London Olympics
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The Green Party has claimed it helped to sway McDonald's into serving only British chicken in its four restaurants at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said she had pressured McDonald's into increasing its domestic chicken supply...
Posted: 19 March 2012 | 17:40
Menus for British Airways customers during the Olympics and Paralympic Games – created by Simon Hulstone with support from Heston Blumenthal – have been unveiled. Hulstone's dishes have been inspired by the airline's menus dating back to 1948...
Posted: 14 March 2012 | 10:41
Tourism Minister John Penrose has dismissed the suggestion that London hotels are overpricing themselves during the Olympics. He made his views known on the day that online booking company Hotels.com announced that the average price for a hotel room in London during the Olympic period was £213 a night
Posted: 13 March 2012 | 17:00
It's less than five months before the world focuses on the competition - and cuisine - on offer at London 2012. Ahead of the Arena Savoy lecture, Olympic catering chief Jan Matthews tells James Stagg what has been achieved and the legacy it will leave
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 08:57
As the cold snap continues, summer might seem some way off but our operators are already setting in place plans to make the most of outside spaces.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 08:51
Non-Olympic corporate hospitality operators could cash-in as buyers strive to get more value for money, according to booking trends revealed by Keith Prowse. The official hospitality provider at the Kia Oval has seen an upsurge in enquiries from customers and hospitality agents...
Posted: 01 March 2012 | 12:03
Londoners are 11% more likely to stay at home over the summer this year than they were last year, allaying fears of an exodus abroad during the Olympic Games. Meanwhile, travel volumes to London and other European cities connected to it are expected to increase "significantly".
Posted: 01 March 2012 | 11:00
Travelodge is launching its 500th hotel today, in Stratford, east London, and has also announced plans to open a further 184 hotels across the capital by 2025. The company plans to open at least one hotel in each of London's 32 boroughs.
Posted: 01 March 2012 | 10:38
The London Olympics will still bring a positive benefit to occupancy levels and revpar in the hotel sector, but not at the level previously hoped for. That's the assessment from hotel market research firm STR Global, which has downgraded its predictions for the games this summer.
Posted: 29 February 2012 | 16:33
A promotion for British food aims to help the country's caterers capitalise on this year's Olympic fervour. Love British Food - formerly known as British Food Fortnight - will run alongside London 2012...
Posted: 29 February 2012 | 15:00
A new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has predicted that 2012 will see record occupancy levels for hotels in both London and the regions. PWC said it also expected the regions to enjoy a "brighter" time in 2013, although London could suffer a mild post-Olympic hangover...
Posted: 23 February 2012 | 00:05
A London 2012 Olympic torch will feature at the forthcoming Arena Lecture by LOCOG's catering chief Jan Matthews, it has been announced. The Arena Lecture on 20 March at the Savoy, London will see the head of catering...
Posted: 21 February 2012 | 12:10
McDonald's is to offer a national qualification in the principles of customer service, which can count towards a hospitality apprenticeship, to all unemployed "Games Maker" volunteers at the London 2012 Olympics.
Posted: 21 February 2012 | 00:10
Held six months before the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tourism for All's "A Market to Win" conference spelled out the size of the opportunity for operators who make their business open to all. James Stagg reports
Posted: 10 February 2012 | 08:15
The handing back of around 120,000 room nights by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) could be a mixed blessing for hotels. As part of the bid to host the 2012 games, LOCOG made agreements with hotels to provide more than 600,000 room nights.
Posted: 02 February 2012 | 17:47
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged operators to price fairly and make the most of the business opportunity presented by London 2012. Addressing hoteliers and tourism bodies at the British Museum as part of his national 2012 tour, Hunt said the country had the chance to get noticed by the world.
Posted: 02 February 2012 | 15:53
As we approach the start of the London Games, athletes and competitors across the globe will be putting the finishing touches to their preparations, hoping they'll be able to look back on 2012 as the year they achieved Olympic gold.
Posted: 02 February 2012 | 11:10
With less than six months to go until London 2012, hospitality businesses are being urged to ensure they're prepared to make the most of the games opportunities. People 1st, the Sector Skills Council for hospitality, travel and tourism, has adapted the WorldHost customer service training programme.
Posted: 31 January 2012 | 10:45
The body in charge of organising the London 2012 Olympics is to hand around 20% of the room nights it had reserved for the games back to hotels for them to offer up to other customers. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games (LOCOG) made agreements with the hotels to provide more than 40,000 rooms.
Posted: 30 January 2012 | 13:28
London-based pub company and brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner has recorded a 5.1% rise in like-for-like sales among managed pubs and hotels in the nine weeks to 21 January. The performance means that for the 42 weeks up to 21 January, like-for-like sales growth stands at 4.1%.
Posted: 27 January 2012 | 11:01
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