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European Flight Bookings Reveal ‘London Is Falling’
June 30, 2020
London, UK: Flight booking data shows London has fallen to the bottom of the top 10 most booked European cities, as border restrictions and UK quarantine regulations choked travel, according to joint research by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and ForwardKeys. In the first half of June last year as the holiday season was in full swing, London was the most heavily booked city in Europe for any date of arrival, followed by Paris and Rome. However, travel restrictions imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the quarantine rules imposed by the UK government, the capital has slumped to the bottom of the top 10. ...
Raffles Hotels & Resorts Teams Up with India Hinduja and OHLD for Transformation of Iconic Old War Office Building into Luxury Hotel
Raffles | June 14, 2017
Accor-owned group teams up with India Hinduja and OHLD of Spain to revamp landmark. It was the office of former prime minister Winston Churchill during the second world war and sections of the British secret service. Now the iconic Old War Office building in Whitehall is to be transformed into a luxury hotel by Europe"s largest hotel group. Raffles Hotels & Resorts, the luxury brand that is part of France"s Accor Hotels Group, on Wednesday announced it has signed a partnership to renovate the Old War Office into a luxury hotel. Raffles has teamed up with India"s Hinduja Group and Spanish construction company Obrasc&oa...
Europe’s Construction Pipeline Up 14 Percent by Total Projects and 13 Percent by Rooms YOY
Lodging Econometrics (LE) | December 15, 2016
December 15, 2016 – PORTSMOUTH, NH – According to Europe's Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the total pipeline has 1,008 Projects/161,271 Rooms, up 14% by projects and 13% by rooms Year-Over-Year (YOY), just a few projects short of Q208 peak of 1,022 Projects/172,249 Rooms. For hotels currently Under Construction, Europe's Pipeline has 502 Projects/87,037 Rooms, up 35% by projects and 30% by rooms YOY. There are 257 Projects/40,060 Rooms Scheduled to Start Construction in the Next 12 Months, up 17% by projects and 15% by rooms. Projects in Early Planning, 249 Projects/34,174 Room...
Budget Hotels Make up Half of UK’s Development Pipeline as Popularity of Low-Cost Rooms Continues
HVS | November 11, 2015
11 November 2015, London: The march of budget hotels continues in the UK, with over 1,500 budget rooms added to the sector's pipeline in Q3 2015 alone, according to the Hotel Bulletin Q3 2015 published this week by HVS, AlixPartners and AM:PM. For the first time budget bedrooms account for more than half the UK's active hotel development pipeline – with the sector showing no signs of slowing. "The low-cost budget sector continues to be popular with both leisure and corporate guests who appreciate their emphasis on the basic necessities of a decent bed, quality shower, free wifi and a TV. With the development of sub-brands such as ...
