Hotels, Venues & Event news
Leake Street Arches is a new destination venue with independent bars, restaurants, urban art and entertainment spaces close to Waterloo Station. It has been made from eight former railway arches next to the Graffiti Tunnel made famous by Banksy in 2008. There are a collection of independent restaurants and bars with a state-of-the-art lighting system
26 Leake Street is make up of four separate arches and is available for hire as a blank canvass venue for up to 1,200 people.
American hotel firm Marriott has opened its first venue in Northern Ireland with the launch of a €30 million AC Hotel at Belfast’s City Quays.
As reported by The Irish Times, the 188-bedroom, four-star hotel also features the first restaurant operated in Ireland by Michelin-starred chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and is the latest phase of an £80 million investment programme by Belfast Harbour that also involves the development of a number of new offices, cafés, restaurants and waterside walkways.
The Montcalm Hotel Group has opened its latest property, The Chilworth, a boutique townhouse hotel in Paddington. The property is set in a refurbished Georgian townhouse, close to Paddington train station and Hyde Park, boasts of 124 bedrooms with a blend of classical features and contemporary design.
The Chilworth’s compact urban spa features a jacuzzi, gym, steam room and an extensive range of treatments as well as a yoga suite and outdoor yoga classes (weather permitting) in nearby Hyde Park.
The Grange Hotel in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, has been sold to the Fairtree Hospitality Real Estate Private Equity Fund for £4.5m.
The property features 55 en-suite bedrooms, five lounges and conferencing facilities for up to 300 delegates.
The acquisition by Fairtree represents its eighth investment in the UK hospitality market. The Fairtree Fund already owns seven further hotels including Borrowdale Gates Hotel, Grange-in-Borrowdale and a number of hotels in the south-west.
The Riu Plaza will open next Summer as a 4* hotel. It is located on the Grand Via in the heart of the city centre of Madrid, in what was the Edificio España” building. The transfer from the airport is about 30 minutes and the hotel 20 metres from the Plaza España underground station.
Two floors of the hotel have been designed for 18 conference rooms, with flexible walls, the largest room has capacity for 800 people in theatre style.
This hotel will have 589 bedrooms and suites, several bars and restaurants. The top floors will be one of the hotel’s greatest attractions with a sky bar, roof terrace and swimming pool which have panoramic views of the city.
Hard Rock Hotel London have revealed a first look inside the new hotel ahead of its opening in Spring 2019.
The hotel is located in what used to be the Cumberland Hotel, on the corner of Oxford Street and Park Lane, and will have around 1,000 rooms and suites. There will be two bars and a lively Hard Rock Cafe, which will have 370 seats and combine and food and drink with live events celebrating local and international talent. The lobby will feature the world famous Rock Shop, with Hard Rock’s merchandise.
Each Hard Rock Hotel is host to an extensive memorabilia collection, London will pay tribute to Jimi Hendrix, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder and Madonna, along with top contemporary artists.
Trinity Event Solutions as you know it changing. Having undergone a comprehensive technology upgrade, Trinity recognised the need for a global venue sourcing solution to support agents, corporates and associations. This new innovative and revolutionary digital platform has been created by the industry, for the industry.
Due to launch later this summer, EDGE Venues is designed and built based on years of experience in the meetings and events industry and will provide a comprehensive, easy to use, booking site for all events planners and agencies. It will also serve as the internal database supporting the delivery of over 3,500 events from Trinity Event Solutions.
The newly formed team at EDGE is inviting hotel groups, independents and venues to promote their properties, free of charge, with the ability to upload up to 120 data fields with featured photographs and a ‘Buy it Now’ opportunity for meetings for up to 10 delegates.
For properties who want to enhance their positioning on all searches, EDGE Venues+ offers additional licence features. For a monthly cost of £50.00, licensees will receive management information on site activity; in-depth reporting on sales opportunities and performance; unlimited special rate opportunities; publish unlimited news and blogs to engage with the market; receive quarterly industry trends intelligence and the opportunity to upgrade to Agency EDGE – for direct access to the Agency community.
The interactive data management system enables automatic updates and additions during the RFP process. All internal databases, client portals and external online portal are automatically refreshed to maintain data quality and the site will control the number of RFPs submitted for one event increasing the potential for conversion.
Jacqui Kavanagh, Managing Director of EDGE Venues and Trinity Event Solutions says, ‘This is such an exciting time for us at Trinity and our main objective for EDGE Venues is to have an affordable venue directory of data that will provide high-quality, qualified enquiries, with an online RFP tool. This RFP process will support the quality delivery of your proposal. There is a lot more detail to follow, however we’re aware that the cost of sale and GDPR are a real challenge for hotels and we want to address this with a quality industry- led approach.”
