Construction of the £20 million Fitzwilliam Hotel in Belfast got under way today.
The hotel is sited in Great Victoria Street, next door to the historic Grand Opera House, and is the latest in a string being built to meet demand from visitors to what the Lonely Planet guide calls “a must-see city”.
Planned as a five-star [...]

ONE of Donegal’s best known family run hotels has been put on the market with a guide price of 5.5 million euro.
The landmark Highland’s Hotel in Glenties has been in the Boyle family for almost sixty years.
However, the present owner Johnny Boyle, has decided to leave the hotel business in order to concentrate on the [...]

Max Re Capital Ltd. announced that Walker Rainey, previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Max Europe Holdings Limited, has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Max Europe Holdings, effective immediately. Max Europe Holdings Limited is the holding company for Max Re Capital’s European operating entities.
W. Marston Becker, [...]

Roomster.net, an advanced roommate and apartment matching service that connects members using personality traits, keyword searches and interests, has announced that it is now offering its service in the United Kingdom. The site, which launched in 2003, continues to dominate the online apartment, roommate and sublet matching arena in the United States and Canada. Roomster [...]

The city has approved nearly 150 new condominium units in the last seven years and one official says the trend is causing a slight shift in the local economy.
City Planner Wayne Marshall said many of the new condo owners live in their units only during the warmer months and that fact causes the local economy [...]

After a recent report by the Good Hotel Guide denouncing the high rates guests pay for a Wi-Fi service at most hotels, a new system by airangel is being adopted by some leading hotels in the United Kingdom
airangel offers a ‘walled garden’ Wi-Fi network. Existing hotels that have implemented the system are the Radisson [...]

Irish property group WG Mitchell will underline its credentials as a heavyweight in the Scottish property market with a bid of at least £45m for Edinburgh’s landmark Caledonian Hotel.
The historic building was put up for sale last week by its American owner, Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC), which said it wants to reduce its portfolio [...]