Travel demand facilitated by digital travel platform Booking.com supported €691bn (£595bn) in economic activity across Europe in 2025, according to research by Oxford Economics. The study, unveiled at the VivaTech technology conference in Paris last week (18 June), detailed tourism’s contribution to employment and regional growth across the EU, the UK and Switzerland. Visitors using […]

Capella Hotel Group has appointed Feisal Jaffer as chief development officer as the company looks to expand its global portfolio and double its hospitality footprint by 2030. In the newly created role, Jaffer will lead development activity across the group’s Capella Hotels and Resorts and Patina Hotels and Resorts brands, overseeing global expansion plans, hospitality-focused […]

Vine Hotels has acquired The Gables Hotel in South Gloucestershire through a joint venture with Castlewood Hotels. The 46-bedroom venue on Bristol Road was sold by Webb Hotel Group for an undisclosed sum. The Best Western property sits on a 1.8-acre site off the A38, located 20 minutes from Bristol. The site includes 104 parking […]

The Arundell, a country hotel in Lifton, Devon, has been brought to market with a freehold asking price of £2.5m following a programme of investment and refurbishment by its current owners. The hotel, which has been owned by Simon Village and Arabella Monro, comprises 21 en-suite bedrooms, a two-bedroom self-catering fishing cottage and a four-bedroom […]

Luxury hotel group the Nici has expanded its portfolio with the opening of two new hotels in the New Forest and Newquay. The Nici New Forest, set within 23 acres on the banks of the Lymington River, occupies the former Elmers Court Hotel, with the group renovating the premises into a 118-guestroom resort. The hotel […]

Minor Hotels has announced the appointment of Tamer Khedr as managing director for Egypt to lead its long-term expansion plans across the country. The newly-created role establishes a dedicated leadership structure in Egypt. Khedr will oversee operations and development activities from a base within the country, reporting to the regional office in Dubai. He joins […]

The new hotel, spa and health club brand will open its first property in Cornwall this autumn, with further sites planned in Surrey and the Lake District The Elysium Collection has launched as a new hospitality brand focused on hotels, spas and health clubs across the UK. The collection will make its debut in autumn […]

Crossbasket Castle Hotel has announced the appointment of Zoe Douglas as its new director of spa and wellness, ahead of the opening of its Four Angels Spa this autumn. Former spa business development manager at Natura Bisse, Douglas joins the hotel with over a decade of spa managerial experience, including roles at Archerfield and Farncombe […]

Eagle Bar has completed its dual-terrace concept at The Chancery Rosewood in London with the opening of a second space on the hotel’s seventh floor. The launch completes a dual-venue development following the initial opening of the Mayfair site in September 2025. The destination now comprises the existing Upper East bar and the new Upper […]

Zeal Hotels has appointed Zibi Klapsia as executive chef at Voco Zeal Exeter Science Park, the ‘lifecycle net-zero’ property recently named IHG Hotels and Resorts 2025 opening of the year. Klapsia joins the hotel from Accor, having previously worked at South West venues including Gidleigh Park, The Headland Hotel and the Imperial Hotel Torquay. Voco […]