Seaside Resort

Hospitality businesses to provide evidence for seaside towns inquiry

08-Sep-2016 By Emma Eversham

Owners of hospitality and tourism businesses in seaside towns are being asked to help MPs with an inquiry into the problems facing these areas. 

BHA calls for 'Seaside Tsar' to save 'forgotten' coastal towns

11-Jul-2016 By Sophie Witts

The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is calling on the Government to appoint a ‘Seaside Tsar’ to help ‘forgotten’ coastal communities fight back from decades of decay.

Government spends £700k to bring back British seaside holiday

09-May-2016 By Sophie Witts

Hotels, pubs and restaurants in coastal towns are set to benefit from a £700,000 Government fund to boost seaside tourism.

Traditional British seaside holiday back in fashion finds Travelodge survey

25-Apr-2016 By Emma Eversham

Hotels, restaurants and pubs in the UK's coastal locations are set to cash-in this summer as more Brits than ever are planning to spend their summer holiday or take a mini-break at a seaside resort.

Staycation trend: 4.8m Brits plan UK Bank Holiday getaway

27-Aug-2015 By Liam Garrahan

Almost 5m Brits are shunning the continent and planning a UK break this bank holiday, generating over £1bn for the British economy, according to figures released by Visit England.

Heatwave boosts interest in UK seaside hotels

06-Jul-2015 By Emma Eversham

Last week's heatwave helped boost interest in hotels in the UK's most popular seaside resorts according to new data from hotel comparison site Trivago which saw searches increase by up to 64 per cent. 

Competition launches to find Seaside Chef of the Year

05-May-2015 By Sophie Witts

Chefs are being encouraged to enter a new competition championing the best of British seaside food.

Millenials could be key to reviving British seaside tourism

05-Mar-2015 By Sophie Witts

Large numbers of young people taking short wellness holidays could help revive British seaside resorts, according to BDRC Continental’s Holiday Trends 2015 report.

Interstate grows UK portfolio further with two more hotels

19-Feb-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Hotel management company Interstate Europe Hotels & Resorts has added two more hotels to its UK portfolio.

Visits to UK by Chinese tourists up 20% in year of record tourist spend

23-Apr-2013 By Emma Eversham

The number of visits from tourists from emerging markets rose sharply last year with a record 179,000 visitors from China spending £300m, contributing to £18.6bn of spend from tourists overall.

Sam Metcalfe seeks tenant for soon-to-close Sam’s of Sevendials restaurant

05-Mar-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Brighton chef and restaurateur Sam Metcalfe has blamed rising food costs for the imminent closure of his renowned restaurant Sam’s of Sevendials and has revealed he is now looking for a new tenant for the property.

Robert Thompson becomes Isle of Wight ambassador, plans new hotel with restaurants

19-Nov-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Michelin-starred chef Robert Thompson is on a mission to transform the Isle of Wight into a top tourist destination with plans to open a new hotel and two restaurants at the seaside resort of Ventnor while becoming the island’s first ambassador under...

Legacy to run Bournemouth's Orchid and Woodcroft hotels

08-Oct-2012 By Emma Eversham

Legacy Hotels & Resorts has taken over the running of two hotels in Bournemouth, the Orchid Hotel and the Woodcroft Hotel, taking the company into the seaside resort for the first time. 

Good news for hotels as domestic trips on the up

05-Apr-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Hoteliers across the country will welcome the news that domestic trips and holidays have increased for the third consecutive year to record levels, with total spend also on the up.

British tourism industry set for bumper 2010

01-Feb-2010 By Emma Eversham

Britain is set to benefit from a domestic tourism boom for a second year running, with the high Euro and frustrations with air travel the main reasons for Brits choosing to holiday at home again this year.

Britannia Hotels buys third Bournemouth hotel

28-Jul-2009 By Emma Eversham

The private hotel company buys Bournemouth hotel Heathlands out of administration, bringing its total number of UK hotels to 34

Tough Times in Torquay

01-May-2008 By Andy Lynes

Road closure causes grief for hospitality industry in the English Riviera

Tourism Chiefs bid to clean up Blackpool

14-Nov-2007 By Alan Lodge

Efforts underway to ensure all hotels in the seaside town hold the correct licence as fears grow over shabby hotels dragging down Blackpools reputation.

Sophie Murray on opening the East Beach Cafe in Littlehampton

06-Jun-2007 By Restaurant

Novice restaurateur Sophie Murray, with less than a month to go before her first venture the East Beach Cafe opens, paces up and down, mobile phone clamped to her ear, doing some last minute, serious-sounding negotiations with a supplier. It's a...