Hotels
Red Carnation gives you your very own London pad
London: it’s full of good hotels - and none better than those in the superb Red Carnation Hotel collection. But there are times when you need the privacy and exclusivity of your own street address – your very own London apartment.
Langham Hotels International signs first India property
Langham Hotels International (LHI) brings its highly successful brand of stimulating hospitality to India for the first time with the signing of the management contract with Wadhwa Developers for Langham Place, Koregaon Park, Pune, India.
Sandals scoops more industry awards
Monday night saw Sandals and Beaches Resorts honoured as the Best All-Inclusive Resort Operator at Travel Bulletin’s 2008 Globe Travel Awards, which were handed out at a black-tie ceremony at the Landmark Hotel, in London. The awards, which are voted for by 30,000 UK based travel agents, were presented by comedian Jeff Green. This is the 12th consecutive year that Sandals has scooped such an award from Travel Bulletin.
Calendar Girls comes to Bradford
The Great Victoria hotel in Bradford does great theatre breaks which include One Nigh’ts Bed and Breakfast, Pre Theatre 2 course dinner and 2 tickets for a show at the famous Alhambra Theatre nearby. The Great Victoria has close ties with the Alhambra as its founder Francis Laidlaw lived in a suite at the Great Victoria for 30 years and produced more pantomimes than any other impresario before or since.
A chocolate fest at Linthwaite House
You don’t have to star in ‘Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory’ to thoroughly over-indulge yourself during National Chocolate Week. In celebration of National Chocolate Week (13 – 19 October 2008), Linthwaite House, a boutique hotel in the heart of the Lake District, will be offering guests the opportunity to savour their own ‘Water for Chocolate’ experience.
Whatley Manor makes top 30 in Which? Good Food Guide
In the Which? Good Food Guide 2009, Whatley Manor, the beautifully restored Grade II listed Wiltshire manor house hotel steamed in at number 28 to snatch a place in the top 30 ranking for the first time ever, with a confident score of 7 out of 10 for the quality of its cuisine and is the only restaurant in Wiltshire to appear in this exclusive league table.
El Gouna seeks podium position
Next month the Red Sea resort, El Gouna, will sponsor a Ferrari in the Nurburgring leg of the prestigious Ferrari Challenge 2008 from the 3 – 5 October. The sponsorship deal falls in line with El Gouna’s branding as a resort destination offering a plethora of sporting activities for adventure seeking visitors as well as highlighting El Gouna as a Luxury Leisure Destination.
Design your own perfume at Reids Palace in Madeira
Discover the secrets of the mysterious and exclusive world of perfume with Prestige Holidays at the luxurious Reid’s Palace Hotel in Madeira from 10-17 November. The operator is offering budding perfumers a package for a seven day “Perfume Master Class” departing the UK on 10 November and costing £2096 per person.
Lake District hotel to host world’s biggest coffee morning
In support of Macmillan Cancer Support, Linthwaite House, a boutique hotel in the heart of the Lake District, will be hosting their own ‘all day’ coffee morning on 26 September 2008 as part of the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ with 50% of the proceedings going to the charity.
Stefan Sagmeister becomes Crowne Plaza innovator
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts has announced the next contributor to its Crowne Plaza Think Tank campaign – award-winning designer and typographer, Stefan Sagmeister. Stefan Sagmeister is the second innovator to be revealed as part of this year’s Think Tank campaign, which sees the hotel brand sign up a number of creative and business leaders as ‘Crowne Plaza innovators’. Each innovator is working with the hotel brand to create a different product or service which directly benefits business travellers staying at Crowne Plaza hotels.
Birders breaks at Titchwell Manor
Just over ten minutes walk from RSPB Titchwell Marsh on North Norfolk’s unspoilt coast, Titchwell Manor Hotel, near Brancaster is offering three-night midweek dinner, B&B bird-watching breaks until end November at the special price of £300 per person for two sharing.
Dubai’s revolutionary new resort to open next week
Atlantis, The Palm, the first resort to open on Dubai’s revolutionary island The Palm Jumeirah, will open its doors in a week - on 24 September 2008. Book now for a three night stay from £849 per person and be one of the first to experience the stunning new 1,539-room destination resort.
Lavish themed hotel appoints first manager
A North East hospitality professional has taken up a heavenly role at a new hotel in Durham that will be many guests’ idea of true paradise. Cath Bellhouse has been appointed general manager of The Fallen Angel, a ten-bedroom, themed hotel taking luxury to a whole new level.
Eco retreat unveils solar-powered guest buggies
Frégate Island Private, the Seychelles’ pioneering eco and conservation resort, has launched its fleet of 14 new solar powered guest buggies as part of an ongoing drive towards achieving carbon-negative status. The new buggies will lead to a reduction in CO2 emissions of almost 42 tonnes per year - the equivalent of seven years worth of emissions from the average UK household.
Angelic hotel offers irresistible temptations
A lush, new hotel in Durham promising luxury, indulgence and unique rooms has created irresistible offers to celebrate its launch. The Fallen Angel, in the heart of Durham City, is a ten-bedroomed, opulently themed hotel due to open its doors on September 19. As the curtain goes up on its stunning room and general theming concepts, it is providing Première Packages consisting of preview prices for guests wishing to be some of the first to succumb to the hotel’s extraordinary temptations.