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Jennifer Fox steps
down as CEO
of Millennium
Hotels
Jennifer Fox has “mutually agreed” to
step down from her position as group
CEO and director of Millennium and
Copthorne Hotels (M&C).
Fox began working for the
company just three months ago
when she was appointed on 19 June,
replacing Aloysius Lee, who had
resigned in January.
Tan Kian Seng, the current group
chief of staff and former interim group
CEO prior to Fox’s appointment,
returned to the position as interim CEO
on 28 September 2018.
She has over 30 years’ experience in
the hotel industry, with previous roles
including president of Fairmont Hotels
and Resorts.
The hotel did not give a reason for
Fox’s departure in the statement it
made to the London Stock Exchange.
HOTEL COLLECTIONS
Park House,
Hotel & Spa
in Sussex joins
Pride of Britain
Hotels
Pride of Britain Hotels has
announced that Park House, Hotel
and Spa, a multi-award-winning
country house hotel in Sussex, is to
join its collection of independently-
owned luxury UK hotels.
Set in 10-acres in the West Sussex
village of Bepton, Park House was first
opened to guests by Ioné and Michael
O’Brien in the late 1940s, the hotel has
been family-run for four generations
and features 21-bedrooms, a spa and
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fine-dining restaurant, two grass tennis
courts, a six-hole, 18-tee golf course
and a croquet lawn.
The 21 individually-designed
bedrooms are spread between the main
house and three adjacent cottages –
South Down, Baytree and Polo. Little
Oaks, a six-bedroom luxury house a
mile down the road, is also available for
exclusive use and guests have access to
all of the hotel’s facilities.
Set apart from the main hotel, the spa
at Park House holds a five-bubble rating
from the Good Spa Guide. Facilities
include a 15-metre indoor swimming
pool with marble entry shower, outdoor
heated pool with sun terrace (May
to September), jacuzzi, saunas and
steam rooms, gym and fitness studio,
four treatment rooms and a treatment
menu offering restorative facials, scalp
massages and manicures.
Mark Yates, general manager, said:
“We are delighted that Park House has
been accepted into Pride of Britain
Hotels’ prestigious hotel collection, as it
has been an ambition of our owner for
a number of years now.”
Peter Hancock, chief executive,
Pride of Britain Hotels, added: “We’re
thrilled to welcome Park House into the
collection, bringing us even closer to
our self-imposed limit of 50 hotels. It is
a genuine example of a family-owned
property that is loved by its many
discerning guests.”
Our vision for 82 West
India Dock Road will breathe
new life into a neglected
site that has been derelict
for many years
Donal Mulryan, founder, Rockwell
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EXPANSIONS
Marriott
announces
expansion of
its homesharing
pilot
Marriott International has expanded
its homesharing pilot to include Paris,
Rome and Lisbon, in addition to London.
The news comes after a five-
month pilot initiated earlier this year
in collaboration with Hostmaker, a
London-based home rental sharing
management company.
The group said travelers can now
choose from more than 340 properties
across four European markets, with
the ability to earn and redeem points
across Marriott’s loyalty platform,
including Marriott Rewards and
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG).
Adam Malamut, chief customer
experience officer at Marriott
International, said: “Following the
positive customer feedback from our
pilot in London, we are excited to
extend Tribute Portfolio Homes to new
markets together with Hostmaker.
“We are always innovating to meet
the evolving needs of travelers, and
expanding into home sharing is an
opportunity to deepen relationships
with our most loyal guests by delivering
new experiences designed to reflect
how they travel.”
Marriott has also extended its
collaboration with Hostmaker, which
currently operates in the listed
European cities, to identify and curate
a portfolio of homes that complements
the “quality, aesthetic and service
values of Marriott”.
During the initial pilot Marriott found
guests stayed more than twice the
typical hotel length of stay and that
guests sought units with multiple
bedrooms and were appreciative of
features such as full kitchens and in-
unit laundry.
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