Swire Hotels, the Hong Kong-based company, will expand its holdings into the U.S. market with the opening of EAST, Miami at Brickell City Centre. The hotel will be located within its $1.5 billion mixed-use development, which will open its doors to guests next... Read More
In what has been described as “a red letter day for Edinburgh“ the city’s ageing St James Centre is to be flattened to make way for a futuristic £850m office and retail complex aimed at stripping Glasgow of its title as Scotland’s shopping... Read More
Eastgate Shopping Centre, in the heart of Inverness, has made the decision to further improve facilities by adding a new level to the complex, which will house an eight screen cinema along with several restaurants, it has been announced. At present,... Read More
Ten of Manchester’s biggest businesses have agreed to finance a long-term plan to transform Salford Quays into the “South Bank of the North”. When complete it’s hoped the project will attract millions more visitors and boost the city’s economy by... Read More
The leisure industry may have rebounded in impressive form since the end of the recession, but certain sectors within it continue to struggle. This primarily concerns pubs and nightclubs, as the price of alcohol remains a deterrent for consumers with low... Read More
An iconic 1930s Co-operative department store in the heart of Newcastle is to get a new lease of life after seven years of neglect. A previous plan to turn the Grade II listed building into a hotel collapsed during the recession. In the latest scheme... Read More
Ireland’s oldest hotel — which claims to have been taking in guests continually since 1795 — is on the market with a price tag of more than half-a-million Euros. Local records show that The Grand Hotel in Tramore began trading under a different... Read More
As gyms and fitness clubs occupy an increasing number of town centre properties, Pembrokeshire County Council has made the decision to invest a total of £1.4 million into the refurbishment of Tenby Leisure Centre. The refurbishment culminates the... Read More
Retail and leisure expansions are particularly popular with UK developers at present, due to the upswing in consumer confidence and the number of retailers and leisure firms looking to expand. The latest to be announced is a multi-million pound project geared... Read More
Shopping centres have changed dramatically over the past decade or so. Rather than being primarily focused on retail, they have also had to place a large emphasis on their leisure offer to satisfy changing expectations of the shopping experience. However, at... Read More
