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Virgin Active acquires Esporta gyms
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- 03 May 2011 10:04
Virgin Active health club chain, which is controlled by Sir Richard Branson, is planning to take over Esporta in a £77.5 million deal.Virgin Active currently runs 71 gyms across the UK while Esporta has 55 sites. The deal does not include the freehold on 17 of the Esporta racquet club ...read more
Virgin refuses to pay landing fees in Heathrow row
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- 10 January 2011 09:44
Virgin Atlantic is to withhold some landing fees from Heathrow because of the chaos caused by the airport's shutdown last month.Sir Richard Branson's airline said it is not going to pay landing and parking charges due from January 1st until it sees the results of an internal inquiry into the ...read more
Raymond Blanc appointed vice president of Orient-Express
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- 07 December 2010 09:43
Raymond Blanc has been appointed vice president of Orient-Express Hotels. Mr Blanc is the founder and chef patron of Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Oxfordshire. Orient-Express acquired Virgin Hotels' equity stake in Le Manoir in 2002.In his new role, Mr Blanc will act as a consultant to the group's food ...read more
Compass hits £1billion profits landmark
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- 24 November 2010 09:24
Surrey-based catering giant Compass has reported operating profits of £1 billion for the first time as it overcame weaker revenues in the UK and Ireland.The Chertsey firm, which provides catering at famous venues including Chelsea Football Club and the Wimbledon tennis championships, said the year to September 30 saw strong ...read more
British Travel Awards 2010 results announced
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- 05 November 2010 09:45
The British Travel Awards 2010 took place last night, celebrating a line-up of winning travel companies, voted for by the British public. Over 220,000 votes were cast this year making the British Travel Awards the largest independent awards scheme in the UK. More than 1,100 of the UK travel industry's ...read more
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