Travel & Tourism

The government has pledged to make Britain one of the top five tourist destinations in the world, but is it doing enough to help the hospitality industry achieve that dream? We have rounded up the latest on the big issues affecting tourism - from the campaign to cut tourism VAT to changing visa laws and the rise of the staycation.

D&D London's South Place Hotel sold

03-Apr-2017 By Sophie Witts

South Place Hotel, which is operated by D&D London, has been sold to an international investor.

Hutson looking at two new Pigs in 2018

20-Mar-2017 By Finn Scott-Delany

Hotel du Vin founder Robin Hutson is looking to open two more The Pig sites in Sussex and Kent in 2018, which would bring the restaurant-with-rooms concept to seven, reports our sister publication MCA.

Tamburlaine Hotel to open in Cambridge with former Waterside Inn chef

07-Mar-2017 By Hannah Thompson

The Tamburlaine Hotel – from the Dublin-based O’Callaghan Hotel Group ‒ has confirmed it is to open in Cambridge on 20 March, ahead of the previous schedule of 1 April, with a former Waterside Inn chef across its three dining spaces.

Nobu Hospitality confirms more details on London’s first Nobu Hotel

28-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

More details have been released on the first European Nobu Hotel, ahead of its opening in London’s Shoreditch in spring this year.

Brasserie Bar Co plans hotel restaurants

02-Feb-2017 By Emma Eversham

Brasserie Bar Co, operator of Brasserie Blanc and White Brasserie Company, is looking to open restaurants in hotels as part of its growth strategy.

Yotel to open first central London hotel

31-Jan-2017 By Sophie Witts

Yotel, the pod hotel chain created by YO! Sushi founder Simon Woodroffe, is to open its first UK city centre site in Clerkenwell, London in late 2018.

New owner to invest in The Isle of Eriska, Hotel, Spa & Island

26-Jan-2017 By Emma Eversham

Creation Gem, the new owner of The Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa & Island, is to make a 'significant investment' into the island and its properties to help 'secure its future'.

Kew Green Hotels plans UK expansion

23-Jan-2017 By Sophie Witts

Kew Green Hotels has confirmed it is planning further expansion in the UK just over a year after its sale to a Chinese hotel group.

Industry to Theresa May: make immigration system flexible

18-Jan-2017 By Emma Eversham

Tourism trade association UKinbound is urging Prime Minister Theresa May to create an immigration system that is ‘flexible’ to the needs of the UK’s hospitality and tourism sectors as well as create ‘the best possible trading environment for goods and...