Frasers Hospitality reopens properties with new cleaning measures

Frasers Hospitality is reopening its properties with new health and safety initiatives in place in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

Following the easing of restrictions in the UK, serviced residences in England reopened on July 4 and those in Scotland will open on July 15, with a phased reopening of boutique lifestyle hotels Malmaison and Hotel du Vin.

Fraser says it has introduced the following measures across its properties as part of its new #FraserCares initiative

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Chef Ananda Solomon: I believe if the food is good, the croowds will return

Chef Ananda Solomon, the force behind what was the city’s first authentic Thai Restaurant, announced the launch of his own property in February. Of course, your diarist had told you all about it in January.

Solomon used the past months to train his delivery team online and, at the end of June, he finally did return to the cooking station of his 4,000 sq ft property to offer deliveries across the city.

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Park Inn by Radisson opens new hotel in South Carolina

Park Inn by Radisson has announced the opening of its latest property, Park Inn by Radisson Florence, South Carolina. This marks one of the first new-build Park Inn by Radisson Hotels to open in the US.

With the health, safety, and security of guests and team members as its utmost priority, Park Inn by Radisson Florence, SC has begun implementing Radisson Hotels Safety Protocol program. This program is designed to ensure guest safety and peace of mind from check-in to check-out.

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Mandarin Oriental Announces New Hotel and Residences in Vienna to Open in Late 2023

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage a luxury hotel and branded residences in Vienna, Austria that is scheduled to open in late 2023.

The 17 Residences at Mandarin Oriental will be located on the top two floors of the building and will have private access to the roof, with several of the apartments offering outdoor terraces and stunning citywide views.

The project is owned by Brisen Group, headquartered in Geneva. London based designers, Goddard Littlefair, have been appointed to create the hotel and residence interiors.

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UK govt announces 50% discount at restaurants for everyone in August

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the government will give everyone a 50% 'eat out to help out' discount during August. Meals at any participating business from Monday to Wednesday will be at 50% off up to a maximum discount of £10 per head. VAT has also been cut from 20% to 5% for the hospitality and tourism sectors for six months.

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Satish Kumar appointed Senior Director Talent & Culture, India & South Asia, Accor

Satish Kumar has been appointed as the Senior Director Talent & Culture, India & South Asia Accor effective from 1 July 2020. With over 2 decades of experience in talent development, In his new role will handle India hotel operations management teams.

Prior to this he was the Director of Learning & Talent Development, India & South Asia, Accor. Before  joining Accor, He was associated with ITC Hotels and Sarovar Hotels.  

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Kolkata's five-star Swissotel shuts amid contract expiry

Hit by the Coronavirus-triggered economic crisis, five-star Swissotel in Kolkata temporarily shut operations amid the contract between its owner Ambuja Neotia Group and French hospitality chain Accor expiring. The contract expired on June 30 after ten years of operating the hotel.

Following the closure of operations, 250 employees of the hotel have been sent on furlough with subsistence allowance.

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We are seeing a lot of interest for our premium villas: Shridhar Nair

With Goa hotels opening their doors to customers and new bookings, there seems to be a glimmer of optimism in a corner of the industry in a state which has had a fantastic run when it comes to hospitality.

Amongst the many resorts in India luxury ones, The Leela Goa possibly the highest repeat guest ratio which runs into as high as 36 percent year round, touching 50 percent on some months.

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Maharashtra allows hotels to resume operations at 33% capacity from July 8, smaller hotels likely to stay shut

The Maharashtra government, through an order allowed hotels and other accommodation providers to resume operations with restricted entry and at 33% capacity outside containment areas from July 8, but industry insiders said smaller, boutique hotels in the state are likely to stay shut given the limited number of rooms, new standard operating procedures (SOPs), and costs of doing business.

The order allows restaurants in hotels to operate for resident guests with social distancing norms

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Miami rolls back restaurant dining as U.S. coronavirus deaths top 130,000

Florida’s greater Miami area became the latest U.S. Coronavirus hot spot to roll back its reopening, ordering restaurant dining closed as COVID-19 cases surged nationwide by the tens of thousands and the U.S. death toll topped 130,000 and according to latest update is raised to 1,33,000.

California, Texas and Florida are all among two dozen states reporting high infection rates as a percentage of diagnostic tests conducted over the past week.

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Sarovar Hotels set to achieve milestone of 100 hotels by 2021

Sarovar Hotels and Resorts which started its journey 25 years ago, is on the verge of completing 100 hotels by 2021. With about 30 properties under development, the group aimed to achieve the target by the end of 2020. However, the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak has pushed the milestone to 2021.

