Tech-led hotel brand YOTEL is splitting its business into two brands – YOTEL Airport and YOTEL City – as it forges ahead with plans to expand to 50 sites worldwide by 2020.
Hard Rock International has signed a deal for a new hotel site in Glasgow, it has confirmed, soon after announcing plans to convert London’s 900-bedroom The Cumberland hotel by 2018.
Street food trading platform StreetDots has teamed up with Land Securities to run a street food project within the Buchanan Galleries shopping centre in Glasgow.
It might only operate three London sites, but Charlotte’s Group is proving to be one of the capital’s most progressive restaurant operations thanks to its forward-thinking, young owner Alex Wrethman.
The ten finalists in the 2017 Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY) contest have been confirmed, after chefs Ruth Hansom and Arthur Bridgeman-Quin won their heats.
The Seafood Pub Company is set to expand after announcing an £18m majority stake deal from Penta Capital, former backer of La Tasca, EAT, and Geronimo Inns.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has welcomed the news that Karen Bradley, the daughter of a pub and hotel owner, is to take over from John Whittingdale as culture secretary.
David Eyre's Shoreditch restaurant Eyre Brothers celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. The 55-year-old chef talks about the evolution of Shoreditch, perceptions of Portuguese food and why you'll still find him in the kitchen.
National tourism agency VisitBritain is 'anticipating a strong summer' after latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) recorded a record first quarter for inbound tourists.
Alastair Burgess, the owner of bars Happiness Forgets and Original Sin has ramped up plans to expand his business following the successful opening of his first restaurant Petit Pois bistro.
Rude Health, the food and drink brand known for its healthy cereals, has launched the Rude Health Café in London’s Fulham, with hopes to expand if its ‘healthy balance’ message takes off.
Revere Pub Company – the premium arm of Marston’s – is to launch a new brand and roll out its Lost & Found concept as part of a 'transformational' year for the group.
The Interesting Hotels Group, from Sudbury House general manager Ulrike Le Roux, has acquired the Grade II listed Poet’s House hotel in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Bill’s Restaurants, the Richard Caring-backed chain, has carried out a restructuring of its management team, which has seen chief operating officer Roberto Moretti and managing director Scott Macdonald leave the company with immediate effect.
London hotels Claridge's, The Mandarin Oriental, Sanderson London and Grosvenor House have been awarded for their afternoon tea offerings in the first Afternoon Tea Awards.
The winners of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) Annual Awards of Excellence (AAE) 2016 have been announced, including the best young chef, pastry chef, and waiter of the year.
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has hit out at ‘doom-mongering’ politicians and business leaders who claimed that leaving the EU would be fatal for the UK economy.
Increasing the price of alcohol in restaurants and bars could dramatically reduce the number of patients admitted to hospital with violence-related injuries, according to a new study.
Big fat splodges of summer rain bounce off the tarpaulin that protects Galvin HOP’s outdoor area as its owners outline their plans to open in sunnier climes.
The boss of Staycity Aparthotels has said his company will continue with its ambitious plans to grow its business across Europe despite Britain's intention to leave the EU.
Byron, the Tom Byng-led better burger group, has secured a new £12m banking facility, which will aid its goal of reaching 100 restaurants in the next three years, according to BigHospitality's sister site MCA.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is calling on the Government to appoint a ‘Seaside Tsar’ to help ‘forgotten’ coastal communities fight back from decades of decay.
Chef Matt Sworder, who has worked under chefs Anthony Demetre and Adam Byatt, has opened his second site, The Corner House Canterbury restaurant with rooms.
Venezualan chef Maria Fernanda Di Giacobbe has been named the winner of the Basque Culinary World Prize, the award designed to honour chefs who have helped improved society through gastronomy.
Serviced apartment operators are looking to new ways of expanding their appeal with mixed used developments, in what hotel consultancy HVS has called a ‘burst of creativity’.
Consumer spending on hospitality grew at its lowest level for over three years in the run-up to the Brexit vote, according to Visa UK’s latest Consumer Spending Index.
Jennifer Stevens, co-founder of Pet-Fi, a website designed to connect dog-owners with pet-friendly hotels and restaurants, shares her top tips to making your business more appealing to this market.
A 21-bedroom aparthotel is to open in a former school building near Edinburgh’s Royal Mile in late 2017, as part of the £150m New Waverley development.
