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In another of his regular columns, Peter Hancock, chief executive of luxury hotel marketing consortium Pride of Britain Hotels, explains why the tourist industry has a duty to support Britain's farmers .
"What does Britain have to offer tourists? Compared with warmer and less congested countries...
Posted: 22 January 2010 | 15:10
As the General Election draws near, Christopher Rodrigues, chairman of VisitBritain, talks passionately to Janet Harmer about the support he hopes the new Government will provide the tourism industry in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
Posted: 22 January 2010 | 12:18
Bob Cotton has been has been named the chair of the newly created London Business Tourism Group (LBTG) by the Mayor of London’s office. Currently chief executive of the British Hospitality Association – a post he will step down from after the next election - Cotton will take the chair at the LBTG with immediate effect.
Posted: 21 January 2010 | 11:09
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: MWB seeks £21m for two Scottish hotels; Carl Leaver tipped as successor to Whitbread chief executive; company managing insolvent hotels triples profits; MPs intervene in M&B boardroom brawl and more…
Posted: 18 January 2010 | 10:20
The timeshare industry has discarded its tarnished image of dodgy operators and half-built properties. These days it's made up of world-class companies, and with new regulations on the way, it's set to go from strength to strength. Janet Harmer reports
Posted: 15 January 2010 | 12:09
David Curtis-Brignell, co-chair of British Tourism Week, says the Government should pay more heed to the tourism industry to address job creation. "As we go head-first into another decade it is hard to imagine what we were looking forward to 10 years ago. No one predicted the effect that terrorism would have...
Posted: 15 January 2010 | 11:37
The number of visitors to the UK fell by 2.4% in the month of October 2009, according to UKinbound.
Sales made by UKinbound members during May declined by 2.7% while forward bookings rose by 2.9%. The Business Barometer is based on a monthly online survey of members of UKinbound...
Posted: 12 January 2010 | 18:00
Many in hospitality will have greeted New Year's Eve's midnight chimes not with Champagne and singalongs, but with an almighty sigh of relief. A decade that opened to the crackle of Millennium fireworks closed to the plaintive sound of operators thanking their lucky stars...
Posted: 11 January 2010 | 15:23
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Older pupils still shunning healthy meals; TGI Friday’s UK franchise to be auctioned; Anglian Water seeks operator for £50m hotel at Leith Shore; Scottish tourism lacks innovation and more...
Posted: 11 January 2010 | 10:57
If we are to argue for a cut in VAT on accommodation and meals, writes Bob Cotton, chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, the industry must provide detailed evidence of the likely impact and the benefits. But, he asks, is it the best way to help the industry out of the recession anyway?
Posted: 08 January 2010 | 14:17
The past 12 months have provided a tough time for everyone within the hospitality industry. Daniel Thomas looks ahead to this year and tries to predict what is in store.
Posted: 07 January 2010 | 14:16
In another of his regular columns, Peter Hancock, chief executive of luxury hotel marketing consortium Pride of Britain Hotels, looks at the impact the General Election could have on the hospitality industry.
Posted: 06 January 2010 | 13:32
The hospitality industry was well represented in 2010 New Year’s Honours list, with a number of familiar names recognised. Cyrus Todiwala, proprietor and executive chef at Café Spice Namasté, who was already an MBE, received an OBE for services to the hospitality industry.
Posted: 04 January 2010 | 10:53
Story of the week: Italian restaurant chain Strada became the big winner in this year's Caterersearch.com Web Awards, picking up the title of Website of the Year and winner of the Restaurant - Group category. Raymond Blanc chose the winner of The Restaurant last night...
Posted: 18 December 2009 | 15:00
Shearings Holidays believe that an increase of bookings in some UK regions by more than 95% may be partly be in response to the inspiration of recent TV programmes. “Programmes such as John Sergeant on the Tourist Trail, Martin Clunes’ Islands of Britain...
Posted: 17 December 2009 | 09:00
The British ‘staycation’ proved to be more than just an annoying catchphrase, with the number of holidays taken at home this summer up more than 20%, official figures revealed today. The latest UK Tourism Survey, from the Office for National Statistics, shows that trips taken by UK residents in England...
Posted: 14 December 2009 | 11:56
In a special new series, top industry names give us first-hand accounts of their travels. We begin with Stuart Gillies, head chef at Boxwood Café, London, on the Sydney and Melbourne restaurant scene.
Posted: 04 December 2009 | 15:39
Accountant and business adviser PKF has become the latest industry voice to call on the Government to reduce VAT for the UK’s hospitality and tourism trade next year. Richard Wild, PKF’s director of VAT, warned that when the rate reverts to 17.5% in January it could mean that UK hotels will be paying three times ...
Posted: 23 November 2009 | 13:54
This was to be the year of the "Great Staycation", when the British public stayed in the UK and the hospitality industry reaped the benefits. But then, 2009 was also billed as a "barbecue summer" - and look how that turned out. Tom Vaughan reports.
Posted: 20 November 2009 | 11:31
New VisitEngland figures released today reveal that hospitality and leisure spend in the UK by disabled customers and their companions amounted to nearly £1b for the first half of the year. Its figures from the UK Tourism Survey show that overnight trips made by, or accompanied by, someone with a health ...
Posted: 20 November 2009 | 09:00
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