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Ibis Styles London ExCel Mandalay Pictton House Hotel Grange Guest House Trelaske Hotel & Restaurant

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Featured Group Jupiter Hotels Page 14 to 15

Summer Special Offers Page 16 to 17

Summer Festivals Page 18 to 19

Industry Interview with Syed Pirzada Page 20

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A selection of Member Hotels A selection of new and existing members who joined

Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre Bristol

£95

Stoneycroft Hotel Leicester

£39

Appleby Park Hotel

Blackwell Grange Hotel

£59

£53.10

Tamworth

Darlington

Ashley Villa

this month

Bath

Kenwood Guest Ardsley House House Hotel

£79

£37

Selsdon Park Hotel & Golf Club Croydon

Stoke on Trent

Barnsley

£47.70

Winchester Royal Hotel

Arnos Manor Hotel

£107

£58.50

Winchester

Bristol

£79

Norfolk Arms Hotel

Shillingford Bridge Hotel

Southampton Park Hotel

£89.10

£89

£53.10

Arundel

Didcot

Southampton

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Burley Manor Brockenhurst

£59

Royal Cambridge Hotel Cambridge

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Novotel London Pratt’s Hotel Bath Heathrow West Drayton

£80.10

£104

Cedars Hotel & Restaurant Stowmarket

£69.50

The Grafton Guest House Felixstowe

£35

Stratton House Chester Court Hotel Hotel Cirencester

£80.10

Chester

Wheatsheaf Pub Haywards Heath

£50

£45

Queensberry Hotel

Gadlys Country Red House House Hotel Hotel

Lyndhurst Park Hotel

£45

£65

£44.10

Dumfries

Wessex Hotel Bournemouth

£53.10

Cemaes Bay

Deans Place Hotel Alfriston

£65

Torquay

£40

Duke Of York Ilminster

£61.50

Lyndhurst

Clarion Collection Hotel Cromwell Stevenage Stevenage

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Ibis Styles London Excel Royal Victoria Dock, Docklands, London E16 3BY 70 On-site £10 fee

Dining

Bar

Free Wi-Fi

24hr Reception

Starting from £59

Ibis Styles London Excel Starting from £59 The ibis Styles London Excel is newly refurbished throughout and located opposite the ExCel Exhibition Centre, adjacent to the Custom House DLR Station.

There`s a café serving baguettes and coffee, a Steak House Restaurant for A La Carte dining as well as a traditional English pub serving drinks and food. Guests can enjoy `complimentary` full English & Continental breakfast in the morning served in the Camilla Breakfast room.

The O2 Arena, London City Airport, Olympic Park and Canary Wharf can be reached in 15 minutes by public transport, with the Emirates Air Line (cable car) a 10 minute walk. Canning Town Tube Station is only 2 stops on the DLR and offers direct access to Canary Wharf, Central London and the West End. Each bedroom has a new Ibis sweet bed for added bedtime comfort, en suite power shower, a widescreen satellite TV and tea/coffee making facilities. read more...

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Mandalay Picton House Hotel 122 Sussex Gardens, Paddington, London W2 1UB Dining

24hr Reception

Starting from ÂŁ75

Mandalay Picton House Hotel Starting from ÂŁ75 The Mandalay Picton House Hotel is located in charming tree-lined Sussex Gardens. It is situated in a beautiful 19th Century Victorian mid-terrace. Paddington Main Line Rail and Underground are only 5 minutes on foot.

It is a small, clean and quality hotel run by the Ally family, who speak Norwegian fluently. There are 18 en-suite rooms: twin, double, triple and family. All rooms have a television, hair dryer and tea/ coffee making facilities. read more...

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Grange Guest House Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 5NQ Lounge

Free Wi-Fi

Golf

Starting from ÂŁ40

8.7 out of 10

Grange Guest House Starting from ÂŁ40 Grange Guest House is a family run Edwardian house providing good value bed and breakfast accommodation.

We are 600 meters from the train and bus stations offering fast links into London, Cambridge and Stansted airport. We are close to the historic town centre with its many restaurants, bars and shops.

Free wifi is available and French is also spoken. Free public parking is possible at a location nearby read more...

