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Hotel construction continues into the future

December 08, 2011

106 hotels with 11,800 rooms opening in 2011 170 hotels with 21,500 rooms planned for 2012, says BHA Despite the recession, the UK hotel industry is continuing to expand with 106 hotels opening in 2011 (11,800 rooms) and a further 170 hotels (21,500 rooms) planned for 2012. Since the present hotel building boom started in 2003, over 105,000 new rooms have been added to UK hotel stock. Just over half (55 per …

Hotel construction continues into the future

Concierges beware: selling olympic tickets is illegal

December 07, 2011

The British Hospitality Association and the Institute of Hospitality are warning members, on advice from the Metropolitan Police, that the unauthorised selling of Olympic event tickets, “in a public place or in the course of business”, is a criminal offence.  In particular, hotel concierges should not offer to sell a ticket or advertise that a ticket is available for purchase. Martin Couchman, deputy chief executive, BHA says that the Metropolitan Police has …

Concierges beware: selling olympic tickets is illegal