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Wetherspoon lines up 30 pubs next year
JD Wetherspoon plans to open 30 pubs next year. It has opened 19 so far this financial year and it is expected to open another four. The...
Added/updated: Tuesday 06 May 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Financial Times, 30/04/2008
PGL to turn former Davis Cup site into children’s activity centre
Children’s activity holiday provider PGL has acquired the Windmill Hill Tennis & Golf Academy in East Sussex. The 20-acre site includes a...
Added/updated: Tuesday 06 May 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Management, 29/04/2008
Lester takes over Cwrt Bleddyn hotel
Roadbeach has sold the Cwrt Bleddyn Country House hotel and Leisure Spa in Llangybi, Wales, to Lester Hotels in a deal believed to be worth...
Added/updated: Tuesday 06 May 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Management, 29/04/2008
Merchant Inns acquires seventh pub and reveals further expansion plans
Merchant Inns, the pubs-with-rooms company, has acquired its seventh pub, the Saracen’s Head in Essex. The site, will add 31 rooms to...
Added/updated: Monday 21 April 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 21/04/2008
Revpar soars by nearly 37% at London hotels
London hotels boosted revpar by 36.63% in the week ending 13 April, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench. Revpar...
Added/updated: Monday 21 April 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 18/04/2008
Stableyard Spa opens at Rushton Hall hotel
A new spa has opened within the former stables of Grade I-listed Rushton Hall in Northamptonshire, UK. Called the Stableyard Spa, facilities...
Added/updated: Monday 21 April 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Spa Opportunities, 18/04/2008
Gay-friendly Attitude Hotels signs four new properties
The gay-friendly hotel consortium Attitude Hotels has signed four new properties, in France and Italy. The company, formed by Pedro Castro...
Added/updated: Monday 21 April 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 17/04/2008
Rezidor plans launch of budget hotel brand
Hotel group Rezidor is planning to launch a “colourful” budget hotel brand, claiming that rival chains are offering “boring and depressing”...
Added/updated: Monday 21 April 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 17/04/2008
Luminar Group sells 26 bars to Cavendish
Late-night club and bar operator Luminar Group has sold 26 bars for 19p each to Cavendish Bars trimming down its total estate to 90...
Added/updated: Monday 21 April 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 17/04/2008
Heathrow hotels feel benefit of T5 delays
Hotel operators near London’s Heathrow airport have reaped the benefit of the chaotic opening of the new Terminal 5, figures have revealed. A...
Added/updated: Monday 21 April 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 15/04/2008