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The industry rejoiced when David Cameron spoke so tub-thumpingly about tourism back in the summer. He said: "Tourism presents a huge economic opportunity,...
Posted: 26 November 2010 | 12:55
Businesses must keep reinventing themselves, but core values remain the same, says Peter Hancock, chief executive of Pride of Britain Hotels
Posted: 12 November 2010 | 14:55
They say you know you are getting old when the prime minister of the day is younger than you. Happily, David Cameron was born a year before me. But at 39, new Hotelier of the Year Andrew Stembridge is a different matter.
Posted: 12 November 2010 | 14:12
We need to invest in talent now to reap the rewards in more profitable years, says Electrolux Professional managing director Andrew Jones
Posted: 12 November 2010 | 10:55
amie Oliver managed to garner carrier bag fulls of press coverage last week with the opening of his new Barbecoa concept in One New Change shopping centre across the road from St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Posted: 05 November 2010 | 15:24
In order to make a real difference to the environment, the issue of sustainable development needs to become part of the hospitality industry's sourcing policies. BPEX chairman Stewart Houston explains.
Posted: 21 October 2010 | 17:40
Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, Morecambe and Wise, Ant and Dec - famous partnerships have been with us for an eternity, but while these pairings will go down in comedy history, we don't have to look far in our own industry to find formidable duos.
Posted: 21 October 2010 | 17:36
Back in August, Prime Minister David Cameron raised hopes that the coalition Government might actually appreciate the value of hospitality and tourism to the UK economy and take positive steps to encourage its growth. The incoming chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, Ufi Ibrahim, welcomed his words as "completely refreshing".
Posted: 14 October 2010 | 15:18
Having a green policy is good and we should be sensitive to the environment, but there is a worrying lack of debate about some of the consequences, says Peter Hancock, chief executive of Pride of Britain Hotels.
Posted: 14 October 2010 | 11:37
A recent trip to Colombia helped illustrate the difference between Rainforest Alliance certified and non-certified farms. Susan Nash, trade communication manager at Kraft Foods, explains why certification matters.
Posted: 07 October 2010 | 15:21
Today sustainability is a way of life for both businesses and consumers. Recycling is commonplace, lights are switched off and food is locally sourced, occasionally organic, and seasonal - or is it?
Posted: 30 September 2010 | 15:40
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to dealing with sustainability factors that affect a business, but there are clear steps you can take to form a strategy, says Thomas Jelley, corporate citizenship manager, Sodexo.
Posted: 30 September 2010 | 12:18
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been reasserting itself gradually as a champion of consumers' rights and an enemy of vested interests. Traditionally seen as a bit of a toothless tiger, its chief executive John Fingleton has steered the government watchdog...
Posted: 24 September 2010 | 13:09
Technology allows hoteliers to promote rooms for sale on many different platforms simultaneously, but we should be striving for rate parity, says Peter Hancock, chief executive of Pride of Britain Hotels.
Posted: 24 September 2010 | 12:44
There are questions galore in this week's Caterer, covering every corner of the hospitality industry. In the news section, we ask whether the 2012 Olympic Games could hamper the recovery of the...
Posted: 17 September 2010 | 16:11
With a recent poll showing that 58% of people were likely to avoid a restaurant with a bad review on the internet, it's time for restaurateurs to take notice, says David Norris, chief operating officer of Livebookings.
Posted: 16 September 2010 | 12:09
A patchwork of local authority initiatives on alcohol pricing is no way to address the problems of binge-drinking. What is required is a national policy, says Trevor Watson, a director at leisure property firm Davis Coffer Lyons.
Posted: 09 September 2010 | 14:21
The emergence of user-generated review sites has transformed the way we choose the products we buy and the hotels, restaurants and bars we visit. Their...
Posted: 09 September 2010 | 12:03
With the Olympics set to bring an influx of tourists, Peter Hancock, chief executive of Pride of Britain Hotels, offers his guidelines for operators on how to deal with native British customers without giving offence.
Posted: 02 September 2010 | 09:48
There's a fast and casual food revolution taking place across the country. As this week's cover feature testifies, a growing army of small chain restaurants is taking the traditional offering of fast-food restaurants into fresh territory by offering food with personality.
Posted: 02 September 2010 | 09:41
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