Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland; Belfast;
Location of affected unit(s)
Belfast
Sector
Hotel / Restaurants
Accommodation And Food Service Activities
Accommodation
55.1 - Hotels and similar accommodation

150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

Hastings Hotels has announced that it will create 150 new jobs when it opens its Grand Central venue in Belfast sometime in June 2018. The company, which is Northern Ireland's largest independent hotel group, has invested 53 million GBP (about €60,4 million) to create the largest hotel in Northern Ireland. The Grand Central seeks to recruit some of the more senior positions including General Manager, Operations Manager and Head Chef. It is understood that other positions will be advertised nearer to the hotel's opening date.


Sources

  • 17 January 2018: Belfast Telegraph
  • 16 January 2018: Belfast Live

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Hastings Hotels, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 93083, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93083.