Hotel News Resource - Whitbread Hotel Industry News

Whitbread PLC is to open its brand new Premier Inn hotel in London Ealing on 3rd May 2012. The property will contribute over £10.7 million to the local economy whilst creating 47 new jobs for the residents of Ealing and surrounding areas.

Whitbread PLC, the UK's largest hotel and restaurant group, has today announced six new Premier Inn hotels in London, with 1200 rooms, to be opened over the next three years, with an investment equivalent to £100 million.

Hotels and leisure group Whitbread is set to buy budget hotel chain Premier Lodge over the next few days for about 540 million pounds, sources close to the auction say.

British leisure group Whitbread is to sell a string of three-star hotels in a bid to focus on its budget and luxury chains, it announced today.

The hotel company reports higher operating profits despite the challenges beseting the industry