Check in/out Check in from 15:00 Check out from 12:00 Average Guest Rating 8.7 out of 10 Recommended by

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Trelaske Hotel & Restaurant Polperro Road, Looe, Cornwall PL13 2JS

60 On-site Free

Dining

Lounge/Bar

Free Wi-Fi

7 Bedrooms

Starting from £115

9.6 out of 10

Trelaske Hotel & Restaurant Starting from £115 In 4 acres of beautiful grounds, this 3 star (AA) hotel is rated amongst the top 20 hotels in Cornwall and has two AA Rosette awards for food excellence.

The Trelaske Hotel freshly prepares meals using locally sourced seasonal produce. Fresh fish and shellfish come from the Cornish fishing port of Looe.

Meat is sourced from award-winning Cornish farms. Much of the fruit, vegetables and herbs are from the hotel’s own grounds.

With just 7 rooms, guests receive attentive, individual service. All of the spacious, comfortable rooms have lovely views over the surrounding countryside.

Free private parking is available on site and there is also a cosy bar and comfortable lounges with real open fireplaces. read more...

Summer/Autumn Dinner B&B package from £150 per night

Check in/out Check in from 14:00pm Check out from 11:00am Average Guest Rating 9.6 out of 10 Recommended by

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Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Gloucester, Gloucestershire Starting from

£80.10

The city of Gloucester tells a thousand tales and where better to explore it than from Bowden Hall, a firm favourite for short breaks.

Selection of Jupiter Hotels

Mercure Inverness Hotel Inverness, Inverness-shire Starting from

£93.50

Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel Hull, East Yorkshire Starting from

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£89

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Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Maidstone, Kent Starting from

£67.50

Mercure Maidstone - right in the heart of the beautiful Kent countryside, the hotel has easy access to transport links.

Mercure London Watford Hotel Watford, Hertfordshire Starting from

£105

Mercure Leicester The Grand Hotel Leicester, Leicestershire Starting from

£55.20

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Mercure Kidderminster Hotel Kidderminster, Worcestershire Starting from

£69

Mercure Tunbridge Wells Hotel Tunbridge Wells, Kent Starting from

£89

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Selection of Jupiter Hotels

Mercure Glasgow Glasgow, Stathclyde Starting from

£76

Mercure Bradford Bankfield Hotel Bradford, West Yorkshire Starting from

£49

Mercure Newbury Elcot Park Newbury, Berkshire Starting from

£112.50

Mercure Swansea Hotel Swansea, West Glamorgan Starting from

£95

Quality Hotel Kings Lynn Kings Lynn, Norfolk Starting from

£69

Mercure Norwich Hotel Norwich, Norfolk Starting from

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Mercure Livingston Hotel Livingston, Lothian Starting from

£76

Mercure Burton Upon Trent Newton Park

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Starting from

£76.50

Mercure Perth Hotel Perth, Perthshire Starting from

£56 was £75

Mercure Ayr Hotel Ayr, Ayrshire Starting from

£105

Mercure Bristol North The Grange Hotel Bristol, Gloucestershire Starting from

Edinburgh, Midlothian Starting from

£96

£98.10

Quality Hotel Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Starting from

£57.60

Quality Hotel Colchester Colchester, Essex Starting from

£44.10

Clarion Collection Hotel Cromwell Stevenage Stevenage, Hertfordshire Starting from

Mercure Edinburgh City - Princes Street Hotel

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£79

Quality Hotel Peterborough

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Starting from

£62.10

Talbot Ripley Woking, Surrey Starting from

£89

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Summer Special Offers Tudor Rose Hotel Beverley

Dudley Races - 2 nights min.

From £95 per night

Offer available from: 4th July 2014 to 5th July 2014 only.

Llangoed Hall Brecon

Romantic Champagne Break* From £400 per night was £690

Haleys Hotel Leeds

Advanced Purchase Rate - 2 nights (Must book 10 days prior) From £52.50 per night was £62.50 TDF July ‘14 - 3rd to 5th July 2014 From £77.50 per night

Midweek Autumn Gold Package From £300 per night was £340 Weekend Autumn Gold Package

Offers available from: 4th April 2014 to 21st December 2014, unless otherwise stated.

