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Despite a terrible year for hoteliers, there is now room for cautious optimism, delegates were told at the 2009 Annual Hotel Conference, hosted in Manchester by law firm Halliwells. Jonathan Langston, managing director of TRI Hospitality Consulting, said things were not as bad as had been predicted ...
Posted: 20 November 2009 | 08:00
Blenheim Palace has become the 2,000th member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme. The Oxfordshire stately home - the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and the ancestral home of the Duke of Malborough - was awarded a silver grading by the tourism body in recognition ...
Posted: 17 November 2009 | 09:00
Story of the week: Jonathan Raggett became the latest captain of industry to take the prestigious Hotelier of the Year title at the 2009 Hotel Cateys, which took place at the Lancaster London hotel last Friday, while fellow Hotel Cateys winner, the Michelin-starred chef Kenny Atkinson...
Posted: 13 November 2009 | 17:16
Almost three-quarters of UK consumers plan to take a holiday in England next year, research has revealed.
In the TNS poll of more than 1,000 UK residents, commissioned by tourist board VisitEngland, 72% said they are likely to take a break in England in 2010.
Posted: 11 November 2009 | 12:00
A new campaign calling on the Government to reduce VAT for tourism businesses to 5% has received a lukewarm welcome from the hospitality industry.
The British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (Balppa) has launched the campaign in the wake of Germany’s decision ...
Posted: 10 November 2009 | 17:00
China will host the 10th Global Travel & Tourism Summit, it has been announced. It was decided that Beijing, the Chinese capital, would be the ideal location for the event as, over the next 10 years, China is expected to have the fastest-growing economy in the world and to be the leader ...
Posted: 10 November 2009 | 11:00
Oliver's iPhone cooking app tops the charts; Travelodge backs campaign to cut tourism VAT to 5%; Gordon Ramsay slams chains for ‘wiping out’ independents; Sir John Ritblat expected to buy back Merchant Inns; Pret a Manger faces inquiry over frozen foods labelled as fresh and more...
Posted: 09 November 2009 | 11:14
Visit London has dismissed a report by the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) claiming that the city may not see tourism benefits from hosting the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012. The tourist board rejected the points laid out in the ETOA report...
Posted: 06 November 2009 | 09:00
Short- and long-haul travel for top European business destinations is set to rise, according to Egencia, the business travel arm of travel website Expedia. Egencia’s 2010 Corporate Travel Forecast and Hotel Negotiability Index has forecast that companies will reinvest in meetings and conferences next year.
Posted: 03 November 2009 | 11:41
Small and medium sized (SME) food and drink companies in London are being invited to apply for places at the capital’s first food and drink innovation centre, which opens its doors today (15 October).
Posted: 15 October 2009 | 08:00
The hospitality industry has proved to be resilient through the recession, with far fewer casualties than anticipated, according to the 2009 British Hospitality Association (BHA) annual report, released today.While hotel and restaurant insolvencies are running at a higher level than in previous years, quick action by operators ...
Posted: 12 October 2009 | 07:00
Tourism is beginning to show signs of recovery following the combined effects of the world economic crisis and the global outbreak of swine flu, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. The number of international tourist arrivals worldwide in July declined by 4%, which is a relative
Posted: 05 October 2009 | 12:22
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Heston Blumenthal got by on three hours sleep a night; Rates bill for Dorchester set to double to £7.5m; Sports fan buys closed Altnaharra hotel; Hovis bakes jumbo bread-and-butter pudding and more...
Posted: 05 October 2009 | 10:18
Former tourism minister Margaret Hodge has returned her old role, the government has announced.
Hodge, who has been on compassionate leave looking after her husband since October 2008, will now take over from Barbara Follett who moves to a junior ministerial role at the Department...
Posted: 22 September 2009 | 16:36
Story of the week: Industry figures pay tribute to Keith Floyd, the legendary chef, restaurateur, TV chef and bon viveur, who has died aged 65. Celebrity chef Tom Aikens has introduced a bring your own (BYO) alcohol policy at his Michelin-starred restaurant in London's Chelsea for two months.
Posted: 18 September 2009 | 16:15
Scottish tourism leaders have denied that the controversial decision to release the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi, will impact US tourism to the region. HIT Scotland's chief executive David Cochrane said that while the initial reaction from the US ...
Posted: 18 September 2009 | 08:00
Budget hotels in Europe are best placed to withstand the economic downturn, according to a recent poll. The survey, conducted by Samsung Electronics Europe and OnePoll of 5,000 people across Europe, looked at the factors that matter most to consumers when booking a hotel room
Posted: 17 September 2009 | 07:00
The weak pound is attracting an increasing number of leisure visitors to the UK, but the positive figures are expected to be eclipsed by the effects of the recession, according to VisitBritain. Holiday visits to the UK are up 4% since the start of 2009 as a result of a favourable exchange rate for foreign travellers.
Posted: 15 September 2009 | 16:19
The merger will increase the new organisation’s membership by 20% and TMI president, Roger Platt said: “We are confident that the unified organisation will be an even stronger, financially secure body and that the TMI Sector will remain an obvious choice for destination managers.”
Posted: 11 September 2009 | 09:50
The United Nations World Travel Organisation (UNWTO) has held a two-day review for the travel and tourism industry in Madrid in order to prepare for an expected onslaught of swine flu over the next few months. The workshop was held between 26-27 of August and brought together 33 public ...
Posted: 08 September 2009 | 12:37
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