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Britannia Hotels acquire two further sites

Britannia Hotels acquire two further sites

By Sophie Witts

Cheshire-based Britannia Hotels has acquired two additional properties in Buxton and Hampshire, bringing its total hotel portfolio up to 49 sites.

Major regional cities outperformed the capital

London hotels ranked worst for guest satisfaction

By Sophie Witts

London hotels have been ranked as some of the worst for guest satisfaction in the UK and Europe, according to an analysis of six million customer ratings left on www.Hotel.info.

Landlords aged 25-34 now account for 15 per cent of the industry

Rise in young landlords drives pub and bar growth

By Sophie Witts

Rising turnover and a surge of young talent entering the industry are providing encouraging signs of growth for the pub sector, according to new data from Barclays released today (22 May).

Fifty-six per cent of Welsh businesses now have a food hygiene rating of 5

Food hygiene standards improve in Wales

By Sophie Witts

Food hygiene standards in Wales have risen in the year since it was made compulsory for businesses to display their food hygiene rating.

Hospitality Openings: February 2015

Hospitality Openings: February 2015

By Sophie Witts

Take a look at some of the best new sites that opened around the UK in February, including Manchester United's Hotel Football, glh's first every hotel and the new site from Brighton's Coal Shed owners, The Salt Room.

London overtook Zurich as the most expensive city in Europe for hotels, with an average room rate of £126

Hotel rates soar in UK & Ireland

By Carina Perkins

Hotel rates across major cities in UK and Ireland rose by 9 per cent last year, with London overtaking Zurich as Europe’s most expensive city.

Cut Tourism VAT is putting renewed pressure on the Government to lower VAT to 5 per cent for the tourism industry

Refreshed calls to cut VAT now tourism is 'important export industry'

By Emma Eversham

Cut Tourism VAT, the campaign set up to put pressure on the Government to lower the VAT rate for tourism and hospitality businesses in the UK to 5 per cent, is calling for politicians to think again about changing the rate now tourism has been dubbed...

Allen will assume the role of executive head chef at The Orangery

Chef Richard Allen joins Rockliffe Hall

By Lauren Houghton

Michelin-starred chef Richard Allen will take over the running of The Orangery restaurant at Rockliffe Hall hotel in Country Durham in January.  

Ken Hom was invited to become an ambassador for the campaign

Ken Hom becomes GREAT Britain ambassador

By Melodie Michel

Celebrity chef Ken Hom has become an ambassador for the GREAT Britain campaign, promoting the country around the world for increased business and tourism.

Hotel RevPAR increased by 20 per cent across the UK in the third quarter of the year

Hotel RevPAR boosted by sports in Q3

By Lauren Houghton

Hotel RevPAR increased by 20 per cent across the UK in the third quarter of the year, according to the Zolfo Cooper, AM:PM and HVS Q3 2014 Hotel Bulletin.

Burger King has launched its mobile app in the UK, offering personalised digital coupons to users

Burger King launches mobile app in UK

By Carina Perkins

Burger King has launched its mobile app in the UK just days after it emerged the fast food chain will offer mobile payment in US restaurants as early as next year.

Overnight hotel costs have decreased in London and Glasgow this September

Hotel prices drop in London and Glasgow

By Lauren Houghton

Despite the trend for rising prices year-on-year in hotels throughout the UK, overnight costs decreased in London and Glasgow this September, according to hotel.info. 

Hospitality is the third fastest-growing job sector

Hospitality third biggest growth sector for jobs

By Melodie Michel

The availability of hospitality jobs in the UK grew by 36 per cent between September 2013 and the same month in 2014, according to the latest data by job board Indeed.

London is the most popular destination for domestic breaks this half-term

London tops half-term staycation chart

By Carina Perkins

London is set to be the most popular destination for domestic trips over the October half-term, with Blackpool and Edinburgh in at second and third place respectively.

A Staycity apartment at the London Heathrow site

Staycity to open in Covent Garden

By Lauren Houghton

Serviced apartment operator Staycity has signed a deal to open the first of its new luxury aparthotels in London’s Covent Garden.

Would Scottish independence be good for bad for hospitality? We look at some of the views

Special report

Scottish independence: what impact on hospitality?

By Carina Perkins

As Scotland draws closer to its historic vote on independence, BigHospitality takes a look at the potential impact of a yes vote on the Scottish hospitality sector.

Inbound tourism reached a new record in July

Inbound visits reach another record

By Melodie Michel

The first seven months of 2014 saw 7 per cent more visits to the UK from overseas residents than in the same period the year before, according to the latest inbound tourism report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Tourism bank holiday boost

Tourism to enjoy £2.1bn boost over bank holiday

By Carina Perkins

Domestic tourism is set to soar over the August bank holiday, with a quarter of the British population considering an overnight trip during the long weekend, according to the latest data from VisitEngland.

Travelife aims for UK expansion

Travelife aims for UK expansion

By Melodie Michel

Sustainability certification provider Travelife has revealed plans to increase its UK presence as part of a target to certify 3,000 hotels worldwide by 2017.

Scotland hotels beat UK performance

Scotland hotels beat UK performance

By Melodie Michel

Scottish hotels recorded occupancy rates of 79.2 per cent in May, beating the performance of both England (75.4 per cent) and Wales (76.9 per cent), according to BDO’s latest hotel trend survey.

Strong Q2 performance for serviced apartments

Strong Q2 performance for serviced apartments

By Melodie Michel

The serviced apartment sector enjoyed strong occupancy in the second quarter of this year, according to STR Global and the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP).