Hoteliers will be able to pick up a wealth of advice on how to better run their businesses, gain inspiration from industry leaders and source new products at the Independent Hotel Show presented by Rate Gain at London’s Olympia this week.
Keith Marsden, winner of the BII Licensee of the Year 2015 award and owner of The Prince of Wales and the Dark Horse in Moseley talks about the benefit of winning awards and why it doesn't matter whether your pub is food or wet-led.
Autograph Collection, Marriott’s full service hotel brand, is in negotiations with the owners of five hotels in the UK with a view to adding them to its growing portfolio.
Restaurant and bar staff have to care about themselves and the customer in order to give good customer service, says Martin Wolstencroft, founder of Arc Inspirations.
Kent-based chef and restaurateur Matt Sworder will open a second The Corner House restaurant in Canterbury next year after acquiring the freehold of the city's The Flying House pub.
International visits to Scotland have increased by 12 per cent in the last year while visits to Wales, England and London have also increased, according to tourism body VisitBritain.
International hotel chain Radisson Blu Hotels and Resorts has announced its support for a police initiative to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in hotels, taxis and other businesses.
The Gold Service Scholarship has awarded some of the best young front of house staff in the country with a trip to the French wine destination Bordeaux. BigHospitality joined the group to get a taste of the region.
The Royal Bank of Scotland and private equity group Patron Capital have sold a £160m portfolio of 32 UK hotels to a Thai joint venture including the brewer behind Singha beer.
Square Pie, the pie & mash restaurant operator, has completed its fundraising round after raising £681,500 through online crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, BigHospitality's sister publication M&C Allegra Foodservice has reported.
Hilton Worldwide will extend its Hilton@PLAY concert initiative to London next week with plans for singer Jess Glynne to perform a one-off gig at the soon-to-open Hilton London Bankside hotel.
Chef Sat Bains says his Nottingham restaurant with rooms will lose more than £100,000 by changing working practices for staff, but he is willing to take the risk to ensure staff retention.
Sylvia Kontek and Vittorio Monge, the founders of Chelsea-based European restaurant Margaux, will open the doors to their second restaurant - Bandol - this week.
A team of hotel property experts are raising money for charity by cycling from London to Manchester in time for the 12th Annual Hotel Conference (AHC) this week.
With the busy festive season upon us, Robert Botkai of Winckworth Sherwood recaps the law around the sale of alcohol to ensure operators can protect their licences.
Michelin-starred chef Sat Bains has collaborated with burger restaurant Shake Shack to release a Sherwood Forest-inspired limited edition burger, The Major Oak.
Smash-hit east London residency Som Saa closes this month, but Thai food specialist Andy Oliver and his partners have already reached their crowdfunding target for their first permanent restaurant, also to be called Som Saa.
Searcys has announced that Urban Coterie, a new restaurant concept in collaboration with Anthony Demetre, will open in east London’s M by Montcalm Hotel on 5 November.
Star Pubs & Bars has announced a £3.7m investment into its properties in the Newcastle area by the end of 2015 and confirmed that the North East would be at the centre of its 2016 investment plans.
Coaching Inns Group, formerly known as Bulldog Hotel Group, has acquired two inns in North Yorkshire - The Golden Fleece in Thirsk and The Feathers in Helmsley - from Homfray Hotels.
Operators in the restaurant, pub and hotel sectors are being advised to engage in 'old-fashioned' haggling over prices with suppliers this Christmas to take advantage of lower production costs of festive favourites such as turkey and ham.
A group of six privately owned luxury hotels across the north of England and Southern Scotland have been rebranded as The Robert Parker Collection (RP Collection).
