A new cafe overlooking Castle Stalker and Loch Linnhe is set to open in early 2026 after Pierhouse Hotel at Port Appin took over the refurbishment of the former Castle Stalker View Cafe.The venue, located on the A828 between Ballachulish and Connel, closed in April 2025 following the departure of its previous tenant. The closure […]

Hilton has agreed an exclusive partnership with Explora Journeys, the ocean travel brand of MSC Group, in a move that will extend the hotel company’s loyalty programme to cruise itineraries from summer 2026. The collaboration will enable Hilton Honors members to book, earn and redeem points on Explora Journeys sailings across regions including the Mediterranean, […]

The Grand, York has opened SubRosa, a new spa created following a £2.8m refurbishment of the hotel’s basement vaults. The venue offers an expanded range of treatments and facilities as part of what the hotel described as a significant upgrade to its wellness offer. The spa features marocMaroc rituals inspired by Moroccan traditions, including hammam […]

Hotel Crillon le Brave will reopen in April 2026 following a refurbishment that includes new guest rooms, expanded wellness facilities and updated spaces for activities. The Provençal hotel, which sits near Mont Ventoux, is adding three restored historic houses to its existing accommodation. The work will provide 10 new rooms intended to cater for larger […]

For years, urban travellers faced a familiar dilemma. On one end of the spectrum sat hostels: affordable and social, but short on privacy. On the other, boutique hotels promised comfort and design, but often at prices that shut out younger, value-driven guests. CityHub was founded on the belief that this binary no longer made sense, […]

The BLOC Hotel in Birmingham has been sold to New World Hospitality led by principal Vijay Sharmain in an off-market transaction, for an undisclosed sum. The sale was completed on behalf of the Arora Group by Enterprise Hotels and Hospitality. The purpose-built, freehold hotel, which opened in 2011, comprises 105 bedrooms and offers a range […]

UKHospitality has welcomed the government’s decision to increase the threshold for Business Property Relief (BPR) from £1m to £2.5m, a change due to take effect in April 2026. The trade body said the move would help protect family-run hospitality businesses, particularly those operating in rural and coastal communities, after warning that earlier inheritance tax changes […]

A fire at Hove’s Imperial Hotel forced the evacuation of guests and staff on Tuesday (23 December) afternoon, with one person later treated for injuries. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it received repeated calls at 3.11pm on 23 December to reports of smoke on the fourth floor of the hotel in First Avenue. […]

The Udny Arms Hotel, a historic boutique hotel in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, has entered administration, with efforts under way to find a new owner while the business continues to trade. Kevin Mapstone, partner at insolvency firm Begbies Traynor, was appointed as administrator of Udny Arms Hotel Ltd on 18 December 2025 by Aberdeen Sheriff Court, following […]

UKHospitality has urged the Department for Work and Pensions to guarantee existing hospitality apprenticeship standards during an ongoing government review. In a letter to Baroness Smith of Malvern, the minister for skills, the trade body said apprenticeships in hospitality support growth, provide learning opportunities for young people and underpin career development and progression across the […]