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Scotland steals the show with 2013 RevPAR growth

12-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Hotels in Aberdeen and Edinburgh outstripped the rest of the UK in 2013 with ‘extraordinary’ RevPAR rates in 2013, while those in London, Newcastle and Birmingham lost out.

Evacuate the dancefloor: Visits to nightclubs hit record low

12-Dec-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Britain is ‘falling out of love with nightclubs’, according to a nationwide study of leisure spending habits which found that visits to late-night venues have dropped to the lowest level on record.

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). 

Restaurants and pubs express caution as average spend per visit rises

26-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Hospitality operators have given a lukewarm welcome to the news that the average spend per visit to restaurants and pubs has risen by warning that the total number of visits is actually on the wane due to the rising cost of going out.

Pub visits fall 19% in a year

01-Sep-2011 By Emma Eversham

The number of visits made to pubs in the past year has fallen 19 per cent to 4.3 per month as cash-strapped consumers are forced to cut their leisure budget.

Birmingham's windowless hotel concept Nitenite in administration

17-Aug-2011 By Emma Eversham

Nitenite, the windowless hotel concept which launched in Birmingham in 2006 is looking for a new owner for its city-centre hotel following its holding company's move into administration.