Hotels
Borders hotel tipped as rising star for 2008
A popular Borders hotel has been nominated in the ‘Rising Star’ category of the 2008 Scottish Hotel of the Year Awards in recognition of its fine cuisine and contemporary interiors.
Do you know your Wallinger from your Wii?
London’s luxury Cumberland hotel has introduced a bespoke and unusual service for guests staying with them this winter - a Christmas party cheat sheet. The sheet available daily throughout December is designed to bring busy guests up to date with current news from the worlds of entertainment, arts, business and sports.
Have a cracking golfing Christmas at Boavista
Algarve Select, the leading independent specialist of tailor-made golf and beach holidays to Portugal’s sunshine coast, has a great last minute Christmas deal at Boavista Golf Resort, near Lagos on Portugal’s Western Algarve.
Three Dubai openings for Rotana Hotels
Rotana Hotels, the Middle East’s largest hospitality management company, has three glamorous, new Dubai openings scheduled for the first quarter of 2008; Rose Rotana Suites, the tallest all-suites hotel in the world; Media Rotana Hotel and Amwaj Rotana Resort, the hotel company’s first resort in Dubai.
Celebrate New Year at Combe House, Devon
Celebrate the arrival of 2008 in luxurious style at Combe House - hotel and restaurant - a wildly romantic Grade I Elizabethan manor hidden in a secluded Devon country estate near Exeter. Winner of the Good Hotel Guide UK Country Hotel of the Year 2007, this magical hideaway is the perfect venue to see in the New Year with family and friends.
Plans for a new Mövenpick Resort in Al Ain
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is gaining another foothold in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It has just signed a management contract for a first-class city resort in the heart of the city of Al Ain with the owning company Sorouh Real Estate PJSC. The Mövenpick Resort Al Ain is scheduled to open at the end of 2010.
Rogner Bad Blumau recognised as best Austrian spa
The champagne corks are popping in Bad Blumau, where the Rogner Spa Bad Blumau has just been voted best spa destination in Austria - and not just by anyone. The judges were international readers of luxury SpaFinder magazine, whose Reader’s Choice is one of the most important consumer awards in the global wellness market.
YHA blossoms in forest
YHA is ready to welcome the first guests to its brand new £1.78million Youth Hostel in the East Midlands. The ultra-modern YHA National Forest – next to the Conkers visitor attraction - is packed with eco-friendly features and offers more than 70 beds, which will be available for the first time next Friday (December 14).
Kampala Serena Hotel plays host to royalty
Serena Hotels, the leading hotel group in East Africa, which is owned and operated by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, was delighted to recently (20 – 25 November 2007) host HM Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh during their 4-day visit to Uganda at the newly refurbished Kampala Serena Hotel.
Late night emails equate to double espresso before bed
Sleep experts have cracked the mathematical formula for a good night’s sleep in a bid to halt the sleepless epidemic – and there’s bad news for email addicts. According to the Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts’ research, checking emails before you go to bed has the equivalent effect on the body of drinking a double espresso.
Beatles hotel monopolises Liverpool
Hard Days Night Hotel is to be featured on a new Liverpool Monopoly board even before opening. The four star boutique hotel will be included in the orange set of properties, despite still being in the latter stages of construction.
Argyll Hotel nominated for 7 prestigious awards
Luxury west coast hotel Ardanaiseig, located in a remote area of the Argyll countryside, has been selected for a total of seven categories in the 2008 Scottish Hotel Awards.
Holidays inspire kids to exercise more
In a unique piece of research conducted in conjunction with the Open University, school goers in the UK have produced the first ever independent report by children, about children comparing diet and exercise during their school term and their summer holidays.
IHG plans second Caribbean Crowne Plaza
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's largest hotel groups, today announced plans to construct a 264-room Crowne Plaza hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Slated to open mid-2009, the new Crowne Plaza will be situated near the Hato Rey Business District and just minutes from the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport.
A budget boom for the hotel market
While once a dream night in a hotel meant impressive views, Egyptian cotton sheets, designer interiors and luxury bathroom products, Brits today are going budget.