Contact the EDGE Team to find out more:
+44 (0) 1780 484051
enquiries@edgevenues.com
There is one area of function space that can accommodate up to 70 people in theatre-style and has natural daylight, overlooking the park. The hotel has 75 bedrooms, of which 35 are suites, a spa and fitness centre.
Hotels in Europe also suffered a decline in revenue, where room revenue was flat an income from all other departments fell.
There were new hotel openings in London, increasing the room supply by 2% and there are about 9,000 rooms in the pipeline for 2018, which will have a negative effect on profitability. The Royal Wedding on 19 May and two bank holidays did not make any impact on hotels’ performance.
Hotels in Europe also suffered a decline in revenue, where room revenue was flat an income from all other departments fell.
There was an increase in demand, but this was offset by an increase in supply. The average daily rate was £93.31. Revenue per available room was also down, by 0.3% to £74.47, despite a 0.5% rise in occupancy levels. Hotel performance in Europe during May was also down.
There were new hotel openings in London, increasing the room supply by 2% and there are about 9,000 rooms in the pipeline for 2018, which will have a negative effect on profitability. The Royal Wedding on 19 May and two bank holidays did not make any impact on hotels’ performance.
Hotels in Europe also suffered a decline in revenue, where room revenue was flat an income from all other departments fell.
There was an increase in demand, but this was offset by an increase in supply. The average daily rate was £93.31. Revenue per available room was also down, by 0.3% to £74.47, despite a 0.5% rise in occupancy levels. Hotel performance in Europe during May was also down.
There were new hotel openings in London, increasing the room supply by 2% and there are about 9,000 rooms in the pipeline for 2018, which will have a negative effect on profitability. The Royal Wedding on 19 May and two bank holidays did not make any impact on hotels’ performance.
Hotels in Europe also suffered a decline in revenue, where room revenue was flat an income from all other departments fell.
According to both STR and Hotstats, UK hotels recorded a decline in average daily rates in May 2018. That’s comparing year on year figures and it’s the first reduction for 19 months. In addition to the drop in room revenue there was also decline in Conference and Banqueting by 3.5%, as well as food and beverage and leisure.
There was an increase in demand, but this was offset by an increase in supply. The average daily rate was £93.31. Revenue per available room was also down, by 0.3% to £74.47, despite a 0.5% rise in occupancy levels. Hotel performance in Europe during May was also down.
There were new hotel openings in London, increasing the room supply by 2% and there are about 9,000 rooms in the pipeline for 2018, which will have a negative effect on profitability. The Royal Wedding on 19 May and two bank holidays did not make any impact on hotels’ performance.
Hotels in Europe also suffered a decline in revenue, where room revenue was flat an income from all other departments fell.
According to both STR and Hotstats, UK hotels recorded a decline in average daily rates in May 2018. That’s comparing year on year figures and it’s the first reduction for 19 months. In addition to the drop in room revenue there was also decline in Conference and Banqueting by 3.5%, as well as food and beverage and leisure.
There was an increase in demand, but this was offset by an increase in supply. The average daily rate was £93.31. Revenue per available room was also down, by 0.3% to £74.47, despite a 0.5% rise in occupancy levels. Hotel performance in Europe during May was also down.
There were new hotel openings in London, increasing the room supply by 2% and there are about 9,000 rooms in the pipeline for 2018, which will have a negative effect on profitability. The Royal Wedding on 19 May and two bank holidays did not make any impact on hotels’ performance.
Hotels in Europe also suffered a decline in revenue, where room revenue was flat an income from all other departments fell.
According to both STR and Hotstats, UK hotels recorded a decline in average daily rates in May 2018. That’s comparing year on year figures and it’s the first reduction for 19 months. In addition to the drop in room revenue there was also decline in Conference and Banqueting by 3.5%, as well as food and beverage and leisure.
There was an increase in demand, but this was offset by an increase in supply. The average daily rate was £93.31. Revenue per available room was also down, by 0.3% to £74.47, despite a 0.5% rise in occupancy levels. Hotel performance in Europe during May was also down.
There were new hotel openings in London, increasing the room supply by 2% and there are about 9,000 rooms in the pipeline for 2018, which will have a negative effect on profitability. The Royal Wedding on 19 May and two bank holidays did not make any impact on hotels’ performance.
Hotels in Europe also suffered a decline in revenue, where room revenue was flat an income from all other departments fell.