DG 30 - November 2015 * | Page 9

Travel News Trump Turnberry has officially closed the doors to its hotel building and Ailsa course as The Trump Organization commences its £200m renovation of this iconic golf resort. The highly anticipated upgrade of the historic 1906 hotel includes a complete renovation, restoration and remodelling of all guestrooms, suites, corridors, restaurants and public spaces. Additionally, Trump Turnberry will soon boast a 500 person grand ballroom which will be the finest of its kind. Changes to the great Ailsa Championship course are also now underway starting with the dramatic renovation of the 9th hole into what is anticipated to be one of the greatest par 3’s anywhere the world. Fairmont St Andrews, the fivestar luxury resort at the ‘Home of Golf’, is celebrating after being awarded ‘Best Small Group Hotel Employer’ 2015 at Caterer.com’s ‘Best Employers in Hospitality Awards 2015’. Now in its fifth year, the prestigious event - which judges solely on employee responses to a bespoke, online engagement survey - gathered hundreds of hoteliers at the Lancaster London hotel to recognise and reward the best employers in UK hospitality. Based on the views of almost 9,000 employees, the multi-award-winning resort also secured third place out of 60 UK companies in the overall