The old saying goes: never mix business with pleasure. But here at Coombe Abbey Hotel, we are certainly seeing a trend of people combining business with leisure in a recently named phenomenon called bleisure – and who can blame them? Coombe is one of the most popular venues in the region for hosting conferences, meetings, […]
Richard Harrison, managing director of Warwickshire-based No Ordinary Hospitality Management (NOHM), breaks down the five-year mission to offer a complete staycation package within the grounds of a 12th century country house hotel. The disruption to the UK travel and hospitality industries in recent years has offered opportunities to approach destinations in a new way. Following […]
A pair of Coventry cafés joined businesses across the country by donating a slice of their profits to Comic Relief. No Ordinary Hospitality Management (NOHM) has thanked customers who visited two of its venues on Red Nose Day after customers helped to raise over £170 for the charity. The funds were raised at two of […]
A Warwickshire HR professional has praised her employer’s attitude to flexible working and progression after the creation of a new group-wide department. Charlotte Birch and Sophie Allan, who have a combined 20 years’ experience working at No Ordinary Hospitality’s Coombe Abbey Hotel, have been appointed Head of People and HR Administrator respectively by the NOHM […]
IXL Events Centre, partners of NOHM, becomes a Venues of Excellence Member Following their “Fast Lane to Excellence” Annual Conference in January 2023 at the Silverstone Circuit, Venues of Excellence, the UK’s leading consortium for independent venues, has welcomed two exciting new venues into the family in February 2023. The multi-award winning IXL Events Centre, […]
What does your role as Group Operations Director involve? As Group Operations Director, I oversee the day-to-day management of all sites across No Ordinary Hospitality, which features a growing variety of brands – including everything from the newly-reopened St Mary’s Guildhall through to Coombe Abbey Hotel. It is a fantastic role and I am involved […]
The colourful history of one of the region’s historic buildings is being brought to light as part of a research project. Coombe Abbey Hotel, just outside Coventry, started life as a 12th Century Abbey and the Grade I building is now a successful hotel operated by No Ordinary Hospitality Management. Now the company has commissioned […]
A Coventry children’s author has partnered with two iconic venues to help bring the city’s history to life to young audiences. Aaron Ashmore, author of, amongst others, The Time Travelling Coventry Taxi – which he co-wrote with son Oscar - and Lady Godiva’s Birthday Suit has joined forces with No Ordinary Hospitality Management (NOHM) to […]
A rapidly growing hospitality management company has joined forces with one of the largest events and conference centres in the Midlands to help it drive growth. No Ordinary Hospitality Management (NOHM) has signed an agreement with IXL Events Centre, based in Southam within the grounds of the Dallas Burston Polo Club, to help secure more […]
A Midlands-based hospitality business has appointed an industry-specialist training provider as part of an ongoing commitment to develop its staff at all levels. No Ordinary Hospitality Management (NOHM) is using the expertise of Kirkland Training to provide all the employees in its portfolio with training that also inspires them to continue delivering great service. The […]
