Whitbread Set to Open Four More Premier Inn Hotels in Scotland New hotels in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Thurso and Hamilton will open ahead of what Whitbread expects will be a popular year for domestic tourism share this article Photo: Whitbread PLC Whitbread, the owner of the Premier Inn and hub by Premier Inn hotel brands, is gearing itself up for a successful summer of staycations in Scotland with four new hotels due to open in the coming months. Advertisements The new hotels include a new super-sized Premier Inn in Glasgow city centre, a new hotel on Edinburgh's Princes Street and the most northerly Premier Inn in the UK at Thurso in the Highlands.