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The Hoxton to open Barcelona property next month – Business Traveller

The Hoxton will open its latest European property on April 25, with the unveiling of a 240-room hotel in Barcelona. The property is located in the city’s El Peblenou district, and features a rooftop pool, bar and taqueria with views over the Sagrada Familia, as well as a ground-floor pizza restaurant with terrace, three meeting […]

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Plans unveiled to restore Grade II-listed Mercure Leicester The Grand Hotel – Business Traveller

Accor’s Mercure Leicester The Grand Hotel is set to get a facelift as part of a £1.5 million High Street Heritage Action Zone scheme. Works on the Grade II listed building will include bespoke iron gates for recessed doorways and delivery entrances, as well as new signage and cleaning and repairs being made to the

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Loganair to recommence Isle of Man to London routes – Business Traveller

In the weeks ahead regional airline Loganair will resume services linking the Isle of Man with London Heathrow and London City (LCY). The carrier’s flights between the Isle of Man and Heathrow were axed in August 2021, with the airline stating at the time that “The sharp rise in costs of operating services at London’s

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Emirates and Garuda confirm codeshare deal – Business Traveller

Yes I realise both customers and airlines are living through difficult times right now but this venture is a sound one. A codeshare agreement between Emirates and Garuda Indonesia was first mooted in November 2021 and it is now confirmed. It means Emirates will be selling through tickets to ten Indonesian destinations via Dubai and

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Edyn secures £105 million to fund European expansion – Business Traveller

Hospitality group Edyn has secured an additional £105 million in funding to accelerate the European expansion of its serviced apartment brand Locke. The funding expands on the £195 million multi-asset debt facility agreed in 2021 with Blackstone Mortgage Trust and KSL Capital Partners’ European Capital Solutions platform, which supported the acquisition and development of five

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London Stansted spends £12 million on departure lounge refurb – Business Traveller

London Stansted airport will unveil a major refurbishment of its departure lounge this summer, comprising new bars, restaurants and retail outlets. The airport and its retail partners have invested over £12 million to improve the customer experience as the airport gears up for the expected increase in passengers this summer. New F&B venues will include

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Finnair to serve Shanghai and Seoul avoiding Russia – Business Traveller

By now readers will have read our reports on how some airlines continue to serve Asia by circumventing Russian airspace. Today comes news that Finnair will join KLM in serving Shanghai and Seoul in the coming days. Finnair will operate flights to Shanghai once a week on Thursdays from March 10. Seoul follows on March

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Hyatt planning world’s first Fila-branded hotel – Business Traveller

Hyatt has unveiled plans to partner with Anta Group to open the world’s first Fila-branded hotel. The partnership with the global sport brand will see the forthcoming Fila House Shanghai joining the JDV by Hyatt portfolio. The hotel will form part of Anta Group’s new Shanghai headquarters in the city’s West Hongqiao Business District, and

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