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Trends & Reports
Analysis of all the latest consumer trends and industry reports to help you operate your business more effectively.
Accor reveals global hotel energy usage with environmental footprint release
22-Feb-2012 - International hotel operator Accor has revealed the group consumes more than 18bn kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy, ahead of a spring publication of a new sustainable development strategy for the company.
February hotel prices plummet, London continues to buck the trend
20-Feb-2012 - Hotel prices have dropped across every city in the UK apart from London, which is one of only seven major cities in Europe to have seen an increase in room rates for February.
Government urged to appoint 'hospitality minister' to promote industry and tackle unemployment
17-Feb-2012 - Stephen Kyjak-Lane, general manager of the Lancaster London hotel and the new chairman of the London advisory board of hospitality careers charity Springboard, has said a Government minister for hospitality is needed to promote the industry to jobseekers and bring down unemployment figures.
Admiral Taverns introduces prize freeze for licensees
16-Feb-2012 - Pub company Admiral Taverns is to freeze the prices of a broad selection of its draught beers in an attempt to hit back at imminent increases in the amount of duty levied against alcohol sold in pubs and bars.
Cameron: Pubs and bars need to work with Government on binge drinking
15-Feb-2012 - The Prime Minister has called for more action from the drinks industry and pubs on binge drinking in a speech ahead of the publication of the Alcohol Strategy which may suggest some form of higher minimum alcohol pricing.
IHG reveals strong profit and revpar growth in 2011 results
14-Feb-2012 - InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has announced global operating profits of over $550m in 2011, representing annual growth of 26 per cent, while revenue per available room (RevPAR) also rose despite a fall in the last quarter of the year in the UK and Europe.
Pubs and restaurants experience unusually busy January
14-Feb-2012 - Traditionally a quiet month for the hospitality industry, January is the time when many businesses plan for the year ahead or recover after the busy festive season, but evidence has shown that many restaurants and pubs have been experiencing an unusual boom in trade.
Number of restaurants going bust rockets 31 per cent over past year
13-Feb-2012 - The number of insolvencies among the UK restaurant sector has jumped by 31 per cent to 194 in the last financial quarter of 2011 – the highest rate for over three years.
Valentine's Day diners love Italian and special offers
10-Feb-2012 - Two surveys have revealed the way to the hearts of Valentine's Day diners could be Italian or French cuisine or a special offer with 55 per cent of Britons planning to take advantage of money saving deals when they treat their loved one this year.
Record-breaking 2011 for tourism, could 2012 be even bigger for hospitality businesses?
10-Feb-2012 - Britain’s tourism and hospitality businesses are surfing on the wave of a record-breaking 2011 for overseas visitors and spending, making perfect preparation for a bumper 2012, packed full of iconic, once-in-a-lifetime events.
Enterprise Inns announces new chairman and slight trading boost
09-Feb-2012 - Enterprise Inns has announced the appointment of Robert Walker as chairman and released its interim management statement ahead of an AGM with figures revealing a slight boost in trade as like-for-like income per pub rose by 1 per cent in the 18 weeks to 4 February.
People 1st launches workshop to help ‘struggling’ new publicans
08-Feb-2012 - Half of new publicans and nightclub owners admit they are ‘struggling’ because they don’t know where to go for specialist advice and guidance or setting up and running their own business.
TV sport in pubs: size does matter, says new study
07-Feb-2012 - Pubs planning to show the 2012 Olympics or European football championships on TV in their venue over the summer have been warned most sports fans intend to vist the pub less and publicans need to bear in mind the size of their screen and drinks prices to keep their sporty drinkers on side, according to a new study.
'No room for complacency' as hospitality administrations soar
03-Feb-2012 - The number of hospitality businesses falling into administration increased by 19.3 per cent in 2011, indicating that the sector was one of the worst hit by the economic crisis.
Queen's Jubilee and Olympics to put focus on 'Great British' cooking in 2012
02-Feb-2012 - With two major events happening in Britain this year - the Olympics and the Queen's Jubilee, food trends agency The foodpeople is predicting a rise in demand for classic British dishes on menus in 2012.
Secret survey reveals ‘shockingly poor’ deaf awareness of hotels in London
02-Feb-2012 - Hotels in London are being warned that they could be putting the lives of guests with hearing loss at risk by not having appropriate procedures in place for emergency situations.
Richard Phillips closes restaurant at Chapel Down Vineyard
31-Jan-2012 - Chef Richard Phillips has closed his restaurant at Chapel Down Vineyard in Kent after the local council restricted the number of weddings it could hold.
Chefs urged to offer more vegetarian options
30-Jan-2012 - Chefs and caterers are being urged to take a second look at their menus, or risk missing out on a potential £700m market of diners hungry for more enticing meat-free options.
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Welsh restaurants and bars invited to join tourism app
30-Jan-2012 - Restaurants and bars have been invited to join the first tourism app to cover the whole of Wales which is due to be launched for Wales Tourism Week 2012 in February.
Hospitality businesses urged to take advantage of pension obligation changes
30-Jan-2012 - Employers in restaurants, hotels and pubs and bars have been encouraged to take advantage of the extra time that has been provided before they need to comply with automatic pension enrolment obligations.
London 2012 Olympics: Six months left and businesses not prepared, says People 1st survey
27-Jan-2012 - With six months to go until the London 2012 Olympics begin, the majority of businesses have not prepared themselves for the Games, according to a survey by hospitality skills council People 1st.
Fuller's reports sales growth ahead of busy 2012
27-Jan-2012 - Fuller's, the brewer and pub operator, has reported like for like sales growth of 4.1% for the 42 weeks up to 21 January 2012 ahead of a busy year of sport and acquisition openings for the London-based company.
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Dating contributes over £1bn to hospitality industry
26-Jan-2012 - Restaurants, bars and entertainment companies benefit from £1.3bn of spending a year from couples going out on a date, according to a survey from dating website match.com.
Mixed fortunes for UK hotel sector in 2011 as London-Provinces gap widens
26-Jan-2012 - With another year plagued by a poor economic backdrop, hotels in London were able to record a second consecutive year of profitability growth in 2011, but provincial properties suffered a fourth successive year of profit decline.
Mitchells & Butlers 2011 festive pub sales buoyed by good weather
26-Jan-2012 - Good weather around Christmas 2011 helped keep Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) festive sales buoyant, the managed pub operator has reported, with like-for-like sales up 6.5 per cent for the nine weeks to 21 January.
