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"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
As London cleans up from Monday’s night’s riots and prepares for more tonight, we map hospitality businesses affected in the UK so far. Click on the icons for more information...
Posted: 09 August 2011 | 14:20
Trader Vic's restaurant at the London Hilton on Park Lane remains closed after a fire broke out in the basement of the 453-bedroom, 28-storey hotel on Friday evening. Around 1,500 people, including Black Eyed Peas singer Will.I.Am, were evacuated from the building...
Posted: 04 July 2011 | 14:17
Fire has broken out on the roof of Marconi House in London's West End, which is in the process of being turned into a five-star hotel and apartments. Hotel...
Posted: 14 June 2011 | 16:00
Peach Pubs has bought a former Jean-Christophe Novelli pub in Hertfordshire after its most recent owner, Urban and Country Leisure (UCL), closed it earlier...
Posted: 29 March 2011 | 10:51
A round-up of the weekend’s news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: UK Starbucks to trial location-based mobile phone marketing scheme; Pizza Express unveils new look, opening hours and menu; new jail menu rules spark outrage and more...
Posted: 18 October 2010 | 11:35
The price of a range of foods including bread, pasta and even meat look set to rise after wheat prices jumped following news that Russia was banning grain exports for the rest of the year. Russia has seen a drought wipe off 20% of its normal wheat crop, as it suffers its hottest summer for 130 years...
Posted: 06 August 2010 | 11:32
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Public sector cuts likely to hit Greene King star Belhaven; KFC abandons halal-only menus at five sites; explosion at Brakes food depot injures 28; Fifi and Ally café bar owner goes into liquidation and more ...
Posted: 28 June 2010 | 10:21
From adverse weather conditions to natural disasters such as the volcanic ash cloud, when the unexpected happens, and staff can't come to work, it can cause chaos for your business. Legal expert Melissa Paz advises how to plan ahead.
Posted: 17 June 2010 | 11:02
Additional bookings and revenue from passengers stranded from the ash cloud flight ban greatly exceeded that lost from cancelled inbound trips, according to hotel technology provider Pegasus Solutions.
Posted: 07 May 2010 | 18:00
Our weekly round of of the week's hospitality news includes: Majestic Hotel blaze: missing man named, Duncan Bannatyne unveils plans to expand Charlton House hotel;US wine merchant sues Gordon Ramsay over £27,000 of unpaid bills and more...
Posted: 07 May 2010 | 15:39
A body has been found at the scene of a fire which broke out at the four-star, 170-bedroom Majestic hotel in Harrogate early this morning. The body was found on the fifth floor of the hotel, which is operated by Barceló Hotels UK.
Posted: 05 May 2010 | 15:20
A member of staff is unaccounted for after a fire broke out early this morning at the four-star, 170-bedroom Majestic hotel in Harrogate. The emergency services evacuated 130 guests and around 25 staff after the North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service ...
Posted: 05 May 2010 | 14:23
Our weekly round of of the week's hospitality news includes: Story of the week: Election 2010: The date may only have been officially set earlier this month, but it seems as though this election race has been more of a marathon than a sprint, and more...
We find out what will the parties do for hospitality?
Posted: 30 April 2010 | 16:16
The volcanic ash-related disruption that has shared the headlines with the election campaign since the middle of April has brought mixed fortunes for the hotel sector. More than 95,000 flights were cancelled across Europe during the six days of disruption...
Posted: 28 April 2010 | 11:42
Over the past week, the nation's response to the volcanic ash hovering far overhead progressed from amused surprise ("Mount what"?) to worried concern, as grounded flights left hundreds of thousands of air travellers stranded here and abroad.
Posted: 23 April 2010 | 14:33
Our weekly round of of the week's hospitality news includes: Story of the week: Volcanic ash cloud creates havoc for hoteliers; Tom Aikens and Compass to launch two restaurants at Somerset House and more...
Posted: 23 April 2010 | 14:27
The Allerdale Court hotel is the first hotel in Cockermouth closed by last November’s devastating floods to reopen to customers. The 25-bedroom, two-star property closed after weeks of heavy rain culminated in England’s wettest day on record on 19 November, with rainfall in Cumbria ...
Posted: 22 April 2010 | 14:03
Hotel performance at London’s airports increased in occupancy and average room rates compared with the same week last year, as the cloud of volcanic ash grounded air travel and stranded travellers, according to daily data from STR Global, the provider of market data to the hotel industry.
Posted: 20 April 2010 | 11:23
Fierce competition from supermarkets for home-grown produce could cause food prices to surge, as Iceland’s volcanic ash cloud continues to disrupt air traffic across Europe. Air freight carrying perishable food supplies to the UK stopped when air traffic restrictions ...
Posted: 20 April 2010 | 10:26
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