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London 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 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
A £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, 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
The 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, 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 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
The 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, 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
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
The 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 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
The 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
Chip 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
If 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
Scott Davidson has moved from Wynyard Hall to become general manager of Dunacan Bannatyne's 60-bedroom hotel in Darlington. Davidson, who joins the four-star Bannatyne hotel upon completion of a major refurbishment of its wedding and function facility...
Posted: 24 February 2012 | 11:23
The former right-hand man of hotelier Gordon Campbell Gray has been appointed general manager of Raffles Praslin Seychelles. Simon Hirst has worked with Campbell Gray since 1997, when he was appointed opening general manager of One Aldwych, London.
Posted: 24 February 2012 | 10:33
Hilton Worldwide has unveiled a strategy to open 500 new restaurants across the globe over the next three years, with more than 100 of those planned for Europe. The company, which currently operates more than 225 hotels across the European region, has launched a new website - hiltonrestaurantconcepts.com.
Posted: 24 February 2012 | 09:41
Robert Quehan has joined the four-star Macdonald Botley Park hotel, golf & spa near Southampton as head chef. He will work with a team of six, responsible for the hotel's AA rosette fine-dining Winchester Restaurant, event catering, and conference and banqueting suites.
Posted: 24 February 2012 | 08:56
Guoman & Thistle Hotels has appointed meeting and events expert Jackie Brown, who joins the UK group as director of meeting and event sales. Brown, whose responsibilities include leading key accounts for corporate clients, has over 15 years of experience and previously held a number of senior M&E and other commercial roles...
Posted: 24 February 2012 | 08:55
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