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Hand Picked Hotels aims for 20 by 2012
Country house hotel group Hand Picked Hotels has increased its portfolio to 17 with the acquisition of three new properties for an undisclosed...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: E-tid, 11/02/2008
Sanctuary Spa sold for ₤75m
PZ Cussons, maker of Imperial Leather soap, has acquired the Sanctuary Spa brand from private equity firm HgCapital for ₤75m. The deal...
Added/updated: Monday 04 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 29/01/2008
Planning submitted foe Basildon Sporting Village
Basildon Renaissance Partnership is set to submit outline planning applications next month for the proposed Basildon Sporting Village project. ...
Added/updated: Monday 04 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 29/01/2008
Hoeseasons forecasts bumper year for UK breaks
Hoeseasons has reported a surge in bookings made through travel agents. The UK self-catering operator said its like-for-like sales made via...
Added/updated: Monday 04 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: E-tid, 01/02/2008
UK hoteliers expect further growth
According to a TRI Hospitality Consulting survey, the majority of the UK’s chain hoteliers are optimistic that 2008 will be a better year than...
Added/updated: Monday 04 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: E-tid, 01/02/2008
RevPAR grows by 4.1% at London hotels
London hotels saw revPAR grow by 4.1% in the week ending 27 January, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench. RevPAR...
Added/updated: Monday 04 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 01/02/2008
Two million adults going to pubs less after smoking ban
Two million adults are going out to pubs and bars less as a result of the smoking ban, according to new research. The survey of 2,098 adults...
Added/updated: Monday 04 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 01/02/2007
Pavilion Garden plans unveiled
Bournemouth Borough Council has unveiled updated plans for the ₤59m Pavilion Garden project on the seafront in a bid to revamp the seaside...
Added/updated: Monday 04 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 29/01/2008
Work begins on ₤5m Northumberland holiday park scheme
Work has started on the first phase of a ₤5m holiday park expansion at the Golden Sands Holiday Park, near Cresswell in Northumberland. ...
Added/updated: Monday 04 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 29/01/2008
Government’s tourism review ‘flawed’
The Government’s review into tourism has been branded as “fundamentally flawed, limited in scope and ambition and ultimately redundant”. The...
Added/updated: Monday 04 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 28/01/2008