Plans have been submitted to transform Newcastle’s iconic Co-operative building into a 231-bedroom hotel complete with restaurants, retail outlets and gym.
Concierge service Bon Vivant has reported a 37 per cent rise in bookings for fine dining restaurants during the first quarter of this year with Japanese restaurants proving most popular with its clients.
Otarian, the US-based fast-casual vegetarian restaurant chain, has pulled out of the UK just a year after launching its first restaurant on Shaftesbury Avenue.
London hotels have ‘convincingly shrugged off the recession’, having recorded the 19th consecutive month of year-on-year profitability growth, while provincial hotels also return to growth.
The Royal Horseguard hotel’s new bar manager Neil Millington didn’t start out in the hospitality industry following three years at college, neither did he undertake an apprenticeship. At the age of 29 he was approached to leave his job as a cigar retailer...
Restaurants, hotels and pubs, including Lancaster London and Grand Imperial restaurant, tell us about the extra activities and promotions they’re planning to keep their business thriving.
Restaurant, hotel and pub owners are being urged to invest in new equipment for their business now if they want to benefit from a special tax allowance.
The owners of a group of historic hotels have purchased the 130-bedrooom Fishers Hotel in Scotland’s Pitlochry, which they plan to “give a new lease of life” to.
Almost half of UK pub owners have reported a fall in sales over the past year, although serving food has been the saving grace for many pubs, according to a new survey.
Having an online presence for your restaurant, pub or hotel is crucial nowadays. But how do you go about this if you’re a small business with little budget to spare and no technical know-how? This article takes you through the first basic steps, which...
BigHospitality has teamed up with hotels discount specialist LateRooms.com to help find the hotel in the UK offering the very best service to its guests.
We’re moving rapidly towards a cashless society, and with the rise of the smartphone as the one item we cannot live without, it’s inevitable that the future of payment is through our handsets.
Coffee shops and cafes have beaten pubs, fast food outlets and restaurants as the most popular places to eat and drink outside of the home according to a survey of 3,000 consumers.
Food writer and events organiser Sabrina Ghayour has announced plans to host a 'cheeky supper club' called The French Launderette in London this autumn to coincide with the launch of chef Thomas Keller's pop-up restaurant at luxury department...
Nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of British diners claim calorie-labelled menus would help encourage them to make healthier choices when eating out, but research has found their intentions are vastly different from what they’d do in reality.
When the term 'gastropub' was coined in the ’90s few could have predicted its use would become so widespread. What was once a useful descriptor for a serious food pub has become a catch-all for all manner of places.
Italian pasta producer Giovanni Rana has announced plans to open its first UK restaurant at Regent's Place in London this autumn after signing a 15-year lease with estate manager British Land.
The number of ale drinkers and real ale breweries in the UK have risen significantly over the past five years, creating a new market for more growth, says CAMRA as the Great British Beer Festival opens its doors today in London.
A fresh round of investment is expected in the hospitality industry over the next 12 months, in particular in small-to-medium fast casual restaurant chains, with private equity companies and investors acknowledging the sector’s growth potential.
The owner of a group of London pubs and restaurants, including Clapham’s Four O Nine, has launched a luxury baked potato café in Covent Garden, with hopes to open further venues around London.
Small businesses in the hospitality sector should be particularly vigilant of their business strategies over the years ahead, as corporate financial analysts warn that the worst is still to come.
Brewer and pub operator Marston’s has said sales of its focus on local beers and premium ales has helped boost its business performance in a difficult trading environment.
In 1988 Monika Linton began importing Spanish wine and cheese to the UK, selling produce to a number of London’s restaurants. Now, over 20 years later, Linton operates a shop at Borough market, a restaurant in South Kensington (Casa Brindisa) and a tapas...
Hotels, B&Bs and other accommodation providers in the UK reportedly had their best April in five years with the number of overnight trips taken by domestic tourists rising 5 per cent that month.
El Bulli, the most influential restaurant in the world, is to close tomorrow after more than two decades of pushing the boundaries of modern gastronomy.
June was the 19th profitable month in a row for hoteliers in London, while it was the first profitable month since January for provincial hotels, according to the latest HotStats report from TRI Hospitality.
A campaign which aims to reduce VAT to 5 per cent for the hospitality industry has vowed to continue despite claims from the Treasury that there is no 'compelling evidence' for the cut.
As McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc once said ‘You’re only as good as the people you hire’ so if you believe his mantra and want to make sure your business is a winner during next year’s Olympic Games, make sure you read our fourth and final instalment of...
Hotel and B&B owners around the UK have said that summer business this year has been broadly positive, although they have noted definite signs of consumers saving money.
Researchers from Cornell University are developing computer software to identify fraudulent online reviews, with initial tests on hotel reviews found to be 90 per cent accurate.
Charitable training restaurant Hoxton Apprentice is appealing for help from the hospitality industry after vital funding it received from the Government was cut.
Just over half of Brits feel that the Olympic Games will have a positive impact on the country’s economy, while almost 4m people will be leaving the country to avoid the 2012 Games, finds a new survey by PwC.
With exactly one year to go until the London Olympics, the UK is sending out a call to the world to come to these shores next year, but initial figures suggest that the hospitality sector is far from ready to welcome the additional visitors.
Highland Park whisky has launched the third and final edition in its Magnus Series, the Earl Haakon, which has been inspired by the tale of the untimely death of the Earl Magnus.
