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Caterersearch.com Web Awards 2010 open for entries

Caterersearch.com Web Awards 2010 open for entriesThis year’s Caterersearch.com Web Awards, which recognise the best websites across the hospitality industry, are now open for entries. Now in their third year, the awards the people and organisations responsible for developing some of the most effective hospitality websites on the internet today.
Posted: 09 July 2010 | 10:43

New Base2Stay Liverpool hotel offers £1 rooms to Facebook fans

The first Base2Stay hotel in KensingtonFacebook users are being offered 'mate-rates' hotel rooms for just £1 at the multi-million pound hotel Base2stay hotel opening in Liverpool next month. The budget hotel is asking members of its fan page on the popular online social network to update their status with 'I love base2stay'.
Posted: 05 July 2010 | 13:28

British Larder recipe website founder buys Suffolk pub

The British LarderThe founder of the British Larder, an online recipe diary, has taken over the Cherry Tree pub in Bromeswell, Suffolk, to give the website a physical home. Working alongside her partner Ross Pike, Madalene Bonvini-Hamel aims to create a modern British food offering...
Posted: 02 July 2010 | 11:29

TripAdvisor gives new role to Karen Plumb

TripAdvisor has appointed Karen Plumb in the newly-created role of commercial director Europe, Middle East and Asia for business listings.
Posted: 21 June 2010 | 15:50

How to submit online VAT returns

Submitting tax onlineIt is no longer acceptable for businesses with an annual turnover of more than £100,000 to submit VAT returns by paper. Chris Lane, a partner at accountancy firm Kingston Smith, explains the new rules on filing VAT returns online.
Posted: 14 June 2010 | 17:52

Raymond Blanc blogs with Caterersearch

Raymond Blanc Celebrity chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc has joined Caterersearch and will write a regular blog in which he intends to share his views on the industry...
Posted: 11 June 2010 | 17:12

US waitress fired for calling diners cheap

Catererandhotelkeeper NewsA US waitress has been fired from her job at a pizza restaurant for calling diners cheap on social networking site Facebook after they left her a low tip. Ashley Johnson, from North Carolina, says the customers, who stayed for three hours, kept her at work an hour after she was supposed to finish her shift at Brixx Pizza but only left her a tip of $5 (£3.45).
Posted: 18 May 2010 | 11:02

How to add sales functions to a website

Users of your website need to know how the data you collect is handled and securedJust what do you need to do to ensure that a business website is fully legally compliant? Ed Harris Hughes explains.
Posted: 23 April 2010 | 14:34

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

The Digital Economy Bill  may end hospitality's free Wi-Fi offeringStory of the week: Hotel, café, pub and restaurant customers all face the risk of being unceremoniously shunted off the information superhighway by a heavy-handed piece of government legislation passed hurriedly last week.
Posted: 16 April 2010 | 15:34

The internet law that spells trouble

Mark LewisHospitality is premised upon giving customers what they want, whether that's a good night's sleep, a tasty meal or a restorative sharpener at the bar. But this job could soon become a little harder, after last week's passing of the Digital Economy Act.
Posted: 16 April 2010 | 11:32

Operators urged to fight Digital Economy Act switch-off threat

The Digital Economy Bill may end hospitality's free Wi-Fi offeringHotel, café, pub and restaurant customers all face the risk of being unceremoniously shunted off the information superhighway by a heavy-handed piece of government legislation passed hurriedly last week. The Digital Economy Bill was given Royal Assent as part of the parliamentary “wash up” process ahead of the pre-election dissolution of Parliament,
Posted: 14 April 2010 | 15:43

Matthew Aubrey-Batchelor becomes chief technology officer at Livebookings

Livebookings, the online restaurant marketing company, has appointed Matthew Aubrey-Batchelor as its chief technology officer. He joins the London head office team to manage Livebookings' software as a service (SaaS) platform and future technology projects.
Posted: 13 April 2010 | 12:30

Fears grow that bill threatening free wi-fi in restaurants and hotels will be fast tracked

Hotels and cafés will be held responsible for internet crimes commited by their customersA controversial bill that could threaten free wi-fi connections in restaurants and cafes could be rushed through Parliament, as it heads for its second reading in the House of Commons today. The 24,000-word Digital Economy Bill contains a clause that would allow internet service providers to suspend...
Posted: 06 April 2010 | 11:51

Website launched to help tourism firms benefit from the Olympics

Tourism 2012 GamesA website for tourism businesses looking to benefit from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been launched. VisitBritain, together with London 2012’s Nations & Regions Group (NRG) and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)...
Posted: 23 March 2010 | 12:41

Google Maps tests out hotel search and booking service

Google MapsPotential hotel guests may soon be able to use Google Maps to search for properties to stay at and check room rates. Google has begun testing a service which will enable users to search for a hotel for specific dates and see the range of prices available. There will also be the opportunity...
Posted: 23 March 2010 | 11:26

Rose Gray – a legacy that will last

Mark LewisWith the death of Rose Gray the British restaurant scene has lost of one of its most pioneering, influential and respected figures. Alongside partner Ruth Rogers, Gray founded the River Café in London in 1987 on guiding principles of authenticity, seasonality, freshness and simplicity.
Posted: 01 March 2010 | 16:09

The downside of social networking

Is it possible to control what your employees post on social networking sites?More and more people are using social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, but what if a member of staff posts something inappropriate that could affect your business? Solicitor Emilie Bennetts looks at the legal implications.
Posted: 26 February 2010 | 10:45

Technology - get ahead in the cloud

Economies of scale allow an outsourced IT function to provide a more comprehensive serviceThe era of businesses maintaining their own IT departments will soon be over as companies come to appreciate the advantages of cloud computing and the pay-as-you-go systems model. Daniel Thomas reports
Posted: 26 February 2010 | 10:39

Aristel Hotels signs up to new e-procurement service from Beacon

Aristel trialled BeaconOnline at its Frensham Pond hotelAristel Hotels has signed up to a new purchasing system designed to streamline and simplify its purchasing. BeaconOnline is a new e-procurement service from Beacon. It is one of the largest purchasing consortium for the independent hospitality industry.
Posted: 24 February 2010 | 16:38

Infozone: the briefing - 26/02/10

Topics covered in Infozone's weekly briefing include: workforces could take 'several years' to recover from recession: employers should do more to help the jobless, say HR chiefs: use online accounting tools, hospitality operators advised.
Posted: 24 February 2010 | 10:39

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