Best Western Hotels & Resorts, on the other hand, is moving forward with the rollout of its the Best Western Virtual Reality Experience (BWVRE), which offers guests 360-degree views of guest rooms, hotel lobbies and amenities prior to arriving at a property.
In the case of Hilton Hotels, Google will use its mapping technology to enable guests to pick the exact position of their desired room in the hotel as well as showing them the view they will get.
The facility is available to the members of the Hilton HHonours loyalty scheme via an app and only available to members who book direct through Hilton Worldwide.
Digital check-in with room selection is available at more than 4,500 Hilton Worldwide hotels across 13 brands.
Best Western Virtual Reality Experience is limited to its North American hotels at the moment. For the past three years, together with Google Street View, the group has gathered 1.7 million photos of its North American hotels which are being use as the base for their BWVRE system. It will ‘virtually transport’ the guest into a hotel with a narration guiding them through the experience.
BWVRE videos are being developed in 8K resolution and will be available on platforms including Google Maps, Google Search, YouTube and Facebook.
But, as every hotel insider will tell you, a hotel’s room inventory is always in a state of flux. People check in and out at all hours of the day and the length of stay varies too. Just digitalising the room layouts for a major hotel group is a monumental task in itself, not to mention the training involved to ensure staff can handle the system.
So far Hyatt Hotels are reportedly looking at room selection technology but Marriott and Intercontinental say they have no immediate plans to follow the Hilton lead.
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The restaurants include:
The Wolseley along Piccadilly (pictured). The private dining room on the mezzanine level will seat up to 14 people around a long oval table and is available for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea or dinner. The room has half-moon windows on all four sides, so plenty of daylight is guaranteed.
The Delaunay in Aldwych has two private dining rooms which are adjacent to the main restaurant - one seating eight guests, the other 14 guests. Or they can be combined to seat 24 guests. The room also includes a plasma screen for presentations.
The Crazy Coqs is located within Brasserie Zédel at Piccadilly Circus. Crazy Coqs can seat up to 40 guests for a lunch or 80 people for a standing reception. Crazy Coqs is available during the day for presentations, lunches and launches.
Finally, The Lotos Room in The Beaumont Hotel, a short walk from Bond Street tube will seat for up to 40 people on five round tables or 24 people on an oval table.
Details: http://www.corbinandking.com/portfolio
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A new report by property consultant JLL and London & Partners indicates that London's budget hotel sector has seen significant growth since 2012.
More than half of the 18,000 hotel rooms that have opened in London since 2012 have been in the budget sector. In addition, 33 percent of the 7,000 rooms due for completion this year will also be in the same sector. Low-cost hotels now make up 20 percent of the total bedroom stock across the city.
The two main development hotspots are:
The "Knowledge Corridor". This stretches from Bloomsbury to Paddington, taking in Fitzrovia and north of Oxford Street. Hotel activity is increasing as these areas. The U.S.-based hotel operator Standard International will be opening its first UK hotel in 2018 in the former Camden Town Hall.
Shoreditch is the other hotspot for hotel development. New hotels include Z Hotels and Nobu Hotel Shoreditch. During 2016, a further 800 bedrooms are expected to come on stream in this district of London.
Read the full report: http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/global/154000320/4076105.html
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A new Go Kart track is set to be built at the Manchester Arena close to Victoria Station in the centre of Manchester. Planning approval has been granted for the new £1.5million karting facility which will be operated by TeamSport.
The track will be located in the basement area of the arena which has largely remained unused since the arena was built in 1995.
A multilevel, 550m state-of-the-art race track is planned for up to 16 karters at any one time navigating their way through 15 bends at speeds of up to 40mph.
TeamSport Karting Manchester will include private conference facilities for corporate clients as well as a licensed Fuel Bar for drinks and food.
TeamSport Karting Manchester is scheduled to open later this year.
Details: https://www.team-sport.co.uk/go-karting-manchester
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• 95% of French more likely to give up their seat for someone on public transport vs only 84% of Brits
• European poll by Jurys Inn reveals Brits vote themselves top for politeness
• One in 10 Brits use profanities almost 20 times a day
Jurys Inn Group conclude that the Brits could be in need of some remedial ‘manners lessons’.
Whilst we clearly need to brush up on our manners, the Brits cannot be knocked for their generosity when it comes to buying a round of drinks. Only 18% of UK pub goers skip a round compared to 23% of French and 44% of Germans.
The findings are published in the latest Jurys Inn survey: ‘So You Think You’re Polite? New City Census Busts Britain’s Manners Myth’.
Suzanne Cannon, Head of Marketing at Jurys Inn said, “With hotels across the UK and Ireland, Jurys Inn Hotel Group is making it their mission to have the most knowledge about the cities they are in and their locals by delving deep into British habits. Jurys Inn staff are people experts, especially when it comes to Brits. They know what makes them tick and what makes each location unique.
Our study of Brits, French and Germans revealed some very telling facts and obvious misconceptions about who is the most well-mannered bunch. Anyone staying with us can enjoy our friendly service and good manners all year round, no matter where they are!”
Read the report conclusions: https://www.jurysinns.com/press_and_media
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