Press Releases

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July 2010

Macdonald Burlington Hotel Completes £2 million Refurbishment
The Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham has completed a £2 million refurbishment programme, to restore its 115 bedrooms and public areas back to their original Victorian splendour.

June 2010

Macdonald Hotels appoints sales manager for Windsor property
Liz Dax, is returning to the Macdonald Hotels & Resorts group as Sales Manager for its new boutique town house property, which opens in the heart of Winsor town centre in September.

General Manager appointed for new Macdonald Windsor Hotel
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Beverley Molmans as General Manger for its newest property, the 120-bedroom Macdonald Windsor Hotel, opening this September.

Macdonald Hotels enlists award winning interior designer for its latest project
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has appointed multi award winning interior designer Amanda Rosa to transform a former John Lewis 'Caleys' department store in the heart of Windsor to its newest addition, Macdonald Windsor Hotel.

May 2010

Macdonald Rusacks Hotel makes Expedia's Top Ten UK List
St Andrews based Macdonald Rusacks Hotel scooped a top ten spot on Expedia's Insiders' Select list of top British hotels.

April 2010

Redevelopment Plans for Macdonald Cardrona Hotel & Golf Course
The Macdonald Cardrona Hotel & Golf Course in Peebles has announced extensive redevelopment plans that will see it transformed into a full scale holiday resort.

March 2010

Macdonald Portal Hotel set to boast Lee Westwood Golf School
One of Cheshire's foremost hotel golf resorts has been selected as the fairway of choice by Lee Westwood for his first ever Golf School.

February 2010

Macdonald Hotels Eggs guests on this Easter
Up to 50% off plus £10 Voucher across all hotels AND Thornton's Chocolate up for grabs at selected hotels

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts signs up to 2012 Fair Pricing Charter
First hotel group to commit all venues to Olympic Games initiative

Macdonald Hotels Open New Windsor Property
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has unveiled the latest hotel in its portfolio; 'Macdonald Windsor Hotel' which is scheduled to open in August 2010.

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts' Richard Rees achieves Tim Gasson Award
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce that Richard Rees has been awarded the prestigious Tim Gasson Award at the HBAA 11th Annual Dinner, on Friday 15th January. He was recognised for his outstanding efforts in helping to promote the association.

January 2010

Macdonald Manchester Hotel & Spa Outperforms its Competitors
Macdonald Manchester Hotel & Spa has vastly outperformed the local market with a 16.6 per cent growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR), more than double its competitors according to recent research.

November 2009

Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa retains title of large hotel of the year in top scottish golf awards
The luxury four star Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa has been crowned 'Outstanding Large Hotel of the Year' for the second year running in the Golf Tourism Scotland (GTS) Gold Standard Awards on 5 November 2009.

Early changes lead to 84% profit increase for Macdonald's Cardrona Hotel
The Macdonald Cardrona Hotel & Country Club has achieved an 84% increase in profit between 2008 and 2009.

Macdonald Hotels Acquires Pittodrie House
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has announced the full acquisition of the Macdonald Pittodrie House Hotel and Estate, Aberdeenshire following its purchase of Theo Smith's 50 percent stake.

October 2009

North East Hotel of the Year for Macdonald Gisborough Hall Hotel
Macdonald Gisborough Hall Hotel in Guisborough, North Yorkshire has been awarded Large Hotel of the Year at the North East England Tourism Awards 2009.

The Gisborough Hall crowned North East England's finest hotel in regional tourism awards
North Yorkshire-based, luxury four star Gisborough Hall, a Macdonald Associate Hotel, has been crowned Large Hotel of the Year 2009 in a stylish ceremony at the North East England Tourism Awards on 15 October 2009.

Macdonald Marine Hotel and Spa Launches Bespoke Detox Breaks with TV Star Amanda Hamilton
The award winning four star Macdonald Marine Hotel and Spa, North Berwick has launched a series of bespoke detox retreats created exclusively by GMTV nutritionist Amanda Hamilton.

The Roxburghe Hotel Welcomes New Sales Director
The Roxburghe Hotel, part of Macdonald Hotels and Resorts Group has recently announced the appointment of Sales Director, Louise Rattray who will be based at the four star Roxburghe Hotel on Charlotte Square in Edinburgh's city centre.

It's all about kids at Macdonald Hotels and Resorts this autumn with fun activities and delicious food
Family fun is taking centre stage at the luxury four star Macdonald Hotels and Resorts this autumn where the youngest travellers will receive a particularly warm welcome throughout the UK.

September 2009

Macdonald Hotels Fulfils a Niche for Women
Macdonald Inchyra Grange Hotel in Falkirk and Whyte House Office Solutions has joined forces with The Association of Scottish Businesswomen (ASB) to pioneer the area's first women only ASB networking group.

Celebrate the Autumnal Harvest Festival period with Macdonald Hotels
With Harvest Festival fully underway, The Macdonald Hotels & Resorts is celebrating by offering midweek and weekend hotel break packages to mark the arrival of autumn and the traditional time for appreciating British food.

June 2009

Aviemore Highland Resort Gets the Green Light
Macdonald Hotels Limited has today reached agreement with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Administrators of Aviemore Highland Resort Limited (in Administration) and subsidiaries to acquire the assets and business of Aviemore Highland Resort adding it to their existing UK wide portfolio. This deal will secure the future of the Resort and the 300 jobs that it currently provides.

Prudent Investment Reaps Rewards for Macdonald Hotels
Coinciding with announcing its acquisition of the business and assets of Aviemore Highland Resort, Macdonald Hotels today announces its results for the year ended 25 September 2008.

February 2009

Macdonald Ansty Hall Makes Winning Their Business.
The team at the Macdonald Ansty Hall Hotel have recently won the highly coveted HRS Business Excellence Award for Customer Service, and runners up in the Excellence in Meetings Award.

The HRS Hotel Excellence Awards celebrate hotels that have successfully introduced innovative ideas and as a result achieved measurable improvement to their business. The competition was tough and saw Ansty Hall awarded the prize over the Rocco Forte Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh.

This is not the first time in the past 12 months that the hotel has been recognised for its customer service. In November the hotel was finalist in the Warwickshire TSB Godiva Awards.

January 2009

Macdonald Hotels & Confex join forces for industry research.
Macdonald Hotels and Resorts in association with Confex Group will be researching the future of corporate procurement policies and the effect it will have on the events industry. The findings will be released during International Confex to ascertain what procurement teams throughout the UK and Europe will be looking for over the next five to 10 years.