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Casa hotel given green light

Proposals for the £20m Casa Hotel and Office scheme on the outskirts of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, have been given planning consent by the borough...

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

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

Visitor attractions resist downturn

New figures released by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) have revealed that many of Britain's top attractions have seen an...

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

Source/Contact: Leisure Property, 26/02/2009

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
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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
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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