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De Vere sells two hotels to Britannia to fund growth of Village and Venues brands

By Kat Barns
date 2012-04-24 comment Comments (0)
The De Vere Group is selling two hotels to Britannia Hotels for around £20m. It has exchanged contracts on the
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Sanguine opens Hoylake hotel

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Sanguine Hospitality has opened a new Holiday Inn Express hotel at Hoylake, Wirral, on the site of the former Kings
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Mixed fortunes for North West’s hotels

By Kat Barns
date 2012-04-19 comment Comments (0)
Demand for hotels in Manchester was up by 3% in February, with Occupancy rates climbing to 75.7%, according to new
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Barceló pays £20.25m to pull out of UK

By Kat Barns
date 2012-04-10 comment Comments (0)
Spanish hotel company the Barceló Group has agreed to pay a penalty fee of £20.25m after pulling out of an
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Hotel plan for Royal Insurance building approved

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Plans by Wirral-based developer Ashall Property to convert the Grade II*-listed Royal Insurance building in Liverpool into a £12m hotel
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Cruises bring £6m boost to city tourism

By Kat Barns
date 2012-04-04 comment Comments (0)
Liverpool will receive 20 cruise ships during this year’s cruise season, which begins on Thursday with the arrival of Fred
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Regional hotels outperform London in February

By Kat Barns
date 2012-04-02 comment Comments (0)
Regional hotels bucked recent trends by outperforming their London peers in February for the first time since August 2009, according
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Salford Hotel bar manager ordered to pay £1,400 for short measures

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A hotel bar manager has been ordered to pay £1,400 after serving two short measures. Andrew Halliday, who works at the
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Service is twice as important as price for diners

By Kat Barns
date 2012-03-07 comment Comments (0)
Service is twice as important as price when it comes to consumers recommending a restaurant, research suggests. A survey by Market
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The Mere Golf Resort & Spa appoints Franck Armouet and Ben Lowe to F&B jobs

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The Mere Golf Resort & Spa in Knutsford, Cheshire, has made a series of F&B appointments ahead of the opening