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Premier Inn and Costa drive up sales for Whitbread

27-Feb-2014 By Carina Perkins

Strong performance by Premier Inn and Costa helped Whitbread achieve double digit sales growth over the past year.

Strong January performance from regional hotels

27-Feb-2014 By Carina Perkins

Hotels in every UK region enjoyed an ‘unusually positive’ start to the year, according to the latest HotStats report.

2014 confidence boost for UK restaurants and pubs

24-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

The UK casual dining and pub sectors are brimming with confidence, with nine out of 10 business executives either ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ optimistic for the year ahead. 

Record breakers: UK enjoys best ever year for inbound tourism

13-Feb-2014 By Carina Perkins

Record numbers of visitors come to the UK last year, with inbound spend breaking the £20bn barrier for the first time, according to the latest data.

Comfortable bed tops travellers' priorities

06-Feb-2014 By Carina Perkins

A comfortable bed is still the biggest priority for travellers of all ages, according to a new survey from Thistle hotels.

Diners influenced by health and lifestyle choices, says Horizons

24-Jan-2014 By Carina Perkins

Restaurants, pubs and hotels must make more of an effort to meet diners’ health and lifestyle demands, according to market analysts Horizons. 

North West hotels lead UK profit growth

24-Jan-2014 By Carina Perkins

UK hotels performed well last year, with eight out of 12 regions achieving profit growth, according to the latest Hotstats report.

Sustained revenue and profit growth for Scottish hotels

09-Jan-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Hoteliers in Scotland experienced a 6.3 per cent increase in total revenues per available room (TrevPAR) in November, with a 6.5 per cent rise in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) representing 14 consecutive months of year-on-year increases,...

Restaurants, pubs and coffee shops celebrate bumper festive period

08-Jan-2014 By Luke Nicholls

The festive period appeared to be one of the strongest on record for many restaurant and pub groups across the UK, despite the recent challenges to footfall caused by the extreme weather.

In good spirits: Operators trade strongly in run-up to Christmas

18-Dec-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Britains’s restaurant, pub and bar groups are in good stead in the run up to Christmas with like-for-likes up by 1.7 per cent in November compared to the same month last year.

Business boost for hotels in November, Glasgow steals the show

18-Dec-2013 By Luke Nicholls

UK hotel operators reported another period of impressive growth in November, with properties in Glasgow recording their strongest month for seven years.

Hotel websites see drop in number of direct bookings

12-Dec-2013 By Emma Eversham

The number of people booking rooms directly with a hotel's own website has fallen four per cent in the last year despite efforts by hoteliers to improve websites and grab a share back from online travel agents (OTAs). 

'Strongest month of the year' for hotels

28-Nov-2013 By Luke Nicholls

UK hotels collectively enjoyed the ‘strongest month of the year’ in October, with properties in London confirming their rebound and those in the Provinces remaining stable, according to two new sector reports.

Mitchells & Butlers reports year-end sales and profits growth

26-Nov-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) claimed to be on track with its business transformation programme after reporting sales and profit growth in its annual financial results.

UK grows in appeal to US travellers and staycationers

07-Nov-2013 By Emma Eversham

The number of people coming to the UK from America has risen by 23 per cent in the last year with travellers from Canada, Singapore and China also showing a greater interest in the nation as a tourist destination.

London hotels back on track, Provinces continue to shine

25-Oct-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Hotels in London ‘bounced back’ in September after two consecutive months of decline, while those in the Provinces continued to shine with positive movements across all key performance indicators.

Local pubs diminishing as restaurants favoured for socialising

04-Oct-2013 By Luke Nicholls

With the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) recently launching a new campaign to promote the significance of British pubs, a new survey from a separate organisation has discovered that the reality is bleak, as the majority of adults claim they no longer have...

Future looks bright for hoteliers after another strong showing in August

19-Sep-2013 By Luke Nicholls

‘Momentum is building in the UK hotel sector’, according to business advisory and accountancy firm BDO which today released its latest sales figures for mainly three and four-star independents. 

Parents of pre-schoolers say restaurants, pubs and cafes are failing to cater for children

17-Sep-2013 By Emma Eversham

The majority of parents of children of pre-school age say high street restaurants, pubs and cafes are failing to cater for their needs with almost two thirds saying they refuse to eat out with their families at venues that don't offer children's...

