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UK hotel operators "over the worst"
Green light for Biggin
Rate of decline projected to slow heading into early 2010 according to PwC forecast
Hill Airport hotel
Bromley Council has approved By Pete Hayman
plans for a new hotel at Biggin
Hill Airport in Kent. Designed by Hotel operators across the UK
EPR Architects, the four-star are set to experience further
hotel will have 76 rooms, a deterioration in growth rates
number of meeting rooms and a before Christmas 2009 but are
brasserie style restaurant. The now "over the worst", accord-
hotel will be separated into two ing to a new report by
elements – an air-side public PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
area and a quieter bedroom wing. In its latest hotel forecast,
Public areas will feature terraces PwC predicts a 12.1 per cent
with views across the airfield to decrease in RevPAR for the year,
the terminal building and the but expects the rate of decline
neighbouring 'green belt' land. to slow heading into early 2010.
Air crews staying at the hotel Leisure tourism has helped to 'Staycations' have helped to reduce the strain on the hotel industry
will have their own lounge, offset a significant reduction in
kitchen facilities and a health corporate travel during 2009, with 2008, which has seen for occupancy, and keeping
and fitness suite. Biggin Hill although PwC has warned that London slip from second to rates low will continue to make
airport is mainly used by private the business and conference 22nd in the global list of most it easier to attract last minute
and corporate jets. markets remain critical to the expensive destinations. custom. It is a delicate balance
industry's recovery. Robert Milburn, UK hospital- and we are not out of the
Bespoke Hotel Group
PwC has also found that ity and leisure leader at PwC woods yet but, as the economy
acquires Clumber Park
room rates are nearly £20 said: "Room rates have become starts to stabilise, the path has
The Bespoke Hotel Group has cheaper on average compared the sacrificial lamb in the battle at least become clearer."
taken over the management of
the Clumber Park Hotel and Spa
Four Seasons
near Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
£100m Flaxby golf hotel planned
The 73-bedroom hotel includes a
London revamp
spa and recently underwent a The Four Seasons Hotel in
£400,000 refurbishment. The Park Lane, London, has
hotel’s spa includes six closed to undergo a major
treatment rooms, a swimming refurbishment scheme.
pool and a spa pool and also has ReardonSmith is
a health and fitness suite. The leading the design team
property is owned by Leeds- responsible for the
based Moorgarth Leisure. revamp, which will see a
two-storey extension of
Comptoir Libanais
the north west elevation
sites open in London
in order to provide a new The Skelwith Group is behind plans for the North Yorkshire venue
Restaurateur Tony Kitous is to executive suite. On the
open two Comptoir Libanais- ground floor, a new porte By Pete Hayman room property, four helipads,
branded venues in London. The cochere will be built and a three restaurants, a spa
Lebanese-themed restaurants new staircase introduced. Plans for a new £100m five-star complex, bars, boutiques and
will launch later this year in The building’s double hotel at the Flaxby Park Golf conference facilities.
Paddington and the O2 Centre height atrium is to be and Country Club near The club already has an
(Finchley Road). The Paddington restored and will include a Knaresborough, North 18-hole, championship-stan-
site will have 30 covers and a Tea Lounge area with Yorkshire, have been unveiled dard golf course but the plans
large takeaway delicatessen, gallery space. by York-based developer, The include a 27-hole course with
while the 1,713 sq ft (159.1sq A rooftop extension to Skelwith Group. Professional Golfers Association
m) O2 site will boast 90 covers. the hotel will house a new The proposals for the club, approved tour facilities and a
The openings will double the spa and fitness suite, with which first opened in 2004 and 24-hour driving range.
number of Comptoir Libanais the spa being designed by is hoping to submit a bid to Nature trails throughout the
restaurants and follow sites in Eric Parry Associates. host the Ryder Cup tournament estate will also be created as
Westfield and Wigmore Street. in 2022, include a 303-bed- part of the development.
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