Sir Peter Rigby, owner of the Eden Hotel Collection, has donated £2m to launch a new food redistribution hub in Birmingham following a call from the King for businesses to help tackle food waste and food poverty. The Sir Peter Rigby Coronation Food Hub has opened at Gravelly Park and will be operated by FareShare […]

The Old Lodge, a historic hotel in the centre of Malton, has been sold to new owners, Chris and Jane Berridge, following a sale process completed within weeks of an offer being accepted. The 17th Century Tudor mansion is set within 3.6 acres of private grounds and comprises 29 en-suite guest bedrooms alongside a bar, […]

Marriott International has agreed with V&A Waterfront Holdings to open an EDITION-branded hotel at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, with a planned launch in 2026. The project, to be known as The Cape Town EDITION, would mark the first EDITION hotel on the African continent. It is planned to include 142 guest rooms and suites, as […]

Met Hotel Leeds has opened Gott’s Bar and Kitchen, a new in-house restaurant following the completion of a major refurbishment of the Grade II listed city centre hotel. The venue operates an all-day dining menu using locally sourced ingredients. Menu items include steak and onion pie, grilled salmon with seaweed beurre blanc and Korean miso […]

The Tawny hotel has begun installing 250 solar panels as part of a wider sustainability programme at its site in rural Staffordshire.The initiative, which is expected to go live in January 2026, is designed to generate 175.91 megawatt hours of electricity a year and cut carbon emissions by an estimated 33.96 tonnes annually. The project […]

Criterion Capital has opened a new underground Zedwell hotel on Park Lane, expanding its presence in central London with a 133-room site in Mayfair. The opening marks the second fully underground Zedwell hotel in the capital, following the launch of Zedwell Underground Tottenham Court Road, which the company describes as England’s first hotel built entirely […]

A family-run hotel on the Ayrshire coast is creating around 30 new jobs as it prepares to open a new spa complex early next year. The Waterside Hotel in West Kilbride, owned and operated by SimpsInns, has launched a regional recruitment drive ahead of the opening of its Si Spa facility, which is in the […]

Elite Hotels has appointed Graham Copeman as its new managing director, with effect from January 2026. Copeman will succeed Graeme Bateman, who has led the hotel group for the past 30 years and will move into the role of executive chairman of Elite Hotels and its charitable arm, The Rotherwick Foundation. Copeman joins Elite Hotels […]

Fort George Hotel and Spa has been named Belize’s Best MICE Hotel for 2025 by the World MICE Awards, marking a further step in the property’s expansion in the business events market. The award, recognising performance in meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE), was announced at the World MICE Awards gala ceremony held in Bahrain […]

Daish’s Holidays has revealed its plans to invest £1m in a winter refurbishment programme across 10 of its UK hotels, with work scheduled to take place during the traditional seasonal closure period early next year.  The family-owned coach holiday operator said the programme would cover upgrades to 155 bedrooms alongside improvements to dining, entertainment and […]