TripBarometer: Five key developments for UK hoteliers

10-Sep-2013 By Luke Nicholls

With PwC’s latest hotel forecastpredicting ‘a return to some kind of normal’ in 2014, a survey carried out by TripAdvisor has discovered that the majority of UK hoteliers are duly optimistic about their business’s profitability in 2014.

UK hotels 'in good shape' one year on from The London Olympics

28-Aug-2013 By Emma Eversham

The hotel sector 'is in good shape' to take advantage of an upturn in the economy, according to business advisory and accountancy firm BDO LLP, who reports an increase in occupancy in London and the regions one year on from The London Olympics. 

Pub of the Future: Wi-Fi crucial for attracting more young people, finds report

19-Aug-2013 By Luke Nicholls

A report into the use of technology and marketing in pubs has found that members of ‘Generation Y’ are 67 per cent more likely than their elders to choose a pub offering Wi-Fi, yet the exact same percentage of venues still don’t offer any connectivity. 

Olympic 'bounce' giving UK hotels a welcome boost

06-Aug-2013 By Emma Eversham

One year on from the London Olympics, hotels in the capital and outside it are reporting a boost to trade which they believe has been caused by the feelgood factor linked to last year's sporting event.

Value of hospitality and foodservice market to reach £90bn by 2018

05-Aug-2013 By Emma Eversham

The total foodservice and hospitality market in the UK is expected to be worth £90bn by 2018, according to Allegra Strategies’ Eating Out in the UK report as eating out becomes the ‘new normal’.

Pubs and bars in ‘robust health’ as sales and expenditure continue to rise

02-Aug-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Despite being continually battered by a perfect storm of high taxes, cheap supermarket alcohol and grim economic times, life for Britain’s pubs and bars is on the up – capex has risen by more than 66 per cent over the past year as operators continue to...

Warming up: Pub sales boosted by heatwave

25-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The recent heatwave has brought some much needed good news for Britain’s pubs groups, with Marston’s, Fuller’s, Mitchells & Butlers and JD Wetherspoon all reporting a boost in summer sales after poor weather at the start of the year had initially...

Capital comeback: London hotels outperform Provinces in June

23-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Last month was a resounding success for hotels across the UK: In London, hoteliers saw total revenue per available room (TrevPar) grow by 10.9 per cent, while profits in the Provinces rose by 9.4 per cent. 

How confident are you? Economic uncertainty provides 'new opportunities' for hospitality businesses

22-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

While there will inevitably be winners and losers from this year’s Budget announcement, the hospitality industry remains confident and defiant against a tough economic backdrop, with almost 50 per cent of businesses optimistic about the year ahead.

JD Wetherspoon’s profits slip on higher costs

15-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon posted a ‘reasonable’ set of results for the half-year ending 27 January 2013, with the burden of what the Group calls ‘stealth taxes’ contributing to a drop of 2.7 per cent in its pre- tax profit to £34.8m.

Hospitality industry warms to digital marketing as technology drives business confidence

06-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

‘Technology is driving everything’, according to a recent report based on a survey of company bosses across the eating and drinking out sector, which discovered that two-thirds of businesses will be heavily investing in digital marketing this year.

TripBarometer: Hoteliers propose room rate increases as travel budgets rise

06-Mar-2013 By Emma Eversham

Ninety-five per cent of hoteliers in the UK plan to either keep room rates the same or increase them this year as travellers finally look to up their travel budget, a survey carried out for TripAdvisor has found.

Olympics hailed as ‘saviour of 2012’ for London hotels as Provinces see further profit decline

01-Feb-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The disparity between London and the Provinces when it comes to the profitability of hotels is continuing to increase as properties in the capital recorded a third successive year of growth but those in other regions slumped to a fifth consecutive year...

UK tourism outperforms GDP during recession but visitor numbers fall

17-Jan-2013 By Luke Nicholls

As the UK continues to endure the longest double-dip recession since the 1950, the tourism industry has been ‘resilient’, outperforming the general economy and leading the way in terms of employment numbers. 

