London Olympics
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After a busy summer for our Business Tracker operators, all three are getting down to planning for next year's Olympic Games. With staffing and marketing on their minds, they tell James Stagg about training, triathlons and cheerleaders
Posted: 06 October 2011 | 15:32
UKinbound has given a lukewarm reception to David Cameron's GREAT marketing campaign, saying that it falls far short of the efforts needed to encourage inbound...
Posted: 23 September 2011 | 10:38
Hotel bookings website Hotels.com has warned consumers to book London hotel rooms early ahead of the Olympics, after it emerged that major sporting events...
Posted: 21 September 2011 | 16:13
For the third operator in our Profiting from 2012 Business Tracker series we visit Windsor, where Chrys and Hannah Fisher are gearing up for a running start at the Palmer Arms in Dorney. James Stagg reports
Posted: 15 September 2011 | 15:03
World Athletics Championship gold medal winner Mo Farah has hosted a running club for Holiday Inn, the official hotel provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Starting and finishing at Holiday Inn London Regent's Park, the 5,000 metres run was open to all running enthusiasts and fans of Farah.
Posted: 14 September 2011 | 13:18
The second of our three operators that we'll be following as part of our Profiting from 2012 Business Tracker programme is the Best Western Ufford Park hotel, near Ipswich, which is very aware of the need for fair prices and is sponsoring a local rower. James Stagg reports
Posted: 14 September 2011 | 12:33
Westfield Stratford City, the retail development next to the Olympic Park in east London, today opens its doors to the public. The £1.45b development is the largest urban shopping centre in Europe, featuring 300 shops and restaurants across 177,000sq m.
Posted: 13 September 2011 | 15:34
Upmarket caterer Searcys is celebrating £150m of new business as well as the sponsorship of Olympic hopeful Dai Greene. The four contracts - Blenheim Palace; the Royal College of General Practitioners; the Army and Navy Club and London Southend Airport - will all be operational in 2012.
Posted: 13 September 2011 | 12:26
Over the coming weeks we'll introduce the three operators that we'll be following as part of our Profiting from 2012 Business Tracker programme. First we look at the Nothe Tavern in Weymouth, where James and Caroline Parsons are getting in shape for the sailing. James Stagg reports
Posted: 02 September 2011 | 13:16
Simon Hulstone, head chef at the Michelin-starred Elephant in Torquay, Devon, has been selected to create the London 2012 Olympic menu for British Airways...
Posted: 31 August 2011 | 16:07
Hotels are beginning to sell rooms for more than double their normal July and August rates for the duration of the London 2012 Olympics. With fewer than 50 weeks to go before the start of the sporting spectacular, hotels in and around the capital are beginning to publish their prices for rooms...
Posted: 25 August 2011 | 12:43
The countdown is well and truly under way. There are less than 50 weeks to go to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, when hospitality businesses across the country can expect to be busier than ever.
Posted: 25 August 2011 | 12:24
In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine...
How James and Caroline Parsons at the Nothe Tavern in Weymouth are preparing for the spike in trade that next year's Olympic sailing events will bring...
Posted: 24 August 2011 | 17:06
"Business as usual" is the message being put out by the UK's official bodies in the aftermath of the worst riots in recent memory, and even hospitality operators seem quietly confident. Mark Di-Toro, spokesperson for VisitBritain...
Posted: 15 August 2011 | 14:58
The London riots have damaged the capital's business reputation and highlighted the threat of civil disorder during the Olympics next year, according to a new report released today. A poll of 134 London firms conducted by ComRes for the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Posted: 11 August 2011 | 11:52
Smart Hospitality and Angela Hartnett have struck Olympic gold in the second round, with a contract to cater at the Olympic Hospitality Centre (OHC). The OHC will be a temporary hospitality facility for London 2012...
Posted: 04 August 2011 | 14:16
To make a success of next year's Olympics we have to offer gold-standard customer service, says Brian Wisdom, chief executive of People 1st
Posted: 04 August 2011 | 12:16
In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine... Are you missing out on a £100m market?... The people behind the Hard Rock Cafe's success... The Olympics: are you in training?...
Posted: 29 July 2011 | 14:29
Nearly four million extra Brits are expected to stay in the UK next summer to experience the 2012 London Olympics, according to a new survey. The research, conducted by accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which questioned more than 2,000 UK...
Posted: 27 July 2011 | 15:31
Holiday Inn is set to fly in 100 international staff to work in the Olympic Village to make athletes feel more at home during the 2012 games. The Olympics' official hotel provider announced the move today. Staff will be recruited from Holiday Inns and other hotels within InterContinental Hotels Group around the world.
Posted: 26 July 2011 | 12:29
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