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Ten of London's leading five-star hotels have taken the unprecedented step to work together by forming a travel website, 5ive Star London. Supported by 26 luxury brands including Fortnum & Mason, Paul Smith and Pringle of Scotland...
Posted: 29 February 2012 | 11:19
Already overburdened with punitive red tape and taxes, hoteliers in York are angry that they now may have to impose a £1 per head per night levy upon all guests staying with them in the historic city.
Posted: 24 February 2012 | 08:32
UK tourist businesses have flown to India to target the £6.5b Indian tourist market. The 2012 India Mission, in partnership with VisitBritain, hopes to capitalise on the fast-growing market and improve Britain’s standing as the 11th most-visited country
Posted: 22 February 2012 | 00:05
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
Iconic venues caterer Ampersand has today launched a new children's healthy eating range at Hampton Court Palace under the iconic the Very Hungry Caterpillar (VHC) brand. The range, which will be rolled out to all three Historic Royal Palaces that are catered for by Ampersand, will feature...
Posted: 09 February 2012 | 15:14
A record number of holiday visitors - spending a record amount of money - came to the UK in 2011, according to figures released today by VisitBritain. Overseas visitor numbers increased 3%, year-on-year, to 30.6 million last year...
Posted: 09 February 2012 | 15:14
Hoteliers in York are fighting a proposed tourist tax which they say could have "detrimental implications" for the city's businesses and economy. Labour-controlled York City Council is considering a proposal by the York Fairness Commission to levy a £1 per head per night contribution on all visitors to the historic city.
Posted: 08 February 2012 | 15:29
Edinburgh intends to drive up visitor numbers and spend per head through the development of the city's hotel and hosptiality offering. At the seventh annual Edinburgh Tourism Action Group (ETAG), Scotland's Minister for Tourism, Fergus Ewing, announced details of the Edinburgh Tourism Strategy...
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 11:19
Kwikchex, the online reputation management firm behind the successful complaint to the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) about TripAdvisor, has indicated it plans to push for a code of conduct for online review sites. The ASA this week announced that it was upholding the complaint.
Posted: 01 February 2012 | 07:00
Three of the leading green tourism organisations in the UK are joining forces to promote sustainable tourism and hospitality businesses. The Green Tourism Business Scheme, Greentraveller.co.uk and the Considerate Hoteliers Association are working together to offer benefits to each other's members.
Posted: 30 January 2012 | 16:37
A scheme designed to grade bar and pub staff on their whisky knowledge is set to be introduced in Scotland. VisitScotland, the national tourism agency, is backing the project - the first of its kind to be accredited - to provide a boost for the tourism, whisky and hospitality industries.
Posted: 23 January 2012 | 15:44
Travel concession operator SSP has appointed Mark Angela as chief executive of its UK and Ireland business, succeeding Tony Keating. Angela is expected to join the company next month from PizzaExpress Restaurants, where he has spent the last four years as chief executive...
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 11:00
VisitBritain has called upon UK business to invite friends, relatives and past customers from around the world to visit Britain in 2012, as part of the latest phase of the national tourism agency's 'GREAT Britain - You're Invited' marketing programme.
Posted: 06 January 2012 | 11:14
The number of visitors to Britain in 2012 and the amount they spend are expected to mirror the figures for this year, according to VisitBritain's forecast.
About 30.7m visitors, spending some £17.6b, are expected to come to Britain in 2012. VisitBritain's chief executive, Sandie Dawe said that maintaining current visitor levels would be a good outcome in a year that is proving difficult to predict due to the current global economic climate.
Posted: 20 December 2011 | 11:34
In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine... New tricks from the Todiwalas Pervin and Cyrus Todiwala on opening their first restaurant with Hilton, 16 years at Café Spice Namasté, and how they had to fight the Home Office to stay in the UK...
Posted: 07 December 2011 | 12:29
Improving numbers of holiday visits to the UK bolstered international visitor numbers for September, with the International Passenger Survey (IPS) showing 2.53 million arrivals. Holiday visits hit 970,000 for the month, helping 2011 to remain on track to exceed 2012 figures.
Posted: 25 November 2011 | 09:10
A pub on Dartmoor has become the first in Devon to win a gold award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme. The Pack Horse, which dates back to the 14th century and is owned by Admiral Taverns, previously won a silver award in 2009...
Posted: 24 November 2011 | 14:57
Hotel Cateys 2011: Find out who won what at the Hotel Cateys as we recognise this year's outstanding performers in the hotel industry. How to manage TripAdvisor reviews: Marketing consultant and TripAdvisor expert Daniel Craig offers his practical step-by-step guide
Posted: 23 November 2011 | 15:35
Hospitality provider Keith Prowse has issued a warning to UK businesses to beware of being mis-sold corporate hospitality. Suppliers looking to cash in are already trying to sell hospitality packages for the World Athletics Championships 2017...
Posted: 22 November 2011 | 14:05
The number of international visitors to the UK has risen to 2.53 million for September, with record numbers for holiday visits (970,000), according to new figures released by VisitBritain. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) found...
Posted: 11 November 2011 | 10:07
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