hotels £60m golf resort for scotland


Wyndham Hotel Group is to operate a new hotel as part of a planned £60m golf resort development near Dundee under an agreement with MAP Property and Leisure Developments (Mappld). Te 187-bedroom hotel –


Wyndham Grand Te Angus – will be the first in Scotland to open under the group’s flagship Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand. Designed by Archial and


due to open in 2015, the hotel will also incorporate 10 two- bedroom lodges and will complement an 18-hole championship golf course which has been designed by 2011 Open champion Darren Clarke. Hotel facilities will include a luxury spa with


It is Wyndham’s first UK hotel outside London under its flagship brand Mappld has now invested fully in the project,


eight treatment rooms, a 20m infinity pool and a whirlpool, while a fully-equipped fitness suite and two dance studios are also planned.


which will also boast a golf club, an academy and private residences. Plans are being fina- lised with a view to starting work next year. Te development will be located adjacent to


the Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=J4F7O


Morgans to open Hudson-branded hotel in London Westminster City Council has granted plan-


Morgans Hotel Group has announced plans to open and operate a new 234-bedroom luxury hotel in London during 2015. Located in Great Scotland Yard, the Hudson


London will occupy a 102-year-old building formerly used by the Ministry of Defence.


ning consent for the hotel, which is being purchased from the Crown Estate by Sansar Investments. Morgans has been appointed to operate the site in a partnership agreement. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=f8Y6m


Hilton unveils new London Wembley hotel


Hilton Hotels and Resorts has announced the opening of its “landmark” new hotel opposite London’s Wembley Stadium – part of wider efforts to regenerate the area. Both the exteriors and


interiors of the 361-bedroom Hilton London Wembley have been designed by Te Manser Practice to incorporate the “spirit of Britain”. Facilities include the


LivingWell Health Club, with a 12-metre swimming pool, a sauna and steamroom, a whirlpool and a 24-hour gym for hotel guests. Meanwhile, the ninth floor roof bar – Sky Bar


Te new hotel forms part of London’s wider Wembley City development Te property is part of Quintain’s Wembley


9 – will provide views overlooking Wembley Stadium, Wembley Arena and Wembley Way with an outdoor terrace for 150 people.


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City scheme, which is revamping former exhi- bition lands surrounding the iconic stadium. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=W1T1S


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Is honesty always the best policy?


philippe rossiter is chief executive of the Institute of Hospitality


involved in financial services, is a quaint notion which harks back to a bygone era. Too oſten one hears the callow reflection


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that if the ‘rules’ allow for an activity or cer- tain course of action to be followed, then it must be acceptable. Te truth, of course, is that rules and regulations are rarely ‘water- tight’, and the rapid advances of technology oſten far outpace the framework of any leg- islation leaving an inventive mind plenty of scope to ‘interpret’ the guidelines. As one hospitality manager said recently (in relation to the continuing tales of less than ethical behaviour on the part of certain bankers), ‘it is not what they could do, it is what they should do that really counts’. Te key challenge in this current climate


is for leaders to demonstrate that honesty is the best policy. Sadly, we have witnessed a woeful lack of observance of this principle, both in business and in politics. Tis has led to a lack of confidence in the ability of many businesses to conduct their affairs for the greater good, not only of their sharehold- ers, but also of society. In politics, various scandals – personal and collective – unveiled by those who govern us, have also led to an up swell of apathy and cynicism among the population vis-à-vis the political elite. At a time when the country requires deci-


sive and honest leaders to move us out of recession, the country appears to remark- ably bereſt of any real talent. In a recent issue of Management Today, former Lloyds TSB CEO Sir Peter Ellwood said: “Arrogance, built on a lack of self-knowledge, is a dis- ease that has brought down many once fine companies”. For him, the overriding leader- ship quality is that of integrity. Tis means not only engaging with peo-


ple in an appropriate and honest manner, but also making sure that decision-making is about doing what is known to be right, even if the consequences might be adverse. Put simply, Sir Peter stresses that, “nothing is more important than integrity”. We ignore this piece of advice at our peril.


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iven the headlines which now appear on an almost daily basis, one might think that honesty in business, especially for those


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