A record 48 football teams made up of employees from the UK's top hotels and restaurants, have been signed up to compete in a charity football tournament this September to help raise funds for Springboard.
By combining high-value product with high-octane style, Gaucho Group has hit on a lucrative formula. But how does it maintain its appeal and values across a growing chain?
International hotel group Marriott has built a game application for Facebook in an effort to make hospitality an attractive career choice to the 'millennial' generation.
Women wanting to climb up the ladder in the hospitality industry must have no illusions about the heavy sacrifices necessary to maintain their career lifestyle, said top female executives in the sector.
In the final part of our inspirational feature series hotel, restaurant and pub and bar experts share some of their observations from hospitality outside of the UK.
Eclectic Clubs & Bars has acquired two new sites for its rapidly expanding Lola Lo Polynesian nightclub brand, and is set to refurbish a third existing Po Na Na venue at a total cost of £1.6m.
The Waldorf hotel in London's West End and the Hyatt Regency in Birmingham have been put up for sale after their holding companies fell into administration.
The budget UK hotel chain Travelodge has written to customers warning them of a security breach of its database, which accessed some e-mail addresses used to make bookings.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has claimed that pubs should play a central role in government plans to create more prosperous and diverse high streets.
The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) yesterday established a regional branch in Wales, which it says will allow it to more effectively represent the industry and collaborate with other groups in the sector.
Inner city pubs have suffered most since the introduction of smoking bans in Scotland, England and Wales, finds a new report that examined pub closures around the country.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels, including Pearl and Park Plaza London Victoria, tell us about the marketing campaigns and promotions they're running this summer to attract customers
Tourism Minister John Penrose has told members of the hospitality industry to talk to their new local tourist boards about their businesses to ensure they benefit fully when tourists visit the area they are in.
It’s been a busy year for Jamie Oliver. The celebrity chef has seen his Jamie’s Italian restaurant chain open its first international site in Dubai; the second series of Jamie’s American Food Revolution is currently airing on Channel 4; and he recently...
Cleaning product supplier Procter & Gamble, which has been named a sponsor of the Olympic Games, will be launching a series of pop-up pods to help the hospitality sector deliver a positive first impression to the influx of visitors expected during...
Fuller’s has responded to Capital Pub Company’s rejection of its takeover attempt with claims its growth strategy could ‘dilute the overall quality and attractiveness of the estate’.
As pubs and bars struggle to cope with alcohol tax rises and red tape, operators who want to do more than simply survive need to come up with new ideas to boost their business. In the third part of this month's feature we take a look at some of the...
Burgeoning London-based pub group The Draft House is bucking the trend with its premium beer-led operations. Yet owner Charlie McVeigh says it’s still to prove its real mettle
The Accor Group last week formally launched its budget hotel brand All Seasons in the UK market, ahead of plans to rapidly expand the chain internationally.
Jamie MacDonald of the Raconteur bar in Stockbridge, Edinburgh has been crowned the UK's best bartender after winning the UK final of the international cocktail competition World Class 2011.
Women 1st, the programme set up by the hospitality skills council People 1st, has secured more government funding to provide women in the hospitality sector with training to further their careers.
Premier Inn operator Whitbread has reported a continued sales increase in its first financial quarter, but said that business suffered in April as a result of the extended Easter and the Royal Wedding holiday.
Businesses within the hospitality industry are being urged to improve their service standards in time for the 2012 London Olympics as a survey reveals that nearly three quarters of people don't think they are good enough.
Capital Pub Company, London's largest free house operator, predicts strong sales through to and beyond the London Olympics next year as the capital becomes the top destination for tourists.
Record tax increases on alcohol are causing consumers to drink wine at home rather than in pubs and restaurants, according to the latest research from the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).
Red Hot World Buffet (RHWB), the north-based buffet restaurant operator, has revealed plans to grow its estate up to 80 venues as it launches Europe’s largest buffet in Manchester.
Restaurant operators are calling on the British Hospitality Association (BHA) to lobby the government over 'ridiculous planning laws' that they blame for halting the development of the restaurant sector on our high streets.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels including The Midland Hotel and Zenna Bar tell us what marketing campaigns and promotions they’re running to attract customers.
Pizza Express has become the first UK restaurant chain to launch a ‘groundbreaking’ iPhone app that allows diners to pay their bill via their smartphone.
Capital Pub Company has rejected a bid by Fuller’s to acquire the group for £53.9m and has refused to enter talks with the group, claiming such a price ‘substantially undervalued the business and its prospects’.
Hilton Worldwide has become a founding partner in VisitBritain’s £100m tourism marketing programme, which aims to attract an additional four million overseas visitors to the UK.
Delegates at the inaugural Boutique Hotel Summit this week were told to watch their pricing structure for the 2012 London Olympic Games to avoid pricing themselves out of the market.
London hoteliers, particularly those in the luxury sector, are being warned to learn from the disappointment of the Royal Wedding trade and avoid ‘pricing themselves out of the market’ for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Over half of hospitality operators around the world are planning to increase their technology investment over the next year, with the main driver being improved customer experience, finds a new survey.
Marcus Wareing is creating a pork pie made of only the 'finest ingredients London has to offer' in a bid to raise £20,000 for industry charity Action Against Hunger (AAH) at this year's Taste of London restaurant festival.
Many major hotel trends reach our shores after first taking a hold in international markets. In the second part of this month’s feature, BigHospitality takes a look at the latest concepts that have been emerging in hotels abroad.
V8 Gourmet, the troubled Indian restaurant group part-owned by Bollywood actress Shipa Shetty, has gone into administration again despite receiving last minute backing from new investors.
