Toby Lanaway of GAMA Healthcare Ltd writes on the role of surface and hand hygiene in keeping communal areas safe. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the challenges of communal spaces in the context of the transmission of infectious diseases. Co-workers…
Lorraine Dale, national chair of the UKHA has a message for our readers: Lorraine Dale What a difference a year makes! As a hardworking passionate housekeeper with a vested interest in the industry my heart goes out to all of…
Travelodge has open its second hotel this year in Poole, which is also the company’s seventh property in Dorset. Poole North Travelodge is one of 17 hotels Travelodge is opening across the UK in this year. The expansion programme…
Paul Donkin, taking up the role of general manager of St George Hotel in Harrogate as it prepares to re-open on 17 May, has been flying the flag for careers in hospitality as he recruits for what all in the…
Four new members have joined the non-executive board of Pride of Britain Hotels, the collection of independently-owned British hotels. Jill Chalmers, managing director of Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire They come from renowned venues and are Jason Adams, managing director of Rockliffe Hall Hotel,…
Voco Grand Central Hotel shines a light on hotel history in a stunning light show celebrating the hotel's rebrand to voco and the reopening of Scottish hospitality The show celebrates the reopening of ‘Glasgow’s most loved hotel on April 26…
The Qbic London City, considered by many to be the capital’s leading eco-friendly hotel, has gone on sale on a leasehold basis and may well attract those investors building a ‘green’ portfolio. The hotel has the environment at the very…
Our returning guests will be both delighted and reassured to see shiny, new appliances and the toiletries and well-being choices which make a stay extra special In recent issues we’ve looked at replacement beds and bedding plus pristine new-look bathrooms.…
As we positively prepare for re-opening, let’s not forget what has helped to support our colleagues through times of anxiety at work and at home These have been tough times, whether supporting each other through furlough or dealing with daily…
Taking on invisible enemies Our columnist has been back on the NHS frontline as a new wave of patients stretch staff and resources in hospitals across the UK It’s good news that the vaccines are being rolled out and the…