Belmond names Dan Ruff as new chief executive officer

Dan Ruff is to take over as chief executive of luxury hospitality group Belmond, owner of two-Michelin-starred Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire, from 1 July.

Hoteliers have been urged to take extra care when verifying bookings following a rise in fake reservations being made through the Booking.com website.

Irish hotel group Dalata has increased its footprint in London with the acquisition of the 89-bedroom Apex Hotel London Wall for £53.4m, with the transaction expected to be completed in early July 2023.

The sales and marketing director at Aubrey Allen has been working since the age of six and is celebrating the business’s 90th birthday. She talks to Caroline Baldwin