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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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Mitre hotel at Hampton Court sold to Signet Hotel Group

20 January 2020 by

The Mitre hotel in Hampton Court has been sold for an undisclosed sum after being in the ownership of Combined Counties Properties headed by the Dunsdon family for nearly 30 years.

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Seven-strong Corus Hotels joins Best Western

20 January 2020 by

Sales and marketing consortium Best Western GB has added seven properties to its portfolio following the signing of an agreement with Corus Hotels.

Michael Leathley appointed head chef of Pierhouse Hotel and Seafood Restaurant News

Michael Leathley appointed head chef of Pierhouse Hotel and Seafood Restaurant

16 January 2020 by
The Grand hotel in Birmingham to open in summer 2020 News

The Grand hotel in Birmingham to open in summer 2020

16 January 2020 by
Danesfield House hotel faces winding up petition News

Danesfield House hotel faces winding up petition

15 January 2020 by
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Michael Caines buys Cornish beach-side restaurant

15 January 2020 by

Ask Italian fined £40,000 for serving wrongly labelled lobster dish News

Ask Italian fined £40,000 for serving wrongly labelled lobster dish

15 January 2020 by

Ask Italian has apologised for misleading customers over wrongly labelling a popular lobster dish at the[...]

Festive cheer for restaurant, pub and bar operators News

Festive cheer for restaurant, pub and bar operators

15 January 2020 by

Restaurant, pub and bar groups enjoyed a boost to the six weeks of festive trading in[...]

London hotels enjoy increase in December room rates but fall in occupancy News

London hotels enjoy increase in December room rates but fall in occupancy

10 January 2020 by

Hotel occupancy levels fell marginally in December alongside a rise in room rates, according to provisional[...]

Milan restaurant Giannino Dal 1899 to open in London News

Milan restaurant Giannino Dal 1899 to open in London

10 January 2020 by

One of Italy’s longest established restaurants is to launch an outpost in London’s Mayfair next month.

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How to... attract health-conscious diners

With many guests looking to change up their diet this month, Lucy Pedrick, senior insights manager at Bidfood, has some tips on how to make your healthy options appeal to a wider audience"

09 January 2020 by
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Ed Fitzpatrick appointed GM of Bath's Homewood hotel

09 January 2020
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Ed Fitzpatrick has been appointed general manager of Bath’s 21-bedroom Homewood hotel owned by Kaleidoscope Collection.

Liverpool's Hope Street hotel to add cinema and 62 bedrooms News

Liverpool's Hope Street hotel to add cinema and 62 bedrooms

09 January 2020
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Liverpool’s first hotel cinema will be one of the key features of a 62-bedroom extension to the city’s Hope Street hotel.

Menuwatch: Davies and Brook, Claridge's Chef

Menuwatch: Davies and Brook, Claridge's

08 January 2020 by

Daniel Humm has successfully imported his deceptively simple style of cooking from the kitchen of New[...]

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Jason Adams appointed managing director of Rockliffe Hall

08 January 2020 by

Rockliffe Hall in County Durham has appointed the former general manager of the Lygon Arms as[...]

Iconic Luxury Hotels to launch the Mayfair Townhouse News

Iconic Luxury Hotels to launch the Mayfair Townhouse

08 January 2020 by

Iconic Luxury Hotels is to add a fifth hotel to its portfolio with the transformation of[...]

Britannia Hotels reports 19% increase in turnover News

Britannia Hotels reports 19% increase in turnover

07 January 2020 by

Britannia Hotels has reported a 19% increase in turnover to £115.4m, five months after topping the[...]

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Bumper festive season for the Coaching Inn Group

A strong performance during the festive season rounded off a bumper year for the market town hotel, restaurant and coffee shop operator the Coaching Inn Group."

07 January 2020 by
Trio of south east Asian companies buys Knowsley's Suites Hotel & Spa News

Trio of south east Asian companies buys Knowsley's Suites Hotel & Spa

06 January 2020
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A joint venture between three south east Asian companies has acquired the 96-bedroom Suites Hotel & Spa in Knowsley, near Liverpool, for an undisclosed sum.

Valor Hospitality Europe to operate 17 hotels under new owner News

Valor Hospitality Europe to operate 17 hotels under new owner

06 January 2020
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Hotel management company Valor Hospitality Europe will continue to operate a 17-strong property portfolio following its sale by US private equity fund Marathon Asset Management to DTP Infinities Corporation, a new holding company for Thailand-based property business DTGO.

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