Hotels
Kimpton Hotels offer UK guests a taste of the presidential life
As the US prepares to inaugurate the new commander-in-chief, Kimpton Hotels is inviting UK guests a taste of presidential life with a countrywide “Suite Sale.” For the month of January, guests will enjoy 20 percent off the best available rate for all hotel suites at more than 30 participating Kimpton hotels.
Hip St Lucia resort caters to the single traveller
Due to popular demand and current trends, St Lucia’s award winning boutique hotel, Coco Palm, has launched a single rate of £75 inclusive of Continental Breakfast and local taxes per night for travel up to 22 December and for most dates in January.
Chef Chris Staines appointed first UK ‘Star Chef’ by Lufthansa
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has announced that Chris Staines, Head Chef of signature restaurant Foliage, is the first UK Chef to be chosen by Lufthansa for their Star Chef programme since it began in 1998.
Credit crunch induces a nation of sleepwalkers
The stress of redundancy, red reminder bills, repossession and Christmas is causing 23% of Brits to sleepwalk on more than one occasion each week; according to the 2008 Travelodge Sleepwalking audit. These findings reflect a three-fold* increase on the hotel chain’s 2007 results.
IHG to develop Intercontinental Fujairah Resort in the UAE
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of an agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Seba Properties for the development of the InterContinental Fujairah Resort, a new beachfront property in one of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) most attractive tourist destinations.
Ramada Jarvis looks to the skies at Heathrow
Ramada Jarvis has today announced the completion of the £27 million Ramada London Heathrow Hotel. Located on the Bath Road, close to all London Heathrow terminals and the M4 and M25 motorways, the brand new 200 bedroom hotel will open to the public on Wednesday 1st October.
Good Hotel Guide award for TerraVina
Hotel TerraVina in the New Forest was awarded a much coveted César for 'Newcomer of the Year' by the Good Hotel Guide.
New lunchtime dining experience in Queenstown
A new lunchtime dining experience has arrived on the Queenstown scene promising fine contemporary cuisine in the privacy of one of the oldest parlour rooms in town. Locals and visitors can now exclusively book The Parlour at Eichardt’s Private Hotel for private lunches prepared by award winning Head Chef Varick Nielson.
Long-awaited new holes come into play at Millbrook Resort
Golfers at Queenstown’s Millbrook Resort are polishing up their drivers and working on their short game in anticipation of the long-awaited opening of four new holes at the five-star resort.
Eichardt’s offers new and exclusive high country experience
Business executives are being offered a complete change of scenery and pace for corporate retreats at an exclusive high country property in Central Otago. Corporate groups staying at Queenstown’s Eichardt’s Private Hotel this summer can also experience the iconic hotel’s stunning high country property during a full day adventure featuring a range of activities, complemented by a superb gourmet lunch prepared by award winning Head Chef Varick Neilson.
Award-winning design for Queenstown hotel
The new look Novotel Queenstown Lakeside has continued its winning form with a commercial architecture award for its stylish, contemporary design. Designed by Dalman Architecture, the project has been awarded a New Zealand Institute of Architectures (NZIA) Southern Architecture Awards in the Commercial category.
Crowne Plaza unveils bespoke Think Space installations
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts has announced the next contributor to its Crowne Plaza Think Tank campaign – interior designer, Gilian Schrofer. As his innovation, Gilian has created a bespoke ‘Think Space’ installation, which has gone into Crowne Plaza hotels in Belgium, Germany, the Middle East and the UK today.
Staying in is the new going out at the Draycott Hotel
The dreaded credit crunch is everywhere but The Draycott Hotel in the heart of Chelsea has declared their premises a credit-crunch-free zone. Now you can make the absolute most of your stay at this sumptuous hotel by dining in house on the house. Why not save yourself a hefty restaurant bill and a taxi ride and be in vogue? Because staying in is the new going out, so the finance gurus say - but did they predict dining in SW3 for free?
A new landscape hotel for Norway
At the farmstead of Burtigard in Norway, a tourism enterprise has been established that is somewhat out of the ordinary. A landscape hotel that offers a short stay holiday concept based on geotourism. The landscape hotel comprises of the farmhouse, the barn, and initially up to ten detached hotel rooms on separate sites in virtually untouched landscape.
You’re more than welcome at a Hyatt Hotel
Now more than ever, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is saying “You’re More Than Welcome” to its guests around the globe. In honour of the launch of the company’s first global ad campaign, Hyatt announces a 21% off sale for stays in its hotels around the world.