Hospitality Services

Industry responds to business rate appeal consultation

Industry responds to business rate appeal consultation

By Emma Eversham

Hospitality trade bodies the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have responded to the Valuation Office Agency’s consultation on the business rates appeals system.

Big Hospitality Conversation set for Dundee

Big Hospitality Conversation set for Dundee

By Liam Garrahan

The Big Hospitality Conversation is to take place in Dundee later this month, with over 50 Scottish hospitality and tourism businesses expected to attend.

Seven hotel trends for 2016

Seven hotel trends for 2016

By Liam Garrahan

Huge company mergers, robot room-service, record-breaking occupancy figures and the announcement of the National Living Wage; 2015 was a busy year for the hotel sector, but what does 2016 have in store? BigHospitality casts an eye over the coming year.

Stanneylands Hotel bought for £4m

Stanneylands Hotel bought for £4m

By Liam Garrahan

Former Prima Hotels property, Stanneylands Hotel, has been bought by the owners of The Mere Golf Resort & Spa for £4.15m.

Scottish hotel performance slips in November

Scottish hotel performance slips in November

By Liam Garrahan

Scottish hotel performance showed a year-on-year decrease in November as occupancy and room rates across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen tumbled, according to the latest LJ Forecaster Scottish Intercity Report.

Spotlight on Service

Service hiccups: Gold Service Scholarship finalists 2015

By Liam Garrahan

Everyone can have a bad day every now and then, as the Gold Service Scholarship finalists have been discussing. In the latest in our Spotlight on Service campaign, we reveal to you some of the moments that left the best in the business rather red-faced.

How music can benefit your hospitality business

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How music can benefit your hospitality business

By Nick Chambers

Nick Chambers of PlayNetwork, a provider of entertainment media for businesses, looks at how choosing the right music for your hotel, restaurant or pub, can benefit your business.

Hospitality Openings: November 2015

Hospitality Openings: November 2015

By Liam Garrahan

BigHospitality monthly round-up of openings includes the highly anticipated German Gymnasium as well as a first solo venture for Jun Tanaka.

People on the Move in Hospitality: November 2015

People on the Move in Hospitality: November 2015

By Liam Garrahan

BigHospitality rounds up a number of appointments across the hospitality sector including the arrival of a management team for Oxford’s first Hilton, The Robert Parker Collection and El Gato Negro.

Accelerated decline for Aberdeen hotels in October

Accelerated decline for Aberdeen hotels in October

By Liam Garrahan

Hoteliers in Aberdeen faced further troubles in October with the Granite City’s RevPAR dropping sharply year-on-year as the declining oil industry continues to take its toll, according to the monthly LJ Forecaster Scottish Intercity Report.

Budget hotels such as Premier Inn are a popular choice with travelers.

Budget hotel development on the increase

By Liam Garrahan

For the first time budget hotels account for more than half of the UK’s hotel development pipeline, with growth in the sector showing no signs of slowing down, according to a report by HVS, AlixPartners and AM:PM.

Families are eating out together more frequently than they did five years ago. Photo: Thinkstock

75% of families eating out in restaurants more regularly

By Emma Eversham

Three quarters (75 per cent) of families are choosing to eat out together in restaurants more frequently than they were five years ago, according to a report commissioned by French restaurant chain Le Bistrot Pierre.

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Welcome to The Restaurant Report

Welcome to The Restaurant Report

The Restaurant Report will provide a rundown of the top 100 restaurant groups in the UK as ranked by number of sites, with details on when each company...