The government's decision to relax visa requirements for Chinese visitors has put the spotlight on China's spot as the 19th biggest spender when visiting the UK. BigHospitality looks at the top ten spending nationalities for 2013.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) Hospitality and Tourism Summit 2014 took place at the Novotel West London on 5 June, with some of the biggest names in UK hospitality gathering to share knowledge and discuss the future.
Our latest round of up of the hottest hospitality openings includes new restaurant ventures from chefs Jason Atherton and John Burton-Race, the long-awaited Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard and new concepts Dindin Kitchen and The Juice Well.
We've rounded up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry, with the past month seeing a number of key appointments at hotels and restaurants including The Trafalger Hotel, InterContinental London Park and Terre à Terre.
The world's best chefs and restaurateurs gathered at London's Guildhall on Monday (28 April) for the World's Best Restaurant Awards 2014, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna.
Hotelympia is fast approaching and the hospitality industry getting ready to descend on the ExCel centre in London on 28 April - 1 May for the biennial event.
Tom Barnes, sous chef at Simon Rogan’s two-Michelin-starred L’Enclume in Cartmel, has won the 2014 Roux Scholarship. Relive the hotly contested final with BigHospitality in our exclusive photo gallery.
The 27th National Restaurateurs’ Dinner (NRD) took place at the Dorchester on Tuesday, helping raise over £80,000 for hospitality training and education programmes.
London is the third-best travel destination in the world, according to TripAdvisor’s sixth annual Travellers’ Choice awards for Destinations. But which UK cities make up the top 10?
The UK food and hospitality industry gathered at the Victoria and Albert Museum for the Food for Good Ball last week, raising an incredible £132,000 for the ongoing Food for Good campaign.
If this series of special features hasn't already inspired you to take a closer look at your non-alcoholic drinks offering, this picture guide of 10 of the hottest pieces of kit to help to shake up your liquid sales.
The Farm Frites Development Chef Awards 2014 took place in London yesterday, recognising and rewarding the best menus, dishes and multi-site chefs across the restaurant and pub sector.
We've rounded up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry, with the past month seeing a number of key appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including Hampton by Hilton, Brakspear and The Fable.
We've rounded up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry, with the past month seeing a number of key appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including Lancaster London, Avenue and One Kensington.
From large bespoke oven ranges to small salamander grills, chefs' requirements' for their perfect kitchen are often as varied and fanciful as they are mind-blowingly expensive. But hopefully this picture guide of 15 of the hottest pieces of...
BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the industry with the past month seeing a number of key appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including the Dorchester Collection, Vapiano and Anglian Country Inns.
BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the industry with the past month seeing a number of key appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including Lancaster London, Luxury Jersey Hotels and L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon.
London is again the hub of all things new in our photo gallery for November, with Angela Hartnett's second solo venture, a Prohibition era-themed bar and a cocoa-based fine-dining restaurant all featuring among the latest hospitality openings.
BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the industry with the past month seeing a number of key appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including and Travelodge, The Savoy and The Cadogan Arms.
New London restaurants including Merchants Tavern, Boulestin and Gymkhana domintate our Hospitality Openings gallery for September and October – although some innovative hotels and pubs also feature…
BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the industry with the past month seeing a number of key appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including and Levy Restaurants, Jurys Inn and Mr Cooper's House & Garden.
BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the industry with this last month seeing a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including
August and September are traditionally quiet months for new openings within the hospitality world, but the few restaurants, hotels and pubs that did open during this period were big ones - the London Edition hotel and its restaurant Berners Tavern and...
BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the industry with this last month seeing a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including ME London, Allium Brasserie and Inventive Leisure.
While the hospitality industry was gripped with burger fever - both Five Guys and Shake Shack opened in Covent Garden in the same week - it was another busy month for restaurant, hotel and pub & bar launches as our exclusive photo gallery shows.
In this exclusive gallery, BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry. The past month has seen a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including DoubleTree by Hilton, Cotidie and Just Falafel.
What were the stories that you were clicking on and sharing with your colleagues in June? Find out in our editor's round-up which takes a look back at the month in pictures.
Long-awaited restaurants, including Bruno Loubet's The Grain Store and Hutong at The Shard, dominate this month's hospitality openings photo gallery which also documents concept launches, refurbs and re-brands carried out by hospitality businesses...
In this exclusive gallery, BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry. The past month has seen a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including The Midland, One Canada Square and Brakspear.
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.
In this exclusive gallery, BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry. The past month has seen a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including Cameron House, Sushisamba and Drake &...
The World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2013 have been announced with El Celler de Can Roca in Spain beating Noma in Denmark to the coveted number one spot.
Two new restaurants from Jason Atherton, a major relaunch of a Gordon Ramsay flagship, a new premium pub concept and the UK debut for a European hotel brand - the last month has seen a flurry of new hospitality venues as this latest opening photo gallery...
In this exclusive gallery, BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry. The past month has seen a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including Starwood, Pizza Express and Fuller's.
In this exclusive gallery, BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry. The past month has seen a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including Amberley Castle, Hakkasan and Travelodge.
The first three months of the year have seen a slew of long-awaited restaurants, hotels and pubs & bars opening their doors to the public. BigHospitality has rounded up some of the top launches, including venues from Keith McNally, Isaac McHale and...
In this exclusive gallery, BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry. The past month has seen a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including Flemings Mayfair, Portobello House and Stonegate.
The UK team scored highly at the Bocuse d'Or 2013 in Lyon last week, taking fourth place in the international competition - our highest ever result - as well as picking up the Best Meat and Best Commis awards.
The UK team came ninth this week in the 13th World Pastry Cup or Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie and were also awarded the prize for best poster - BigHospitality was given exclusive access to the team in training and competition for this special photo...
In our exclusive People on the Move in Hospitality gallery, BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the industry. The past month has seen a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs and hospitality institutions...
As 2012 drew to a close, some of the year's big trends - street food, chicken restaurants and food-led pubs - continued to dominate hospitality openings. In our latest photo gallery, BigHospitality rounds up some of the top new restaurants, hotels...
