Global hotel operator Accor has announced it is to reposition its upscale Pullman Hotels & Resorts brand in order to match 'new business traveler' behaviour.
The owner of Honky Tonk, the American diner concept which launched in Chelsea last year, has secured a second site in Clapham Common as part of ambitious plans to roll out up five venues a year across London.
Turtle Bay, the Caribbean restaurant concept developed by Ajith Jayawickrema, one of the founders of Las Iguanas, has secured new funding, which will allow it to open 10 new restaurants over the next couple of years.
Karam Sethi, who last year earned a Michelin star as chef patron of Trishna London, is launching a second modern Indian restaurant in Mayfair this summer.
New London restaurants, including a diner concept from celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and the first venue to open in The Shard, dominate our hospitality openings gallery for April/May 2013 although innovative bars and hotels also feature.