UKHospitality alongside more than 100 of the top chefs and hospitality businesses across Scotland have signed a letter addressed to the first minister, urging the government to back the #VATsTheProblem campaign asking for a reduction in VAT to 10%. In the open letter, the group of hospitality operators urged Job Swinney to put his support […]

Hotel management company Rockingham Partners has appointed Louise Wybrow as head of learning and development, a role covering people, performance and service excellence. Her experience as a hospitality business owner has given her first-hand insight into the day-to-day demands faced by hotel and restaurant teams, including balancing guest expectations, operational requirements, employee development and commercial […]

UK hospitality management company InnPractice has appointed Himadri Bhattacharjee as general manager of Oxford Witney Hotel ahead of its reopening under the JdV by Hyatt brand. Bhattacharjee has more than a decade of senior hospitality experience across brands including InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Hilton and Marriott. His experience includes hotel pre-openings, multimillion-pound refurbishments, repositioning projects […]

McKeever Hotels has appointed Stephen McNally, a former deputy chief executive of Dalata Hotel Group, to its board. McNally joins the family-owned group, which is headquartered in Antrim and operates hotels across Northern Ireland and Donegal. He previously held senior leadership positions with Dalata Hotel Group, Jury’s Doyle Hotel Group and Ramada Hotel Group. McNally […]