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Corina Duma

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Two Arora Group hotel developments brought to market for £6m

🏨 Two Arora Group-owned hotel development sites in Birmingham and Glasgow city centers are on the market for a combined price of £6 million. The Birmingham site, priced at £2 million, has planning approval for a 227-bedroom hotel. The Glasgow site is listed for £4 million and includes planning for a 276-bedroom hotel near Glasgow Queen Street station. Acquired in July 2025, these non-core assets offer potential for alternative development.
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Voco Zeal Exeter achieves BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating

📍 Voco Zeal Exeter Science Park hotel, a 142-room facility in Western Europe, achieved the BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating, becoming a pioneer in the region. This IHG project, built to Passivhaus standards with SCS, incorporates ultra-low carbon methods, Solarlab vertical photovoltaic panels, and 100% electric operations. It won ‘Green Building Project of the Year’ at the edie Net Zero Awards 2025. Completed by RED Construction Group, it aims to aid the hotel industry in reaching net zero by 2050.
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Clermont Hotel Group appoints five internal GMs

🏨 Clermont Hotel Group has appointed Natasha Ludlow, Michael Hedges, Parik Zala, Dries Gadeyne, and Akhilesh Gupta as general managers across its 14-hotel portfolio. Last year, the group's training hours increased by 140% to 48,000 at The Academy. Ludlow will manage The Royal Horseguards, while Hedges and Zala will manage The Clermont Victoria and Charing Cross respectively. Gadeyne and Gupta are now overseeing Thistle Holborn, Bloomsbury Park, Thistle London Heathrow Terminal 5, and Thistle Express Luton.
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