Caterer and Hotelkeeper – 11258
mcmanus manager
The Savoy Group has appointed Seamus McManus as general manager of Claridge's hotel. McManus will join the hotel in mid-February to replace Franáois Touzin, who left suddenly at the end of last year.
McManus has been general manager of the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong for the past six years, and more recently vice-president of Mandarin Oriental Holdings USA. He was managing director of the Dorchester from 1986 to 1988.
jurys verdict
Strong performance from Jurys Hotel Group's Irish hotels helped lift pre-tax profits by 36% to £10.7m for the six months to the end of October. Turnover for the period was £37m. This year the group will add a further hotel in London's Islington and a 190-room hotel in Edinburgh.
public smoking ban
There is widespread public support for a smoking ban in public places, according to a poll of 1,200 adults carried out by research company ICM for the Guardian newspaper.
As the Government prepares new policy papers on smoking, the survey found more than 60% in support of a ban in restaurants and bars.
tupe outcome
The long-awaited Government consultation document on the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) was published this week.
The Department of Trade and Industry is inviting views on its proposals. To obtain a copy, call the DTI on 0171-215 5000.
mcmanus manager
The Savoy Group has appointed Seamus McManus as general manager of Claridge's hotel. McManus will join the hotel in mid-February to replace Franáois Touzin, who left suddenly at the end of last year.
McManus has been general manager of the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong for the past six years, and more recently vice-president of Mandarin Oriental Holdings USA. He was managing director of the Dorchester from 1986 to 1988.
jurys verdict
Strong performance from Jurys Hotel Group's Irish hotels helped lift pre-tax profits by 36% to £10.7m for the six months to the end of October. Turnover for the period was £37m. This year the group will add a further hotel in London's Islington and a 190-room hotel in Edinburgh.
public smoking ban
There is widespread public support for a smoking ban in public places, according to a poll of 1,200 adults carried out by research company ICM for the Guardian newspaper.
As the Government prepares new policy papers on smoking, the survey found more than 60% in support of a ban in restaurants and bars.
tupe outcome
The long-awaited Government consultation document on the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) was published this week.
The Department of Trade and Industry is inviting views on its proposals. To obtain a copy, call the DTI on 0171-215 5000.
