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Design Focus: Malmaison

7th Jan

Malmaison at St Andrew Square opened last month. The new hotel on the site of the former A-listed Buchan house, has 72…

HEALTH & WELLBEING SUMMIT in association with Great National Hotels & Resorts

6th Jan

When Angela Vickers, CEO at Apex Hotels, asked me to take on the HIT Chair’s Challenge and organise a health and wellbeing…

‘New’ Murray: Murray Thomson interview

6th Jan

Like many people, Murray Thomson came into hospitality more by accident than design. He had originally wanted to be a pathologist which…

The Entertainer: Tom Younger interview

3rd Dec

Tom Younger has been the boss at Archerfield near North Berwick for the past 16 years, yet he still shies away from…

World class chefs arriving in Aberdeen as Signature fine dining festival launches at The Chester Hotel

4th Nov

A fine dining festival which has put Aberdeen on the radar of gourmands across the country – and raised over £350,000 for…