New Virtual Tourism and Hospitality Talent Development Programme open now
A new fully-funded virtual Tourism and Hospitality Talent Programme, which is open to everyone over 16 who works in Scottish hospitality or tourism, is some…
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Trinity Hospitality Group launched by Rhuaridh Macdonald and Simon Jackson
Ruaridh Macdonald and Simon Jackson, have announced the launch of Trinity Hospitality Group. A new business aimed at providing a range of services tailored to…
Stuart Drysdale teams up with Fusion Group to launch Drysdale & Company
The Fusion Group has announced the launch of Drysdale & Company, a brand new commercial property agency, which although sitting within the Group’s collection of…
The Man with the Golden Touch: Alan Cawley interview
Alan Cawley is MD of independent family-owned business The Cawley Hotel Group and its flagship Duck Bay Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond, plus…
Gleneagles owner partners with Accor in arrangement which sees Accor become majority shareholder in Ennismore
Accor, the French Hospitality Group, has entered into a new partnership with Ennismore, the parent company of Gleneagles Hotel and The Hoxton hotel chain. It…
NEW BOSS AT MACDONALD HOTELS
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Tara O’Neill as Chief Executive Officer earlier this month. She assumes responsibility for the group’s 30 luxury…
Auchrannie Resort closed until 29 January 2021
The employee-owned Auchrannie resort on the Isle of Arran has closed until the end of January because of the impact on its business by Covid…
Hotel footfall will be ‘wiped out’ by new level 4 restrictions says STA
Scottish Tourism Alliance Chief Executive Marc Crothall has warned that the Scottish government moving 11 local authorities to level four will force many hotels to…
Gardiner secures Crerar’s Oban Bay a four-star AA rating
The Crerar Oban Bay Hotel whose GM is Marc Gardiner has become the only hotel in the town to be awarded an AA 4-star status…
MBE awarded to HIT Chief Executive in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
David Cochrane, Chief Executive of Hospitality Industry Trust Scotland (HIT), has been awarded an MBE in the Queens’ birthday honours list announced last month. David,…
Design focus: The Marmalade Hotel
It is surely an endorsement of successful design and testament to solid client relationships when the designer is asked to return to a former project…
Old Manse of Blair doubles capacity
Blair Atholl’s independently owned five- star boutique hotel Old Manse of Blair has doubled its occupancy to capitalise on staycation demand by unveiling a new Stables…
OYO adds new revenue management technology
Tech-enabled hospitality company OYO has launched new revenue management features to help the independent hotel owners it partners with to optimise their performance and capture…
Room to breathe at Crieff Hydro
Crieff Hydro Hotel has enhanced its studio offering by developing nine dog-friendly studio apartments -located a short stroll from the hotel. Each one is a…
Design Focus: No 26 By the Sea
Oban-based entrepreneur, Paul Sloan, of Diversity Leisure has opened a new boutique hotel in Oban. The nine-room property is called No. 26 By The Sea…