Brothers Nicholas and Alastair Heathcote are launching East Indian themed coffee and cocktail bar the Imperial Durbar, which will open in London’s Tooting on 9 June.
Jurys Inn has seen a significant increase in its corporate bookings following its research on conducting meetings face-to-face for a profitable outcome.
Momentum is building for the launch of Giggs and Neville’s Hotel Football in the autumn as members of the Manchester United Football Club of 1992 sign up as investors in the project.
Snoozebox has started work on the next generation of its portable hotels, which it claims will combine improved mobility with excellent user experience.
Businessman and former Tory Treasury minister Phillip Oppenheim plans to open a second branch of his Latin American Cubana restaurant in London’s Smithfield later this year.
Serviced apartment provider City Marque has secured an investment of £2.1m from Santander and plans an expansion of at least 550 new London apartments in the next three years.
Eastern Mediterranean restaurant The Real Greek is opening its first site outside of London in Windsor on 29 May in the first phase of its wider expansion strategy.
Northern bar and restaurant business Arc Inspirations LLP is opening its third The Pit bar and restaurant in Harrogate on 28 June, in time for the Grand Départ of the 2014 Tour de France from the town.
Birmingham’s fine dining scene has suffered a blow after it emerged that two top city establishments - Marco Pierre White’s Steakhouse & Grill and boutique hotel Malmaison - received zero food hygiene ratings earlier this year.
The Dorchester Collection has vowed to protect staff jobs and wages as the boycott of its properties continues, with its Park Lane hotel the latest to suffer high profile cancellations.
A number of Japanese restaurants have been arriving in London recently, including fine dining venue Yashin Ocean House in South Kensington and two new Japanese Canteen restaurants to open in the summer.
In an exclusive interview with BigHospitality, Shane Harris, chief executive of UK hotel management company Jupiter Hotels, talks brand standards, revenue growth and being a catalyst for change.
Chef David Gingell and restaurant manager Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim will be opening their new venture Primeur this Friday (16 May) in London’s Petherton Road.
1884 Dock Street Kitchen in Hull, Burleigh Court in Leicestershire and The Old Rectory Hotel in Devon were among the winners of the Visit England Excellence Awards 2014.
Developer Nextcolour Limited has unveiled plans for Oyster Wharf, a new development on the Mumbles waterfront in Swansea, with sites for three restaurant operators on the bay.
With one month to go now until the 2014 Football World Cup in Brazil we have put together a round-up of how businesses in the hospitality industry are planning to participate in the celebrations.
The Thai tapas restaurant group Koh Thai Tapas (KTT) has confirmed it will be launching two new sites of its latest tapas bar and takeaway concept Koh Noi.
Fifteen executive head chef Jon Rotheram has teamed up with former One Leicester Street chef patron Tom Harris on a new pub and restaurant venture in Hackney, which they hope to fund via the government's Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).
Brunei-owned hotel group the Dorchester Collection has warned the worldwide boycott of its hotels in protest against sharia laws has led to business losses that are affecting staff.
Homemade Café has opened its third venue in the newly restored Pavilion in Nottingham’s Forest Recreation Ground, part of the park’s £5.2m renovation project.
The London Bar Consultants are opening Merchant Bar, a venue specialising in rum and gin and that will offer masterclasses for professionals and consumers.
Jose and Mel Raido are set to open the Communion cocktail bar on the same street as their existing venues Church Street Hotel and Angels and Gypsies Restaurant in London.
From its chop-house brand Graze and charcuterie bar Gordito to craft beer and pizza bar Beerd – not to mention its brewing business – Bath Ales is going places, as managing director Robin Couling explains.
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has announced that the G&V Royal Mile Hotel in Edinburgh and London's May Fair hotel will be the first UK properties to join its new luxury Quorvus Collection brand.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2014 saw Danish restaurant Noma dramatically reclaim the title of world’s best restaurant from El Celler de Can Roca – BigHospitality was there to capture the action and chat to some of the chefs about what it means...
Husband and wife team Simon and Joy Brigg are opening their second Porky’s BBQ restaurant in Bankside this June, after the success of their first site in Camden.
