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Missoni rolls out boutique hotels

Italian fashion house Missoni is rolling out a portfolio of boutique hotels, kicking off with its flagship property opening in the Scottish capital...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 24/02/2009

Derbyshire Dales leisure centre scheme still on track

A £12m leisure centre scheme in the Derbyshire Dales is still on course to open in 2011, despite local fears that falling land values would scupper...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Management, 25/02/2009

Downward trend continues at UK hotels

TRI Hospitality Consulting reports 2009 got off to a bad start for UK hotels, with profitability plunging 25.8% year-on-year in January.  Daily...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: e-tid, 25/02/2009TRI

£1bn Coventry plans revealed

Coventry City Council (CCC) has unveiled the finished masterplan that will lead a comprehensive transformation of the city centre over the next two...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 27/02/2009

Brighton and Hove Tourism buoyed by bookings

Tourism bosses are hoping for a bumper year in 2009 as visitors take advantage of the weak pound.  Holiday bookings in Brighton and Hove, both...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: The Argus, 20/01/2009

London’s Hoxton sells business travellers rooms by the hour

London hotel the Hoxton is offering business travelers the chance to rent rooms by the hour, the latest in a series of innovative pricing...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Caterersearch, 03/02/2009

£200m leisure resort planned for Northumberland

New revised plans have been announced to build a £200m tourism and leisure attraction on the site of three former mines in Northumberland. ...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 20/02/2009

RFU to make solo 2015 World Cup bid

Martyn Thomas, chair of the Rugby Football Union (RFU), has confirmed that England intends to launch a solo bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 20/02/2009

UK hotels face toughest trading in 17 years

UK chain hotels are facing the most challenging trading conditions in 17 years, according to analyst TRI Hospitality Consulting.  The firm...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 17/02/2009

Jurys Inn secures four new hotels

Budget hotel chain Jurys Inn has exchanged contracts on four new hotels in England and Scotland in a deal worth £90m. Located in Glasgow, Newcastle,...

Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 17/02/2009