Horwood House hotel in Buckinghamshire has launched the UK’s first “butterfly resort” as part of wider biodiversity and rewilding efforts. The 38-acre estate, near Milton Keynes, now features a series of small butterfly houses, feeding areas and habitats designed to support eight native species already present on the site.  The project was developed with input […]

Accor has appointed Ranju Alex as its CEO for South Asia, covering India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The hotel group operates over 70 hotels in the region with over 30 hotels in the pipeline. It described Alex as a “highly accomplished” hospitality professional who has until recently been the regional vice president for South […]

Whitbread has secured a site for a second Premier Inn hotel in Bath city centre after signing a lease agreement with developer Frank Capital. The 152-bedroom hotel will be built on Lower Bristol Road, replacing the vacant former Beazer House office block. Planning permission was granted in September 2024 and construction is due to begin […]

Pacha Hotel in Ibiza Town has become the first hotel on the island to achieve LEED Platinum certification, the highest global rating for sustainable buildings. Awarded by the US Green Building Council and administered by Green Business Certification Inc, the certification recognises the hotel’s environmental performance across categories including energy, water and material use. Pacha […]

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has appointed Emlyn Brown as group director of spa, leisure and wellness, as part of its strategy to expand and enhance guest wellbeing services. Brown joins from Accor, where he spent seven years leading global wellbeing strategy, design and development across luxury and lifestyle brands.  Most recently, he served as global […]

The Castle Hotel in Tamworth has been sold by Watling Real Estate for an undisclosed sum.  The Grade II listed property dates back to the 17th Century, and has been acquired by a private investor who plans to refurbish and reopen the site.   The hotel closed in January 2025 and Watling Real Estate was instructed […]

Irish property investor Paddy McKillen has been reportedly awarded more than £700m following a dispute with the Qatari owners of three of London’s best-known luxury hotels, according to the Times. McKillen, who refurbished and managed Claridge’s, the Berkeley and the Connaught through the Maybourne Hotel Group, claimed he was owed more than £1bn under a […]

The Audiovisual Licensing Alliance (AVLA) has reached an out-of-court settlement with Britannia Hotels in copyright infringement proceedings brought in the Court of Session in Edinburgh. As part of the agreement, Britannia will take out an AVLA licence covering all its hotels across the UK. AVLA, a UK not-for-profit licensing body, represents audiovisual creatives including producers, […]

Schloss Roxburghe, a house hotel in Scottish Borders, has announced that it has been officially awarded a AA five-star rating, achieving an overall Quality Score of 91% Alongside this, the hotel has been awarded recognition of its spa as an AA Recommended Spa. This achievement follows on the heels of Schloss Roxburghe becoming a Forbes […]

Hospitality has accounted for more than half of all job losses in the UK since the Budget last October, according to new analysis by trade body UKHospitality. Of the 164,641 jobs lost nationwide since the Budget, 88,964 were in hospitality. The figures, based on data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), show the sector […]