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UK leads European hotel development

The UK is the busiest country in Europe for hotel development, according to the December 2011 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report. There are currently 11,687 rooms under construction in the UK, while the next four countries with a significant...
Posted: 23 January 2012 | 14:52

Building a wine list

CorksAside from making your food shine, a well-balanced wine list can inject individuality and boost your bottom line. Fiona Sims explains how to ensure your list is interesting enough for diners to try something different...
Posted: 11 January 2012 | 15:42

Edinburgh's Scottish Life building to become prestigious hotel

A prestigious 103-bedroom hotel is being planned for the former headquarters of Scottish Life in Edinburgh. A planning application has been made to the City of Edinburgh council for the site on the west side of St Andrew Square by Royal London...
Posted: 23 November 2011 | 10:06

Emergency planning: Expect the unexpected

EmergencyEmergencies come in many forms - the recent riots are one frightening manifestation. David Tarpey explains how to plan for the unexpected in an attempt to prevent the drama from becoming a crisis
Posted: 14 September 2011 | 11:29

Travelodge seeks £135m National Parks expansion

Travelodge is seeking to capitalise on the trend for the staycation by opening 37 hotels near the UK's 15 national parks. The development of the hotels - costing around £135m...
Posted: 15 August 2011 | 17:02

Travelodge announces new hotel with Arcadia Group and exchanges on 22 properties

Travelodge signTravelodge is to partner the Arcadia Group in the development of a 96-bedroom hotel above a Topshop in the centre of Edinburgh. The hotel in the Scottish capital is just one of 22 new Travelodge hotels...
Posted: 04 July 2011 | 10:38

Plans submitted for 583-bedroom budget hotel at Heathrow

Plans have been submitted for a 583-bedroom budget hotel at Heathrow Airport, opposite Hatton Cross station. Square Circle Developments wants to build the 20,000sqm, six-storey hotel on a site it acquired from airline caterer Gate Gourmet...
Posted: 13 June 2011 | 13:30

Legislation, regulation and your business

waiterIf your business does not have the correct planning permission, or the nature of the operation changes, you could find yourself in hot water. Legal expert Debra Kent explains how to stay on the right side of the law
Posted: 07 June 2011 | 13:55

Rezidor plans Wembley hotel in time for Olympics

Catererandhotelkeeper NewsThe Rezidor Hotel Group is to open a new Park Inn hotel in Wembley. Construction of the hotel has started and the opening is scheduled for mid-2012,...
Posted: 08 April 2011 | 14:35

Proposal for £15.5m Hull hotel project

Catererandhotelkeeper NewsPlans have been revealed for a new £15.5m three-star, 140-bedroom hotel in Hull. Manor Property Group has applied for just over £3m from the Government's...
Posted: 17 March 2011 | 12:08

Fast food faces future in planning slow lane

Dominos PizzaBarking and Dagenham's successful defeat of pizza chain Domino's planning appeal last week suggests you can have too much of a good thing. The pizza chain had been refused permission to open an outlet in the London borough near Parsloes Primary School...
Posted: 04 March 2011 | 12:35

Pubco Young's to open new London hotel

Pubco Young's to open new London hotelBrewer and pub firm Young's is set to launch a new hotel in London's Wandsworth this week. The new accommodation wing at its Alma pub will open following an investment of £2.7m and is part of Young's renewed focus on hotels. The move means...
Posted: 11 January 2011 | 12:52

Wake-up call - How to prepare a planning application and smooth its approval

Country houseThinking of converting a country house into a hotel? Chris Green goes into the steps needed to prepare a planning application and smooth its approval
Posted: 10 December 2010 | 16:59

Fat Duck’s back yard is an eyesore, complain neighbours - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: hotel guest starved to death after telling staff not to disturb him; West Dunbartonshire calls time on...
Posted: 01 November 2010 | 10:55

Operator sought for planned 80-bedroom hotel in St Andrews

Abbey Park House, A hotel operator is being sought for an 80-bedroom property which is planned for St Andrews in Fife. Property developer Knightsbridge has submitted a master plan to Fife Council to develop an 80-bedroom hotel at Abbey Park House, a Grade B-listed property...
Posted: 07 May 2010 | 16:32

Richard Caring plans to open Ivy hotel alongside legendary London restaurant

The Ivy restaurant (Source: Ionpicman)Bay Restaurant Group is up for sale for an estimated £70m, after the banks which own it put it on the market. Icelandic bank Kaupthing and German bank Commerzbank offered the group, which owns the La Tasca, Slug and Lettuce and Haha Bar and Grill, to several potential buyers...
Posted: 04 May 2010 | 15:32

London site with planning permission for 300-bedroom hotel for sale

Caterer NewsA prime London location with full planning permission for a 300-bedroom hotel has been put on the market. Situated on Waterloo Road 300m south of Waterloo Station, the half-acre site is within walking distance of the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament.
Posted: 04 May 2010 | 14:36

Leeds councillors scupper plan for 14-storey Hilton hotel

Caterer NewsPlans for a 14-storey budget Hilton hotel in Leeds have been rejected by local councillors. Developers had hoped to build the 150-bedroom hotel, which would have included offices and basement car parking, in the Hunslet area of the city, reports the Guardian.
Posted: 09 April 2010 | 15:36

Buyer wanted for planned 172-bedroom hotel in Bournemouth

Caterer NewsA buyer is being sought for a proposed 172-bedroom hotel development in Bournemouth, Dorset. Grosvenor Developments has received outline planning consent for the hotel on the A35 Wessex Way intersection, which will enjoy seaviews and is within easy walking distance ...
Posted: 01 April 2010 | 17:03

Planning permission sought for Four Seasons’ third London hotel

The planned hotel will be adjacent to Heron Tower, which will be London's tallest building A planning application has been submitted for a Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at Heron Plaza in the City of London. The 43-storey development – known as Four Seasons Hotel and Residence London at Heron Plaza – will comprise 190 hotel bedrooms and suites, 120 branded residences...
Posted: 31 March 2010 | 10:32

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