De Vere Hotels gives brand task to Albion.(De Vere Hotels & Leisure Ltd.)(Brief article)

De Vere Hotels, the hotel and leisure chain that includes the Village Leisure Resorts and Brighton's Grand Hotel, has appointed Albion to its pounds 3 million creative account.

Albion was awarded the business without a pitch. The incumbent agency, Spinnaker, had held the account for less than a year.

Albion has been tasked with designing a brand identity for the group, which comprises 35 properties in the UK including the Grand, Oulton Hall in Leeds and Cameron House, an 18th-century baronial mansion in Loch Lomond.

The …