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Online reviews website TripAdvisor has not ruled out reintroducing a version of a controversial ratings system it was forced to pull last week following an angry response from business owners and reviewers alike.
Posted: 08 March 2012 | 15:53
The hospitality industry was out in force on Monday 27 February to celebrate the work of Hospitality Action and The Springboard Charity at The Big Event 2012. The gala dinner, which took place at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on the Monday of Hotelympia, raised about £80,000.
Posted: 08 March 2012 | 15:22
Richard Balfour-Lynn has resigned as chief executive of MWB Group Holdings, the parent company of Malmaison and Hotel du Vin. His resignation comes just six months after he stepped down as the chief executive of the De Vere Group.
Posted: 08 March 2012 | 12:31
British pie-maker Pieminster has announced the acquisition of a third London site, taking the total number of shops to eight. The company, founded in 2003 by Bristol-based entrepreneurs Jon Simon and Tristan Hogg, has bought the lease to the former Le Regal café in London's Leather Lane...
Posted: 08 March 2012 | 09:32
A full round-up of special awards and medal winners from La Parade des Chefs and all the competition classes at Le Salon Culinaire International de Londres at Hotelympia 2012, held at London's ExCel exhibition centre last week
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 17:00
Cromlix House, at one time one of Scotland's leading country house hotels, is believed to have become one of the latest victims of the economic downturn. The 14-bedroom hotel, near Dunblane, Perthshire, suddenly closed its doors on 16 February, leaving dozens of disgruntled guests and future brides and grooms voicing their frustration on online forums.
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 13:27
The deadline to get nominations in for the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2012 has been extended to 23 March. Designed to recognise and reward the top talent working in kitchens across the industry, the 15 categories, plus a special award for an overall industry high-flyer, will be announced at a ceremony at Wembley Stadium on 13 June.
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 13:14
Tight consumer spending has caused on-trade sales of wine to drop 6% for the year to 24 December, with spirits down 2%, according to the latest market report by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). The off-trade also suffered, with wine sales down 2% in the year to 4 February, while shop sales of spirits were down 1%.
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 13:02
Hospitality operators could save thousands on energy bills by switching to better utility deals, claims buying specialist Lynx Purchasing. With oil prices increasing as tensions in the Middle East and Africa continue, Lynx believes that businesses should be looking at signing up to multi-year contracts to guard against volatility in the utilities market.
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 12:26
The organisers of the Who's Cooking Dinner charity event, which fundraises for the specialist leukaemia centre at Hammersmith Hospital, raised £330,000 at a dinner featuring 20 of London's top chefs at the Four Seasons Hotel London on Park Lane on Monday night.
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 11:54
Kempinski Hotels claims to be the first hotel group worldwide to create its own energy consultancy, aimed specifically for the industry's needs. KREEN, standing for Kempinski Renewable Energies, aims to optimise energy consumption management at Kempinski hotels and other hotel brands. It will...
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 10:49
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is urging hospitality businesses to support the new VisitEngland campaign aimed at encouraging people to holiday at home. Launched today by the Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, the Holidays at Home are GREAT promotion kicks off with a celebrity-led TV advertisement,
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 10:17
Nominations are being invited for the Women 1st Shine Awards 2012, which recognise outstanding female achievement in the hospitality, passenger transport, travel and tourism industries. The awards also commend those businesses and individuals that are leading the way in supporting female...
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 10:06
The 29-bedroom Dalhousie Castle hotel is believed to have been acquired for around half the price that it was sold to Von Essen nine years ago. Situated within a 13th century castle on the banks of the River Esk, near Edinburgh, the hotel was originally put on the market for £7.5m following the collapse of...
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 09:55
China and India are set to represent a third of global travel and tourism GDP by 2011, delegates at the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin have been told. David Scowsill said that while China and India were leading the way in growth, the entire industry could account for 328 million jobs worldwide.
Posted: 06 March 2012 | 11:53
Pub company Shepherd Neame has acquired the Camden Arms hotel in Pembury, near Tunbridge Wells, for an undisclosed sum. The 15-room inn is the latest addition to Shepherd Neame's estate...
Posted: 06 March 2012 | 11:39
The Mere Golf Resort & Spa in Knutsford, Cheshire, has made a series of F&B appointments ahead of the opening of its 81-bedroom luxury hotel at the resort next week. Franck Armouet has been appointed head sommelier and Ben Lowe food services manager, overseeing the resort's new flagship Browns at the Mere brasserie.
Posted: 06 March 2012 | 11:06
The first hotel under the new Ibis branding is to open within the revamped West 12 shopping centre at Shepherd's Bush, London. Sited within a former office block, the 128-bedroom Ibis hotel is being developed by Land Securities, the UK's largest commercial property company.
Posted: 05 March 2012 | 19:12
HF Holidays has purchased the lease of the 45-bedroom Peveril of the Peak hotel in the Peak District, taking its portfolio of UK properties up to 21. Founded in 1913 as a co-operative society, the company specialises in walking and activity holidays and now has 16 hotels in England, three in Wales and two in Scotland.
Posted: 05 March 2012 | 18:20
DoubleTree by Hilton has announced its fifth London hotel with the completion of the rebranding of the 225-bedroom Hesperia London Victoria. Located opposite Victoria Station, the hotel will soon complete an extensive refurbishment, which will include a new restaurant.
Posted: 05 March 2012 | 18:05
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