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Park Plaza to add 900 rooms to London portfolio
Juliet Dennis
juliet.dennis@
travelweekly.co.uk
Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts is to open two hotels in London and refurbish two others, adding nearly 900 rooms to its portfolio in the city and creating almost 300 jobs.
The multimillion-pound
investment will increase Park Plaza’s room count to 3,158 at eight properties within the M25 around London, making it one of the largest international upscale hotel brands in the capital. The hotel chain, operated
in Europe by PPHE Hotel Group, will open the Park Plaza London Waterloo before the end of the year. This will feature 494 ‘contemporary’ rooms, a restaurant, bar, cafe, spa and a gym with a swimming pool. The hotel, which is in the
converted premises of the Central Office of Information, is a short walk from Waterloo and Lambeth North underground stations, and
OPERATOR
Pettitts boosts commission on summer 2017 bookings to 15%
Pettitts has boosted commission rates from 12.5% to 15% for trips departing between May 1 and September 30, 2017, to celebrate its 30th birthday. Kent-based Pettitts, which holds an Atol licence for 1,416 passengers, specialises in tailor-made
PARK PLAZA LONDON WATERLOO: Will feature 494 rooms
“This follows a strong development year for the brand. It is a huge boost for London”
will target business travellers and tourists. The new 212-room Park Plaza
London Park Royal, close to Wembley, is expected to open early next year, offering easy access to Heathrow and the Piccadilly Line. It will feature a restaurant, bar, gym,
meeting rooms and secure parking, and is aimed at business travellers and value-conscious guests. Meanwhile, the Plaza on the River
and Park Plaza London Riverbank are undergoing major renovations, which will add 155 rooms. PPHE Hotel Group’s regional
general manager UK, Greg Hegarty, said: “This follows a strong development year for the brand, which has also seen investments in Croatia and Nuremberg. It is a huge
boost for the London market.”
parkplaza.com
itineraries to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, China, Japan and South America. Founder and managing director Steven Pettitt said:
“We pioneered the concept of tailor-made travel by car and started off by offering tailor-made holidays to India. Soon our clients were asking us to make the same arrangements in other countries. We now offer more than 32 countries.” About 15% of Pettitts’ business comes through
agents and the firm said it targets small independents.
pettitts.co.uk
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Discover Egypt offers Sharm as add-on in 2017-18 range
Discover Egypt features Sharm el-Sheikh in its new 2017-18 brochure as part of multi-centre itineraries. UK flights to the Red Sea resort remain suspended but clients can visit Sharm on excursions and add-ons. Other Red Sea resorts featured include Hurghada and El Gouna, while the resorts of Soma Bay and Marsa Alam have been added.
discoveregypt.co.uk
EasyJet extends Luton network to 50 destinations
EasyJet is to start Luton services to Nantes, Marseille and Valencia in February. The airline expects to carry 133,000 passengers a year on the routes.
easyjet.com
If Only appoints Quibell for
south England and Wales Former Thomas Cook manager Jorge Quibell has joined long- haul operator If Only as sales executive, with responsibility for trade sales in the south of England and south Wales.
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