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New Management and Sales Team Appointed to Head Up The Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central

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Aspire Executive Lounges, Swissport's global airport hospitality brand, has joined the British Institute of Hospitality, the world’s leading and award-winning membership body for hospitality professionals. Aspire Executive Lounges becomes the first business partner from the airport lounge hospitality sector to join the Institute of Hospitality. Aspire Executive Lounges, the fast-growing Swiss brand in the airport hospitality business, has joined the British Institute of Hospitality (IoH), the world’s leading membership body for professionals working and studying in the hospitality leisure and tourism industry. Aspire Executive Lounges is the first business from the airport lounge sector to become a member of IoH. The collaboration will foster an exchange of expertise and insights: IoH will benefit from Aspire's expertise in airport hospitality, while Aspire, by sharing its wealth of experience with IoH members, can extend its professional network to the hotel and catering sectors and hospitality management schools. “Our vision for Aspire Executive Lounges is clear and simple: We want to deliver a guest experience that is similar to what our guests are used to from their preferred hotels, meeting the needs and exceeding the expectations of today’s travelers,” says David Collyer, Global Vice President of Executive Lounges at Swissport International AG. “We strive to deliver an unparalleled experience and set a benchmark that transcends our industry, redefining excellence across the hospitality sector. The Institute of Hospitality is a great network to exchange insights and experiences, and to learn from others in the hospitality sector, which will help us bring our vision to life.” Robert Richardson, CEO of the Institute of Hospitality: “Our aspiration at the Institute of Hospitality has been to develop and grow our membership, the number of countries we operate in, and the number of hospitality sectors represented within our organization. With that in mind, it is a natural partnership for us to welcome Aspire into our family, and to learn from their teams, who serve travelers with passion and dedication. As two organizations with similar values, we look forward to collaborating in promoting high levels of excellence within our profession.” With over 30 years of experience, Aspire Executive Lounges is Europe’s largest brand in the airport lounges sector. In 2023, Swissport welcomed more than five million customers worldwide at over 69 lounges in 20 countries. The airport hospitality brand recently opened new lounges at Toronto City Airport in Canada, and Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in Finland. Aspire Executive Lounges recently created a new lounge concept in partnership with the airline alliance oneworld. The first oneworld branded lounge was launched at Incheon Airport in Seoul, Korea, in December 2023. Aspire Executive Lounges is owned by Swissport International AG, the global leader in aviation services, serving airlines at 286 airports in 44 countries across 6 continents
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The Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central has appointed Kevin Coombes as the new General Manager and Lucy O’Grady as the new Sales Manager to head up the 4* hotel.

New Management and Sales Team Appointed to Head Up The Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central An experienced General Manager, Kevin Coombes has worked with IHG, LHMUK and the Holiday Inn brand for 12 years. He has a proven track record for driving sales, creating strong local networks and overseeing mid-scale and up-scale global hotel brands.  Kevin prides himself on leading “great hotels that guests love”, a mantra that he promises to take with him to the Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central.

Lucy O’Grady joins the team as the new Sales Manager having previously overseen a portfolio of mid-scale hotels for KGH. With her extensive event planning and sales experience, Lucy will be tasked with managing existing business contracts and building new opportunities for the hotel.

As a team, Kevin and Lucy will look to develop and expand the hotel’s corporate portfolio by driving their fantastic meeting, conference and events facilities for local and national partners and guests.

The modern Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central has 166 bedrooms, 9 meeting spaces and a leisure clubNew Management and Sales Team Appointed to Head Up The Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central with 350 members.

Commenting on the new role, Kevin Coombes, General Manager, Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central hotel, said: “I am delighted to be leading this fantastic hotel and talented team as we continue to strive to deliver a fantastic offering and experience for our business and leisure guests. I am very well versed with the Holiday Inn brand and LHMUK initiatives and look forward to meeting this new challenge”.

Lucy O’Grady, Sales Manager, Holiday Inn Milton Keynes added: “I am incredibly excited to join the Holiday Inn Milton Keynes team, we have set ourselves high targets for the year ahead in terms of hosting new meeting and conference delegates from the local area and further afield and I can’t wait to oversee and help meet this goal”.

Simon Teasdale, Managing Director LHM UK, said of the appointments: “We are delighted to appoint Kevin and Lucy to manage and drive sales for the hotel. We have identified the Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central as a priority hotel for 2018 and under their new direction we hope to develop the corporate clientele as well as welcoming new leisure guests. It is an exciting time and we’re thrilled to have Kevin and Lucy on board and leading the way in Milton Keynes”.

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