Corina Duma - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 15

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Strathmore Golf Centre revives hotel plans as sale begins

🏌 Strathmore Golf Centre near Alyth, Perthshire seeks a new owner for £1.65m. Owned for 20 years by David Norman and Peter and Simon Howell, it spans 79 hectares and hosted the PGA National Fourball Championship. With lapsed planning consent for a 30-bed lodge and 34 chalets, it's ripe for revival. Featuring 18-hole and 9-hole courses, a driving range, and more, it offers potential for a luxury staycation resort, promising jobs and growth.

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Meliá Hotels partners with Les Roches to train future leaders

🏨 Meliá Hotels International and Les Roches partner in 2025 to launch the "Meliá Future Talent Programme." Les Roches, ranked second globally for hospitality management, will tailor its curriculum to Meliá's needs. Students will intern globally at Meliá properties and may secure three-year contracts post-graduation. The programme, accredited by Swiss and U.S. bodies, emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and leadership. This initiative builds on Les Roches' past collaborations, linking education with industry needs.

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Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury unveils redesign

🏨 Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury unveiled refreshed interiors, inspired by the early 20th Century Bloomsbury Group. Located on Coram Street, near Russell Square, the hotel offers 317 rooms, all air-conditioned with walk-in showers. The Artful Critic restaurant donates 50p per fish and chips order to Hospitality Action. Within walking distance of Russell Square and King's Cross St Pancras stations, it's operated by Imperial London Hotels, part of a strategic IHG partnership, managing eight other properties.

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Chatsworth Escapes opens Peak District hotel The Hide

🏨 Chatsworth Escapes has opened The Hide hotel with 25 rooms on the Chatsworth Estate in the Peak District, offering affordable accommodation. Inspired by moorland cabins, the hotel features reclaimed materials, local art, and furnishings. Guests enjoy access to 35,000 acres, activities like fishing and golf, and can dine on-site with locally sourced ingredients. Opening aligns with Chatsworth events, including art exhibitions and Christmas festivities starting November 8.

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Whitbread profits fall to £316m amid flat UK sales

📈 Whitbread reported an adjusted pre-tax profit of £316m for H1 2026, down from £340m in 2025, with statutory profit at £287m, impacted by £28m in one-off charges. Premier Inn maintained market leadership in the UK and Germany. Food and beverage sales fell 11%, and UK profit margins narrowed to 23.4%. The Five-Year Plan aims for £300m in added profit by 2030. Whitbread plans to return £2bn to shareholders and open 500-700 new rooms this year.

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CityHub to open first German hotel with Hamburg conversion

🏨 Netherlands-based hotel brand CityHub, in partnership with Kohler and von Bargen, will enter the German market by redeveloping the former Hotel Pacific in Hamburg into a 110-room site. This marks CityHub's fifth European location and first hotel conversion. Doubling the building's capacity from 52 units, the hotel will be situated between St Pauli and Sternschanze. Construction begins in 2025, targeting opening in 2027. CityHub also operates in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, and Reykjavik.

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Village Hotel Club Reading appoints new general manager

🏨 Rob Lees will manage Village Hotel Club's new site in Reading, opening in December. Located at the former Crowne Plaza at Caversham Bridge, this site is undergoing a multi-million-pound refurbishment, creating over 100 jobs. Lees, with 20 years in hospitality, previously managed Village Hotel Club Farnborough. The Reading hotel will feature a health club, event spaces, Starbucks, and a riverside Pub and Grill. Village is also Reading FC's hotel partner for the 2025–26 season.

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Ennismore to launch first all-inclusive resort in Ras Al Khaimah

🏖 Ennismore plans to open its first Middle East lifestyle all-inclusive resort, SO/ Ras Al Khaimah, on Al Marjan Island in November 2025. The 257-room property will feature five restaurants, a cocktail bar, and event facilities for up to 345 guests. Ras Al Khaimah recorded 1.28 million visitors in 2024, up 12% from 2023, and aims for 3.5 million by 2030. Ennismore operates over 60 resorts globally, representing 25,000 rooms.

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Savoy Hotel completes first phase of £45m refurb ahead of schedule

💼 The Savoy Hotel in London completed the first phase of a £45 million refurbishment of its guestrooms and suites ahead of schedule. Beginning in August 2024, Edgewater Contracts led the project, blending Edwardian and Art Deco restoration with modern design, including a new river balcony suite. The second phase starts in January 2026, ending December 2026. 50 chandeliers and original features were preserved, with bespoke joinery from Edgewater's 40,000 sq ft facility.

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Rocco Forte Hotels names new general managers across Europe

🏨 Rocco Forte Hotels has appointed four new general managers across Europe. Anna Gricini will lead Hotel de la Ville in Rome starting 1 November; Maximilian von Reden will manage Hotel Amigo in Brussels from 3 November; Matteo Gentile will head Hotel Savoy in Florence from 3 November; and Ulrich Schwer will manage The Charles Hotel in Munich. Francesco Roccato will oversee The Carlton Milan's opening on 6 November. Rocco Forte Hotels, founded in 1996, operates 15 properties.

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