£35m investment and re-brand for The Caledonian
Hotel Scotland Magazine
by Reporter
4h ago
The Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh is set to receive a multi-million-pound transformation as it get’s ready to re-brand, becoming part of Curio Collection by Hilton this summer, joining a global portfolio of prestigious lifestyle hotels. Having acquired the 120-year old Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh, known as ‘The Caley’, in July 2023, private real estate investment fund manager Henderson Park and asset manager Klarent Hospitality have announced plans to invest over £35 million. The plans include extending the hotel to expand its capacity to over 300 rooms by early 2026, making The Caley one of Edi ..read more
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Scottish Tourism Alliance Announces New Chair
Hotel Scotland Magazine
by Reporter
1d ago
The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) has appointment Rebecca Brooks as the new Chair of the organisation, succeeding Stephen Leckie who has recently been appointed Chair of VisitScotland. Rebecca Brooks, Managing Director of Abbey UK, and a Director/Owner of the Abbey Group has been a leading figure in the Scottish tourism industry for more than two decades. Rebecca has served as Vice Chair of the STA since October 2022 and has been and non-executive Director of the Scottish Tourism Alliance since 2010, served as a non-executive Director on the VisitScotland board from 2015-2022 and was recentl ..read more
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Hervé Bernier becomes GM at Dunkeld House Hotel
Hotel Scotland Magazine
by Reporter
1d ago
Dunkeld House Hotel, part of the Crerar Hotels collection, has appointed Hervé Bernier as its General Manager marking a return for him to the hotel where he spent a long period of his early career. He joins from Hotel du Vin in St Andrews where he was General Manager for seven years. Hervé takes the helm from hospitality veteran Paul Leitch who has been acting as Interim General Manager at the hotel since it joined the Crerar Hotels collection in November 2023. Hervé has a rich history with Dunkeld House Hotel having worked there for a long period of his early career, starting as Chef de Rang ..read more
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Canny Man’s hotel get’s the go ahead
Hotel Scotland Magazine
by Reporter
3d ago
Plans to build a new four-storey 12-bedroom hotel and two short-term rental flats in the car park of the Canny Man’s Morningside pub have been given the go-ahead by the City of Edinburgh Council. The car park on Canaan Lane lies between the pub, its beer garden, and the Lane Hotel- which is already owned by the Canny Man’s owners, Kerr Pubs and Hotels. According to the design statement, this space is “sacrificial in relation to current use and deemed the best location to consider a new building” because the pub customers don’t travel to the Canny Man’s by car. The new hotel is expected to have ..read more
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The Torridon adds to leadership team
Hotel Scotland Magazine
by Reporter
3d ago
The Torridon has announced two key promotions into leadership roles at its five star resort. Ross Aitchison has been promoted to take the helm as General Manager, after ten years at the resort heading up the operational team. With a background working within operational roles at Lucknam Park and Bath Priory Hotel, Ross moved back to the Scottish Highlands in 2013 and has been an integral part of the Torridon leadership team ever since. Allan Paterson, the resort’s Marketing Manager, has also been promoted to Commercial Manager, becoming part of the wider Torridon Leadership Team. Allan has hel ..read more
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New family city break package from the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa
Hotel Scotland Magazine
by Reporter
3d ago
The five-star Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh has launched a new luxury family break package which will mean that children under 12 can stay and eat for free. Designed for those looking to make the most of school holidays and city breaks, it offers interconnecting guestrooms and includes including fluffy white bathrobes, teddy bears and colouring books as well as complimentary lunch or dinner for the children in the hotel’s One Square Brasserie. Fiona McLellan, Director of Sales for the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, said, “There is a huge demand for family breaks in Edinburgh as ..read more
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Interview: Andrew Deighton – A Man on a Mission
Hotel Scotland Magazine
by Reporter
1w ago
Andrew Deighan took over at the Doubletree by Hilton Central hotel 18 months ago. Susan Young caught up with him to find out how he has found the challenge. Andrew Deighan, General Manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central, was looking forward to hosting his company’s annual staff awards on the day we met. I usually meet with him to discuss our own awards, and he certainly, although relishing the challenge of hosting, was somewhat anxious. After all, just about the entire company was about to descend upon the hotel. He smiles, “We have a great team here and we are organised but even ..read more
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Sonas Collection relaunches Knipoch House after £1m renovation
Hotel Scotland Magazine
by Reporter
1w ago
Scottish hotel group, Sonas Collection, founded in Skye by Anne Gracie-Gunn and her late husband Ken, has relaunched Knipoch House Hotel just outside Oban which dates from 1600s. The hotel marks the 4th hotel in the Sonas portfolio and is also its largest. The other hotels include Toravaig, Skeabost, as well as Duisdale House on Skye. The group invested £1m in the 26-bedroom hotel with extensive renovations to the bedrooms, bathrooms, dining rooms, bar, and lounge. Knipoch House has also introduced ‘high-end, modern Scottish dining’ in its restaurants, headed by chef Andrew Engledow, who joins ..read more
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Head Chef, Steve Scott takes over as GM at Lamlash Bay Hotel
Hotel Scotland Magazine
by Reporter
1w ago
Lamlash Bay Hotel on the Isle Arran, which featured on Channel 4’s Four in a Bed programme in 2022, has promoted Head Chef Steve Scott to the position of General Manager. This appointment comes following the recent acquisition of the hotel by new owners in January this year. Steve Scott, with a decade-long tenure at Lamlash Bay Hotel, brings a wealth of experience and passion for excellence to his new role, he said, “After a decade in the kitchen at the Bay hotel, I am really excited to take on a new challenge. I am passionate about cooking and will continue to oversee the kitchen to ensure fo ..read more
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Cybersecurity: The Dual Challenge
Hotel Scotland Magazine
by Reporter
1w ago
By Nicola Young Hoteliers face the dual challenge of adopting new technologies to both improve guest experiences and operations while also addressing the cybersecurity and environmental concerns these technologies bring for their guests. According to reports, up to 25% of Americans will no longer do business with a firm that has experienced a hack, and over two-thirds of people will no longer trust a corporation that has experienced a data breach. There’s no reason to think that visitors from the UK won’t feel the same. Hotels gather an enormous quantity of individually identifying data which ..read more
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