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Janet Harmer

Janet Harmer

Observer of the hospitality industry for 33 years. Always on the look out for genuine hotel and restaurant experiences.

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Cedric Horgnies appointed general manager of Monkey Island Estate

13 February 2020 by

Monkey Island Estate on the River Thames in Berkshire has appointed Cedric Horgnies as general manager less than 12 months after the opening of the 30-bedroom hotel.

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Luton launch for first Sadie hotel in Europe from Best Western

13 February 2020 by

The first hotel in Europe to operate under the Sadie brand from Best Western is to open in Luton in the summer following the £6m conversion of a former 1960’s office block.

Robin Hutson: how the Pig is boosting rural economies News

Robin Hutson: how the Pig is boosting rural economies

13 February 2020 by
Coaching Inn Group acquires the Rutland Arms in Bakewell News

Coaching Inn Group acquires the Rutland Arms in Bakewell

13 February 2020 by
Coronavirus drives down occupancy at Heathrow hotels News

Coronavirus drives down occupancy at Heathrow hotels

13 February 2020 by
Pub opening hours extended for the 75th anniversary of VE Day News

Pub opening hours extended for the 75th anniversary of VE Day

12 February 2020 by

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The Polizzi Collection created for Olga Polizzi's three hotels

12 February 2020 by

Hotelier Olga Polizzi has created an overarching brand for her portfolio of three properties across the[...]

Legionnaires' disease linked to Melville Hall Hotel & Utopia Spa on Isle of Wight confirmed News

Legionnaires' disease linked to Melville Hall Hotel & Utopia Spa on Isle of Wight confirmed

12 February 2020 by

The spa and swimming pool at the Melville Hall Hotel & Utopia Spa on the Isle[...]

London heads list of five-star hotels rated by Forbes Travel Guide News

London heads list of five-star hotels rated by Forbes Travel Guide

12 February 2020 by

London has more five-star hotels rated by the US-based Forbes Travel Guide than any other city[...]

Adam Jackson joins Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa as executive chef News

Adam Jackson joins Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa as executive chef

11 February 2020 by

The four-red-AA-star Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa in Helmsley, North Yorkshire, has appointed Adam Jackson[...]

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Launch of Nobu Hotel London Portman Square confirmed for July

London’s second Nobu hotel will open in July, its owner L+R and operator Nobu Hospitality have confirmed."

10 February 2020 by
Surinder Arora replaced by Steve Pateman as CEO of Arora Group News

Surinder Arora replaced by Steve Pateman as CEO of Arora Group

10 February 2020
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Surinder Arora, founder of the Arora Group, has stepped down from the company as chief executive to focus on the development of a new terminal at Heathrow Airport.

Former Hotelier of the Year David Taylor leaves IHG News

Former Hotelier of the Year David Taylor leaves IHG

07 February 2020
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David Taylor, Hotelier of the Year 2018, is to step down from his role as vice president – UK operations at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) at the end of the month.

Liverpool Philharmonic pub awarded Grade I listing News

Liverpool Philharmonic pub awarded Grade I listing

07 February 2020 by

An opulent 19th-century pub in Liverpool has become the first purpose-built Victorian inn to be granted[...]

Cairn Group appointed to operate 150-bedroom hotel in Swansea News

Cairn Group appointed to operate 150-bedroom hotel in Swansea

07 February 2020 by

Cairn Group has been named as the preferred operator of a 150-bedroom hotel alongside the new[...]

Hamilton Hotel Partners merges with Pyramid Hotel Group News

Hamilton Hotel Partners merges with Pyramid Hotel Group

06 February 2020 by

London-based hotel management and investment firm Hamilton Hotel Partners has merged with Pyramid Hotel Group, an[...]

Lainston House joins Pride of Britain News

Lainston House joins Pride of Britain

05 February 2020 by

Lainston House - the 50-bedroom hotel in Winchester, Hampshire, owned by the Exclusive Collection - has[...]

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Ryan Shilton joins Dormy House as head chef

The four-red-AA-star Dormy House hotel in Broadway, Worcestershire, has appointed Ryan Shilton as head chef."

05 February 2020 by
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Viewpoint: Leaders: get out from behind your desks

05 February 2020
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Don’t become invisible, get out there and see the people who run your business, says Hand Picked Hotels operations director Douglas Waddell

Erskine Bridge Hotel & Spa bought by MGM Muthu Hotels News

Erskine Bridge Hotel & Spa bought by MGM Muthu Hotels

05 February 2020
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Global group MGM Muthu Hotels has expanded its presence in Scotland with the acquisition of the 177-bedroom Erskine Bridge Hotel & Spa.

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