From £350 per night was £390 June Summer Promotion

From £105 per night was £200

Subject to availability, terms and conditions apply. See website for more details and when the deals are valid from and to. *2 nights minimum.

Corn Mill Lodge Hotel Leeds

Trelaske Hotel & Restaurant Looe

Summer Dinner B&B Offer

From £170 per night was £182 Autumn Dinner B&B Offer From £150 per night was £170 Offer available from: 1st June 2014 to 19th October 2014.

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Advanced Purchase Rate - 2 nights From £47.25 per night was £105 TDF July ‘14 - 4th to 5th July 2014 From £95 per night Offers available from: 2nd April 2014 to 31st December 2014, unless otherwise stated.

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Bagden Hall Hotel Huddersfield

Discounted Rates

£75 per night was £130

From

Chequers Newbury

International Hotel Derby

Discounted Rates

Newbury

Discounted Rates

From

£83.50 per night was £128.50

From £44 per night was £89

Paragon Hotel Birmingham

Discounted Rates

From

£56.25 per night was £100

Kimberley Hotel Harrogate

Star Hotel Southampton

Discounted Rates From

£35 per night was £55

Buckingham Hotel High Wycombe

Discounted Rates From

£37 per night was £77

Gretna Hall Hotel Gretna Green

Kimberley Dinner Special - 2 nights From £99 per night was £230 Discounted Rates From £79 per night was £110

Best Western Cumberland Hotel Harrow

Discounted Rates From £73 per night was £101

Discounted Rates From

£40 per night was £109

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Shepton Mallet 2.6 miles away

£39

Oakhill Inn Bath 5.1 miles away

£120

Wookey Hole Hotel

Wessex Hotel

£39.99

£56.50

Wells 5.5 miles away

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Street 6.6 miles away

4th - 6th JULY 2014 LONDON

Majestic Hotel

The Aber Hotel

Kings Cross Thistle Inn Hotel Hotel Euston

£45

£90

£130 was £140

Finsbury Park 0.5 miles away

Crouch End 0.9 miles away

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Euston 2.5 miles away

Euston 4.1 miles away

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Cannards Well Hotel

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GLASTONBURY

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£143

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Lomond Hills Hotel

Mercure Perth Hotel

Golden Acorn Duchally Wetherlodge Country Est.

£64.95

£56 was £75

£75 was £80

Glenrothes 10.3 miles away

Perth 10.2 miles away

Novotel Reading

The Forbury Hotel

£71

£198

Reading Centre 0.7 miles away

Reading 0.9 miles away

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Reading/Leeds

Auchterarder 11.6 miles away

£99

22nd - 24th AUGUST 2014 Reading/Leeds

Ibis Leeds Centre

De Vere Oulton Hall

£62

£149

Leeds 9.2 miles away

Leeds 8.9 miles away

Edinburgh Tattoo Novotel Edinburgh Edinburgh 0.5 miles away

£180

No11 Hotel & Brasserie Edinburgh 0.7 miles away

£49 was £89

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1st - 23rd AUGUST 2014

23 Mayfield

Ellwyn Hotel

£160

£35

Edinburgh 1.5 miles away

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Glenrothes 9.9 miles away

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11th - 13th JULY 2014 BALADO

Edinburgh 2.3 miles away

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Syed Pirzada Director at Dial House Hotel How long have you worked at Dial House Hotel?

Just over 2 years now, about 2 years and one month.

What do you love most about your job?

Honestly, everything. I love my job. Always the people with their different expectations and demands daily. I love the variety.

What is the most rewarding thing about working within this industry?

The satisfied customer.

What one word best describes you?

Reliable.

What is the best piece of career advice you have ever been given?

To keep at it, work hard and always be alert with your common sense.

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If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

I’m very happy where I am.

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Dial House Hotel Crowthorne, Berkshire

Dial House Hotel Crowthorne, Berkshire Starting from

ÂŁ70

On my last holiday, I went to ...

Paris, it was lovely.

When I was child, I wanted to be ...

A Pilot.

If you could be any character in a movie, who would you be?

Superman, for all the joy he brings everyone.

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