming years and follows a recent modernisation of the Warner Hotels proposition.  Murdin has 30 years of ..read more

Accor reported a strong start to 2024, with half-year revenues rising by 11% to €2.67bn (£2.24bn). The growth includes a 4% increase in the Premium, Midscale, and Economy division and a 22% rise in the Luxury and Lifestyle division. RevPAR (revenue per available room) grew 6% across Accor’s portfolio, with the Luxury & Lifestyle division ..read more

The Machrie, Islay is set to relaunch as Another Place, The Machrie on 1 August, becoming the second hotel in the Another Place collection. The hotel is set in the dunes above a seven-mile beach on Islay in the Hebridean islands off the west coast of Scotland. The Machrie will have a new outdoor relaxation and invigoration space nestled in its wild garden. It will feature a sauna, two large wood-fired hot tubs, a cold plunge bath, terrace and firepit. The hotel is also set to launch a new “social golf” putting green to go with its championship links course. A new games room also opens this sum ..read more

Hilton has signed a new Hampton by Hilton hotel at Heathrow, marking the brand’s debut at Europe’s busiest airport.The opening of the 157-room hotel is part of a franchise agreement with Acre Hotels Ltd, which is part of the Westcombe Group. Hampton by Hilton London Heathrow Bath Road will be located only a seven minute drive from Heathrow Airport Terminals 2 and 3, with easy access to Central London via the Elizabeth Line.  It will offer onsite parking and amenities that include flexible communal spaces, complimentary Wi-Fi and a hot breakfast, as well as a retail market for on-the-go fo ..read more