Bad staff attitudes account for more complaints than quality of product, report finds

09-Jan-2013

Hospitality businesses across the UK are being urged to focus on improving staff attitudes in 2013 after a report has found that the majority of problems eliciting a complaint were people-related, with the quality of the product accounting for just a...

After the party: 'Hotel hangover' for London as demand plummets

05-Nov-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The capital’s hotel occupancy is expected to fall to 77 per cent in 2013 - the lowest rate since 2005 - as customer demand drops following this year’s bumper summer.

Are we moving forward? Hospitality business confidence falls but it's not all doom and gloom

29-Oct-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Almost half of hospitality and leisure companies in the UK will not reach profit targets this quarter with an increasing number of business owners feeling pessimistic in outlook due to the lack of any bounce in spending during the Queen’s Jubilee and...

Three quarters of hotel general managers expect RevPAR to stabilise or increase after 2012

16-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

While the global economy and the Olympic Games legacy remain concerns, a majority of UK hotel general managers expect revenue per available room (RevPAR) to stabilise or increase next year and into 2014.

London 2012 Olympics brings major room yield boost for hotels

18-Sep-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Hotels in London recorded an increase in room yield by almost 50 per cent last month as a result of year-on-year room rates rocketing up from £110.22 to £165.05 a night, with occupancy levels remaining above 80 per cent for the entire period of the London...

Fall in leisure guests during the Olympics build-up hit London hotel occupancy in July

03-Sep-2012 By Peter Ruddick

In July, during the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics, hotels in London suffered a drop in occupancy of 10.2 per cent as a result of a fall in demand from leisure and tour group visitors but the city still led the way among major cities in Europe.

UK restaurants regarded as 'most welcoming' by overseas visitors

28-Aug-2012 By Emma Eversham

Visitors from overseas regard the UK's restaurants as one of the 'most welcoming' types of businesses they can go to, according to new research by marketing agency VisitBritain. 

Edinburgh suffers but Scotland outperforms rest of UK as weather plays havoc for hotel industry

13-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Hotels in Edinburgh have seen occupancy rates and revenues plummet for the third month in a row, with the downward trend looking set to continue in the Scottish capital for the rest of the year.

London 2012 Olympics: Hotel prices average £210-a-night

12-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The average price of a hotel room in London during the London 2012 Olympics is an increase of 26 per cent compared to the same period in 2011, with one night in the capital costing £210.

Brazilian and Chinese tourists to increase hotel spending budgets, finds survey

04-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The UK hotel industry should be prepared to welcome a greater number of Chinese and Brazilian tourists later this year, as increasing numbers plan to spend more on holidays than in 2011, according to a recent survey.

Nando’s revealed as Britain’s most popular casual dining concept

15-Jun-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Nando’s, the fast-casual Portuguese chicken restaurant chain, has topped the eating-out popularity stakes, with more people choosing to eat at one of its sites than at any other major restaurant or pub brand.

Above-inflation price of alcohol blamed for wine sales drop in restaurants, pubs and hotels

13-Jun-2012 By Emma Eversham

Wine and spirit sales in restaurants, pubs and hotels have dropped by 8 per cent and 1 per cent respectively in the last financial year with above-inflationary prices blamed for the hit. 

Millennium & Copthorne sees London RevPAR and profits surge

03-May-2012 By Luke Nicholls

UK-based international hotel group Millennium and Copthorne (M&C) has reported a 24 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £25.9m in the first quarter of 2012.

Whitbread sees Costa Coffee sales boost and Premier Inn recovery

26-Apr-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Restaurant, hotel and coffee shop operator Whitbread has reported an 11.2 per cent increase in total revenue for the financial year to 1 March 2012, with Group like-for-like sales also up 2.6 per cent.

Hospitality industry steps up calls for VAT cut to boost business and jobs

23-Apr-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has revealed results of a new survey which show an overwhelming majority of operators support calls for a VAT cut. 

Hotels on track to benefit from London 2012

17-Apr-2012 By Emma Eversham

Hotels both in and outside of London are on track to benefit from London 2012 with occupancy and room rates predicted to continue to rise during the summer months following strong growth in March. 

Half of hospitality operators feel positive about business for 2012

11-Apr-2012 By Emma Eversham

Almost half of restaurant, hotel and pub operators feel positive about the year ahead with just 8 per cent believing the economy will slip back into another recession this year.