ACCORDING to the Business Desk, Alex Langsam has bought two hotels from De Vere Group for £20m.
These are near and far.
One is the De Vere Daresbury Park Hotel in Warrington, and the other is down south in Bournemouth and the Royal Bath Hotel.
It's a shame that closer to the Manchester origins of Britannia Hotels the London Road Fire Station still moulders and rots after being let down by the company once again.
We broke the latest shambles the building finds itself in after assurances to begin work converting the premises into a hotel were reneged upon by Britannia Hotels. Read here for the full story of English Heritage's disquiet at being misled.
The lack of action at the Fire Station is surprising given the expansion of Britannia Hotels elsewhere.
As the Business Desk points out, over the last couple of years Britannia has aquired the Pontins holiday camp business, the Scarisbrick Hotel in Southport, the Royal and Clifton Hotels in Scarborough and the Russ Hill Hotel close to Gatwick Airport.
