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UK businesses could save £400m through boiler efficiencies

Carbon trust logoMore than £400m could be saved by UK businesses by improving the efficiency of their hot water boilers, according to new guidance published by the Carbon Trust today. Simple, low cost measures could see heating costs cut by as much as 30%.
Posted: 29 February 2012 | 12:20

Leading London hotels launch luxury website

5ive Star London logoTen 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

IHG launches new wellness hotel brand in the USA

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the launch of a hotel brand in the USA aimed at the healthy traveller. As the eighth IHG brand, EVEN Hotels intends to meet a guest's wellness needs for exercise, food, work and rest...
Posted: 29 February 2012 | 10:59

Luxury market likely to shrink, say top hoteliers at Hotelympia

Three top hoteliers have debated the future for the luxury sector and addressed the challenges ahead for hoteliers in a wide ranging debate hosted by Pride of Britain chief executive Peter Hancock at Hotelympia. Current Hotelier of the Year Stephen Carter (pictured)...
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 16:27

Restaurant Associates' Simon Webb wins BCF Chef of the Year

Simon Webb with Russell Allen of comeptition sponsor Aubrey AllenSimon Webb, Restaurant Associates' head chef at its Merrill Lynch contract in London, has been named 2012 British Culinary Federation Chef of the Year following the live final held at Hotelympia in yesterday. A line-up of high profile judges, including Raymond Blanc from Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons...
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 14:45

London hotels record a positive start to 2012

Catererandhotekeeper NewsLondon hotels got off to a good start to the year, outperforming operators in the rest of the country, according to preliminary hotel figures for January from PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. Rooms yield in London grew by 3.6% to £82.21, thanks largely to a 2.7% increase in occupancy from 70% in January...
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 10:59

Costa is driving force behind Whitbread sales growth

Whitbread logoCosta is once again the driving force behind growth at Whitbread, which has today reported an increase in total sales of 11%. The coffee chain delivered a particularly strong performance, with total system sales up by 24.6% to £786m for the 50 weeks to 16 February 2012.
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 10:46

Raithwaite hotel secures £10m for further development

Raithwaite HallA £30m luxury Yorkshire hotel that opened just five months ago has secured a loan of up to £10m for further development. Raithwaite Hall Country Retreat will use the money from Grosvenor Financial Consultants to add more luxury accommodation and extend land for future expansion.
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 17:01

Nestlé Toque d’Or to launch at Hotelympia

Nestlé Toque d'Or, the long-running student catering competition by Nestlé Professional, will launch at the Salon Culinaire at Hotelympia tomorrow. A new programme of activity that will see competitors exposed to a broad spectrum of 'real life' hospitality scenarios will also be unveiled; the widest in the...
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 17:01

Hawksmoor and Cavendish amongst Sunday Times' Best Small Companies to Work For

Ciaran Fahy recieves The Cavendish Best Companies awardThe Hawksmoor and the Cavendish London are the only two hospitality operators to appear on this year's Sunday Times' 100 Best Small Companies to Work for List. Steak specialists Hawksmoor, which has three restaurants in London, was placed 36 on the list, while the four-star, 230-bedroom Cavendish hotel was at number 43.
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 16:43

Ed Fuller of Marriott to receive Lifetime Achievement Award in Berlin

Ed FullerEd Fuller, president and managing director of the international lodging division at Marriott International, will be presented with the 2012 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th annual International Hotel Investment Forum, in Berlin, next week.
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 16:09

Details of 'Marcus Wareing' restaurant in Birmingham revealed

Details have been released of the menu at the restaurant being overseen by Marcus Wareing at the new £24m Hotel La Tour in Birmingham. Set to open on 30 March, the 90-seat Aalto brasserie-style restaurant within the four-star, 174-bedroom hotel will feature classic English dishes with a modern twist.
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 15:44

Past owners of Lewtrenchard Manor buy back hotel from Von Eseen administrators

Lewtrenchard ManorThe former owners of Lewtrenchard Manor are believed to be on the verge of regaining ownership of the hotel which they sold to Von Essen in 2003. Sue and James Murray are understood to have paid less than the asking price of £750,000 for the leasehold of the 14-bedroom hotel which they previously ran for 15 years.
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 14:56

Dabbous continues to impress the food critics

Dabbous logoDabbous, the first restaurant from former Texture head chef Ollie Dabbous, continues to impress the food critics, with Amol Rajan rating it as the most thrilling addition to the London dining scene for yonks. Located in Fitzrovia, Dabbous is a joint venture between the chef and mixologist Oskar Kinberg...
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 14:34

What's on the menu – a round-up of the latest restaurant reviews

Amol Rajan says Dabbous, London W1, is the most thrilling addition to the London dining scene for yonks, while John Lanchester finds delicious, seasonal British food and cracking value at Ffresh at the Wales Millennium Centre
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 14:17

Hotel transactions increase as trading improves

HVS logoThe value of European hotels sales increased by 9% last year, but is still a long way behind the high of 2006, according to the annual European Hotel Transactions report from consultants HVS London. Total European hotel transaction volume rose to £6b in 2011, up from £5.5b the previous year.
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 12:54

UK hotel rates performing better than rest of Europe

Catererandhotekeeper NewsUK hotel rates are outperforming the rest of Europe as demand for the UK as a travel destination grows. Newly-released data from Pegasus showed that net average daily rates (ADR) increased by 2% in January 2012 on the previous year. European ADR climbed just 0.9% over the same period.
Posted: 24 February 2012 | 17:00

Celtic Manor to end agreement with Crown Hotels and Restaurants

Celtic Manor Roman RoadThe Celtic Manor Resort is to take the management of its fine-dining restaurant back in-house, with the launch of a new outlet in May. Its current three-AA-rosette fine-dining restaurant, the Crown at Celtic Manor, will close on 30 April...
Posted: 24 February 2012 | 15:47

Cash in your chips

Chip BasketChip Week heralds an event-packed summer that will shine a spotlight on the nation's favourite food. Angela Frewin looks at some ways caterers can get maximum profit from their chips
Posted: 24 February 2012 | 15:30

Apprentices are the answer

Guy ParsonsIf the industry embraced apprenticeships we could make a real difference to employment figures and the economy, says Travelodge CEO Guy Parsons
Posted: 24 February 2012 | 12:42

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