UK hotels have increased their refurbishment spending by 57 per cent in the past year to drive their competitiveness, according to new research from business financiers Funding Options.
Hotel management company Interstate Europe Hotels & Resorts has announced that managing director for the UK, Robert Crook (left), is to retire and be replaced by hospitality executive Nicholas Northam (right).
Cinnamon Soho, the casual Indian-style restaurant from chef Vivek Singh, is to serve breakfast as part of its new all-day menu when it re-opens following refurbishment.
David Carter, former restaurant manager at Gordon Ramsay Holdings and general manager at Roka, is to open a permanent site for Smokestak, his street food-style meat concept, in London’s Shoreditch.
Ahead of the next revaluation of business rates in April next year Richard Wackett, a partner at Montagu Evans, addresses hospitality operator's potential concerns.