Hospitality Industry

Green Hotelier Awards open for entries

Green Hotelier Awards open for entries

By Liam Garrahan

The Green Hoteliers Awards 2016 are now open for entries, with the aim of finding the world’s most environmentally friendly hotels.

Chef shortage concerns are backed up by official reports

Report underlines hospitality staffing crisis

By Liam Garrahan

The hospitality industry’s desperate need for more staff has been highlighted in the latest Report on Jobs by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.

VAT Club Jacques Borel hospitality campaign

VAT campaign

VAT Club proposes staggered tax reduction

By Mark Wingett, M&C Allegra Foodservice

The hospitality VAT cut campaign has put forward a plan to the Government for a staggered reduction in the level of the tax for hospitality businesses.

Conall Wolsey and James Sinton unveil their hotel plans for the former office block

Beannchor plans £4m Belfast hotel

By Emma Eversham

Northern Ireland based hospitality group Beannchor has announced plans to open a £4m 55-bedroom hotel in Belfast city centre. 

The River Cottage Chefs’s School won the New Media Award and the Best Recruitment Initiative

Springboard Awards for Excellence 2013: Winners revealed

By Luke Nicholls

The hospitality industry turned out in force at the Novotel London West on Friday evening (1 November) to celebrate the Springboard charity’s 11th annual Awards for Excellence, which rewarded those promoting careers and talent across the sector.

Former Hotel du Vin GM creates boutique hotel company Bonne Nuit

Former Hotel du Vin GM creates boutique hotel company Bonne Nuit

By Emma Eversham

Nick Lawson, a former general manager at Hotel du Vin Harrogate, has created a new boutique hotel company called Bonne Nuit, a brand he is aiming to roll out across the UK after establishing it at The Balmoral hotel in Harrogate. 

Budget 2013: The hospitality industry's reaction

Budget 2013: The hospitality industry's reaction

Following the delivery of the Budget by Chancellor George Osborne earlier today BigHospitality caught up with some of the key organisations representing pubs, hotels and restaurants as well as individual operators for their reaction.

The Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his 2013 Budget today with businesses, including those in the hospitality industry, watching closely

Budget 2013: What the hospitality industry is hoping for

By Peter Ruddick

Today, once again, the Chancellor will present a Budget which will be closely watched for signs of improvement in the economy or help for businesses, but with rumours swirling about the future of the beer duty escalator, hospitality industry professionals...

Top stories of 2012, bounce and Hotel GB

BigHospitality's 2012 look-back: Ping-pong and Hotel GB

By Emma Eversham

The fifth and final part of our 2012 look-back featuring our top 10 most-read stories of the year investigates the impact the Channel 4 show Hotel GB had on the industry and asks why the opening of bars with table tennis tables in has seemingly grabbed...

Robert Cook, chief executive of De Vere Hotels and De Vere Village Urban Resorts

Robert Cook: Pearls of Wisdom

By Peter Ruddick

Robert Cook, chief executive of De Vere Village Urban Resorts and now De Vere Hotels, is the son of a hotelier and was born into the hospitality industry. A restaurant lover, Cook worked for IHG and in Monte Carlo before joining Malmaison, rising to chief...

Hotel GB channel 4 show with Gordon Ramsay and Mary Portas

Springboard to benefit from Ramsay and Portas Channel 4 hotel TV show

By Emma Eversham

Industry charity Springboard has been revealed as one of the beneficiaries of the Channel 4 TV show which will see Gordon Ramsay, Mary Portas and other TV personalities manage a hotel staffed by unemployed people looking for a break in the industry. 

Banks are now much more reluctant to deploy capital in the hospitality industry

Funding hospitality: The banks

By Luke Nicholls

Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur with a bold idea for a new restaurant concept or a successful hotelier with plans to expand an already popular business, there’s one thing you’ll always have in common – a bank account.

The Coffer Peach Business Tracker revealed the negative effects of April's wet weather on pub and restaurant sales

Cold and wet April hits pub and restaurant sales

By Luke Nicholls

April proved to be a washout for the eating and drinking-out market as unusually cold and wet weather hit like-for-like sales, according to this month’s Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

Career Profile: Vince Johnson

Career Profile: Vince Johnson

By Emma Eversham

Vince Johnson started out as a waiter before deciding that hotel management was where he wanted to be. After returning to college to focus his skills he worked in HR and operations for a number of hotel chains before landing his first general manager...

Bookings rise 20% at Best Western hotels

Bookings rise 20% at Best Western hotels

By Emma Eversham

The number of bookings made at Best Western's membership hotels reportedly rose more than 20 per cent during the first six months of the year bucking current market trends.

Hospitality salaries and jobs remain stable, reveals government data

Hospitality salaries and jobs remain stable, reveals government data

By Lorraine Heller

Average weekly salaries in the UK hospitality industry were just under £300 a week in February 2011, while the number of jobs available in the last quarter have remained stable, according to data released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Town & City invests in chef training schools

Town & City invests in chef training schools

By Becky Paskin

Town & City Pub Company, operator of Yates’s and Slug and Lettuce, has launched its own chef schools to help chefs and kitchen managers improve their skills.

BHA highlights hospitality’s potential following jobs summit

BHA highlights hospitality’s potential following jobs summit

By Lorraine Heller

As some of the UK’s leading businesses yesterday pledged to create more jobs over the coming year, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) again highlighted the importance of the hospitality industry in generating employment.

Profitable Christmas: Adding value to hospitality

Profitable Christmas: Adding value to hospitality

By Lorraine Heller

Tightened consumer belts over the Christmas period need not be as damaging to the hospitality industry as you might fear. Despite the expected slowdown, here are some simple measures that can keep people coming through your doors.