Premier Inn, the UK’s largest budget hotel chain, has today launched a free Wi-fi service across all of its properties, offering customers up to half an hour of unlimited connectivity.
Geronimo Inns, the London-based, food-led pub operator, is set to unveil The Oyster Shed in the City of London as the latest addition to its growing portfolio.
A review of discounting activity in the casual-dining sector by Restaurant magazine has shown that many restaurant chains who pledged to shake off their old deep discounting habits for the New Year have already fallen off the wagon.
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The hospitality industry has felt the strain of the tough economic climate over the past year, with a significant increase in the number of restaurants, bars and hotels becoming insolvent.
Blue Training UK has acquired the Bower Hotel in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, and will take over the day to day running of the hotel as well as launching a new catering and hospitality academy for young people in the area on the same site.
Channel 5 is looking for restaurateur couples to prove to Marco Pierre White that their restaurant is the finest in the country for a brand new TV show for the celebrity chef
Sustainable restaurants and foodservice operators are being urged to enter the 2012 Footprint Awards, which recognises contributions to environmental excellence within the hospitality industry.
There are just a few days left for hopefuls to get their entries in for Hot Talent, a brand new competition launching at Hotelympia this year that aims to showcase talented under-30s in the industry.
Cardiff has been declared the most social city in the UK with residents of the Welsh capital most likely to go out and meet others in its restaurants, bars and pubs, according to social network CitySocialising.
The Restaurant Group, which has the likes of Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito and Garfunkel’s within its 390-strong portfolio, has reported a rise in turnover and sales over the past 12 months in spite of some of the most challenging trading conditions...
Edinburgh's Cafe Fish owner Richard Muir and former Paramount Restaurant Group chairman William Rollason have bought their second Livebait site out of administration under their new company SBG Restaurants.
Ynshir Hall, a Welsh manor house once owned by Queen Victoria, is the 19th Von Essen hotel to be bought out of administration and is now back in the welcoming hands of its general manager.
Young and innovative chefs are being invited to enter the Young British Foodie Awards in a bid to create a ‘food revolution’ and ‘celebrate the unsung foodie heroes in Britain’.
Gordon Cartwright, managing director of Visionary Dining, advises hoteliers on what to consider if they want to open a restaurant within their property and looks at the best option for one reader trying to decide between running it in-house or contracting...
Restaurant and bar operator Novus Leisure has revealed like for like sales were up 18 per cent over the festive period, led by the success of the recently acquired city bar chain Balls Brothers and an increase of pre-booked and advance corporate events.
Ryan Vennings and Mick Smith of Porthminster Beach Café have teamed up with Debbie Wakefield and Emma Stratton of Red Hotels to open a new seafood restaurant at Bedruthan Steps Hotel in North Cornwall.
Espresso machine manufacturer Rancilio has launched Xcelsius, a temperature-profiling system which allows baristas to micro-manage the brew temperature to within a tolerance of 0.1 degrees Celsius.
Less than a year after launching the New Moon Pub Company Paul Newman, former marketing director of Living Ventures, and chef David Mooney are planning to add two new pubs to their portfolio.
With a bumper year packed full of iconic, once-in-a-lifetime events including the London 2012 Olympics, the London 2012 Festival and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the UK restaurant industry will be hoping to capitalise. But just how big an impact will...
The Mayfair restaurant run by celebrity chef Michel Roux Jr topped the London list of restaurants from Harden's, while Gidleigh Park in Chagford, Devon was named the best outside the capital for the second year in a row.
Restaurants and hotels, including Gourmet Burger Kitchen, YO! Sushi, The Chester Grosvenor and Umi hotels, tell BigHospitality about special events and promotions they're running to attract more customers.
Distinctive Inns has been formed in the East Midlands by James Bull and Ross Tunaley who opened the Riverside Pub and Kitchen near Newark in a co-investment deal with Punch Taverns last year.
Greene King will continue the rollout of their ‘Meet and Eat’ franchise pubs in 2012 as the scheme forms an important part of the Suffolk-based brewer's business plan during the tough economic climate.
Alan Swinson started his professional life as a chef more than 20 years ago and worked his way up through the ranks to become catering director Macdonalds Hotels & Resorts where he oversees Food & Beverage at 42 of the group's properties.
Hospitality businesses are being urged to make use of a free online toolkit from VisitBritain that allows users to participate in, and benefit from the ‘GREAT Britain – You’re Invited’ 2012 campaign.
The internet has become something of a mixed blessing for owners of hotels, restaurants and pubs. On one hand, you can use it to help direct potential customers or from anywhere in the world to your business quickly and easily, but on the other, its ease...
Restaurant discounts and vouchers are still popular with nearly two thirds of consumers using them when dining out but just 18 per cent say they would stop visiting somewhere if they were removed, according to a new survey from Deloitte.
The Grosvenor hotel in London’s Victoria has officially become the fifth member of the Guoman Hotels collection following an extensive interior and exterior refurbishment.
Assemblage, the restaurant set up by former The Restaurant contestant James Knight-Pacheco and art lover Alicia Whitby, has closed less than three months after opening at a site close to Spitalfields market.
A number of UK hotels continue to charge guests up to £26 a day for Wi-Fi while many chains give free wireless internet access in their venues, according to a new survey published by Which? Travel.
Hotel management company Bespoke Hotels has taken over two hotels in Chipping Camden - the 22-bedroom Cotswold House Hotel and the 27-bedroom Noel Arms.
Chicago's owner Atmosphere Bars & Clubs saw Christmas sales grow by 17 per cent compared to the same period in 2010 as revellers decided to 'let their hair down' during the festive period.
As foodservice consultancy Horizons insists the UK hospitality industry is set for its most challenging year ever, BigHospitality has spoken to restaurants across the nation to find out what they are doing to ensure 2012 is a year to remember for the...
Pub landlady Di Bradley received a surprise visit from TV presenter Noel Edmonds and chef Jean-Christophe Novelli after her daughter nominated her for a special Christmas present in recognition for her tireless work with her local community.
Chef Anna Hansen, owner of The Modern Pantry and hotelier Willy Bauer, chairman of AB Hotels, are among the members of the hospitality industry who were awarded in the 2012 Queen's New Years Honours list.