Sarovar Hotels operates in various segments, i’e, budget, mid-budget and luxury.Average Room Revenue  in every segment is equally hit where 20% to 40% of ARR is bleeding. Sarovar Hotels is also focusing on the international market. The hospitality major had strategically expanded into Africa.

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Ferryhopper nets €2.6M in Series A funding

Ferry web booking service Ferryhopper has raised €2.6 million in a Series A investment round.The funding was led by LAUNCHHub Ventures, with Metavallon VC and easyGroup also participating in the round.

Ferryhopper added destinations in Italy and Spain last year and plans to build out its offering to include destinations and ferry operators in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.

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Vietnam inaugurates gold-plated hotel after Coronavirus Lockdown

Vietnam has opened what is being deemed the world's first gold-plated hotel, in the hope to welcome tourists as the country opens after three months of Coronavirus-led Lockdown.

The hotel, owned by Hoa Binh Group and managed by US-based Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.The cost of stay at the hotel is USD 250

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Czechs bid "farewell" to COVID-19

While the world reels under the COVID-19 pandemic, the Czechs Republic organized a “symbolic farewell party”. thousand of Guests gathered on the Charles Bridge in Prague sharing food and drinks. Guests were entertained by local musicians as they sat at a 500-meter-long table. Czechs, with a population of 10 million, reported 12,319 COVID-19 infections and about 352 deaths.

Dewar's Scotch Whisky conferred with two awards at the International Whisky Competition 2020

Dewar's Scotch Whisky has announced that it has conferred with ‘Whisky of the Year’ award for its Double-Double 32-year-old blended Scotch at the prestigious International Whisky Competition 2020.

In addition, Dewar's Master Blender Stephanie MacLeod received the ‘Master Blender of the Year’ title for a second year running, after she made history in 2019 as the first woman to win the award. #doubleisbetter

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Lite Bite Foods set to invest in cloud kitchens

According to Mint, food, and beverage retail company, Lite Bite Foods(LBF) that runs various casual and fine-dine restaurant formats has stepped up plans to open over 35 cloud kitchens in five cities.

The company will invest INR 25 crore in creating its cloud kitchen infrastructure under LBF Cloud Kitchens. The first kitchen is set to go live in August starting with Delhi. It will set up two formats—a hybrid kitchen format and QSR focused kitchens.

LBF will soon launch its own food app 'FOOGO' which will allow consumers to order food from across the company's food formats.

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Check in but never leave: Taiwan offers fake flights for travel-starved tourists

One Taiwanese airport has the solution - a fake itinerary where you check-in, go through passport control and security and even board the aircraft. Around 7,000 people applied to take part, the winners chosen by random. More fake flight experiences will take place in the coming week.

The passengers got boarding passes and proceeded through security and immigration before boarding an Airbus A330 of Taiwan’s largest carrier, China Airlines, where flight attendants chatted with them.

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IHCL launches Qmin to take Taj’s culinary experiences to every household

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), South Asia’s largest hospitality company, announced the launch of Qmin. A repertoire of culinary experiences commencing with delivering dishes from your favorite restaurants in the comfort of your homes will be the first phase of the Qmin launch.

The Qmin mobile application is launched, today, followed by the gourmet Qmin Shop in August and the loyalty platform in September.

Guests can call the dedicated toll-free number 1800 266 7646 to place their orders. From July 25th, they can download the app on android and IOS mobile devices. 

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Steigenberger Hotel Treudelberg Hamburg Appoints Eckart Pfannkuchen

Eckart Pfannkuchen has been appointed General Manager of the 131-room Steigenberger Hotel Treudelberg Hamburg. He will be responsible in the future for all operational and administrative business areas of the hotel.

 He most recently acted as Director of the Grand Spa Resort A-Rosa Sylt, and his career has also included stints at the Mandarin Oriental Bodrum, the Rocco Forte Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, the Chedi Muscat and the Hotel Adlon Kempinski

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Deutsche Hospitality Appoints Thomas Wilken

Thomas Wilken has been appointed General Manager of the 137-room MAXX by Steigenberger Sanssouci Potsdam with effect from 1 June 2020. He will be responsible for all operational and administrative business areas of the hotel.

He has gained valuable experience of his own during the past few years as a Director of Operations and Executive Assistant Manager. His employers have included the Marriott and Kempinski Hotel Groups. He  is a passionate hotelier who brings extensive industry knowledge and a lot of experience in the upscale hospitality industry

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