Whitbread to close all Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants
Whitbread is set to close all 106 Beefeater and 89 Brewers Fayre sites across the UK in early September as part of a major business overhaul. The restructuring will result in around 3,800 job losses across the UK and Ireland to secure £250m in cost savings over the next five years. All 89 Brewers Fayre […]
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Whitbread to close all Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants
Whitbread is set to close all 106 Beefeater and 89 Brewers Fayre sites across the UK in early September as part of a major business overhaul. The restructuring will result in around 3,800 job losses across the UK and Ireland to secure £250m in cost savings over the next five years. All 89 Brewers Fayre […]
Death of the department: why the hotel org chart is a revenue structure, not a guest structure
I recently took a group of Les Roches students to visit a Marbella aparthotel. The GM walked us through his property, explained his guest profile and then said something that stopped us: “We don’t have ‘just’ operational departments anymore. We have a guest team.” He was not being philosophical. He was being practical. His property […]
IHG signs agreement for 158-room Krabi hotel conversion
IHG Hotels and Resorts has signed an agreement with owner Chok Deesuk to convert a 158-room hotel in Krabi, Thailand. The property will open under the Holiday Inn Express brand by the end of 2026 following a full rebranding process. The hotel is located in Ao Nang, 1km from the beach and approximately 40 minutes […]
Whitbread appoints Mark Allan as non-executive director
Whitbread has appointed Land Securities chief executive Mark Allan as an independent non-executive director, effective from 1 October 2026. Allan, who is chief executive of Land Securities Group, will also join the company’s Audit Committee and Nomination Committee when he takes up the role. Story Stream More on Whitbread He has led Land Securities since […]
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Whitbread to close all Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants
Whitbread is set to close all 106 Beefeater and 89 Brewers Fayre sites across the UK in early September as part of a major business overhaul. The restructuring will result in around 3,800 job losses across the UK and Ireland to secure £250m in cost savings over the next five years. All 89 Brewers Fayre […]
Death of the department: why the hotel org chart is a revenue structure, not a guest structure
I recently took a group of Les Roches students to visit a Marbella aparthotel. The GM walked us through his property, explained his guest profile and then said something that stopped us: “We don’t have ‘just’ operational departments anymore. We have a guest team.” He was not being philosophical. He was being practical. His property […]
IHG signs agreement for 158-room Krabi hotel conversion
IHG Hotels and Resorts has signed an agreement with owner Chok Deesuk to convert a 158-room hotel in Krabi, Thailand. The property will open under the Holiday Inn Express brand by the end of 2026 following a full rebranding process. The hotel is located in Ao Nang, 1km from the beach and approximately 40 minutes […]
Whitbread appoints Mark Allan as non-executive director
Whitbread has appointed Land Securities chief executive Mark Allan as an independent non-executive director, effective from 1 October 2026. Allan, who is chief executive of Land Securities Group, will also join the company’s Audit Committee and Nomination Committee when he takes up the role. Story Stream More on Whitbread He has led Land Securities since […]
UKinbound calls on govt for tourism strategy reset
Tourism trade association UKinbound has written to the prime minister calling for a strategic reset in how the government approaches the UK visitor economy. In a letter sent last week (20 July), the organisation warned that policy decisions made in isolation across Whitehall are undermining international competitiveness. Story Stream More on UKinbound UKinbound also said […]
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Whitbread to close all Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants
Whitbread is set to close all 106 Beefeater and 89 Brewers Fayre sites across the UK in early September as part of a major business overhaul. The restructuring will result in around 3,800 job losses across the UK and Ireland to secure £250m in cost savings over the next five years. All 89 Brewers Fayre […]
Read more Death of the department: why the hotel org chart is a revenue structure, not a guest structure
I recently took a group of Les Roches students to visit a Marbella aparthotel. The GM walked us through his property, explained his guest profile and then said something that stopped us: “We don’t have ‘just’ operational departments anymore. We have a guest team.” He was not being philosophical. He was being practical. His property […]
Read more IHG signs agreement for 158-room Krabi hotel conversion
IHG Hotels and Resorts has signed an agreement with owner Chok Deesuk to convert a 158-room hotel in Krabi, Thailand. The property will open under the Holiday Inn Express brand by the end of 2026 following a full rebranding process. The hotel is located in Ao Nang, 1km from the beach and approximately 40 minutes […]
Read more Whitbread appoints Mark Allan as non-executive director
Whitbread has appointed Land Securities chief executive Mark Allan as an independent non-executive director, effective from 1 October 2026. Allan, who is chief executive of Land Securities Group, will also join the company’s Audit Committee and Nomination Committee when he takes up the role. Story Stream More on Whitbread He has led Land Securities since […]
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