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.
As competition for good space intensifies, restaurateurs are having to become increasingly bricks and mortar-savvy. Have you got what it takes to bag that successful site?
Reviews are playing an increasingly important role in travellers’ choice of hotels and restaurants, but businesses can counter negative comments with timely responses, according to a new study.
The floods failed to dampen sales across the nation's restaurant and pub groups last month according to the Coffer Peach Tracker which found they actually rose 7.2 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Hospitality businesses are being encouraged to enter the VQ Employer of the Year awards 2014, which recognise employers that promote the value of vocational qualifications in the workplace.
The inflation-busting price hikes announced by ‘the big six’ electricity and gas firms last year have hit hospitality businesses hard, with 90 per cent of restaurateurs claiming rising energy costs have forced them to reassess menu prices.
Britain's hospitality industry is benefiting from a boom in visits from affluent Middle Eastern countries, according to the latest data from VisitBritain.
With 18 pubs closing every week across the UK, new research from the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has found that two of those pubs are being converted to supermarkets, despite objections from local residents.
The first of two strikes on the London Underground disrupted the journeys of millions of commuters this week, but for the capital’s restaurant and pubs, the business effects were varied, with some actually reporting an increase in trade.
Chinese investors could become ‘significant’ purchasers of UK hotels over the next three years, according to the latest forecasts from Savills World Research.
The UK's serviced apartment sector experienced an average occupancy rate of 80 per cent in 2013 with those based in London responsible for driving most of the growth.
With latest figures showing that consumer confidence suffered an unexpected dip in the final quarter of 2013, foodservice consultancy Horizons believes the eating-out sector will remain in ‘stop-start mode’ until the economy has fully recovered.
Online travel agents (OTAs) and hotels will now be able to offer greater discounts on online bookings after an investigation from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into competition practices.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has unveiled new smartphone key technology, enabling guests to bypass the front desk altogether, but experts say it is not the beginning of the end for human interaction in hotels.
With Chinese tourism due to drive growth in the UK hospitality sector in coming years, TripAdvisor has published tips for hotels looking to attract Chinese customers.
The UK is leading a ‘resurgence’ in hotel investment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s Global Hotel Investor Outlook 2013.
How much should I spend? How long should it last? Do I even really need one? These are the questions every chef and restaurant operator will be asking when on the hunt for a new bit of kitchen kit. Here are BigHospitality’s top 15 tips on what to look...
In the first of this special feature series, BigHospitality speaks to operators and suppliers to find out how best to equip your restaurant, pub or hotel kitchen, depending on the size you have to work with.
Last week’s revelations of unemployment dropping to a five-year low has been met by positive recruitment ambitions for the hospitality and leisure industries, with almost half of businesses pledging to take on new talent this year.
Hotels must focus on offering a personalised service to guests if they want to secure loyal customers in the future, according to a new report from the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).
The number of UK hospitality businesses experiencing ‘significant’ financial distress has increased over the past year, according to the latest Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert.
UK hotels ‘continued their upward trajectory’ last month, ending 2013 on a high. But those in Glasgow once again stole the show, recording their strongest December of all time.
The continued use of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) is contributing to the increased commoditisation of certain areas of the hotel industry, with hoteliers now having to work harder to add a point of difference and focus on ‘value’ rather than price.
Holiday park operator Center Parcs says it sees the corporate market as a key area for growth over the next year as it gears up for the opening of its fifth 'Village' - Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire.
As the new year gets rolling, now is the perfect time for hotels, restaurants and pubs to determine the key developments that will impact their business in 2014. This short audio podcast, taken from Christie & Co's annual Business Outlook, should...
Restaurant and bar groups Living Ventures and D&D London experienced very merry Christmasses last year with 'record sales' up 43 per cent and 5 per cent respectively.
Competition in the dining-out market grows stronger every year, so how can you ensure your restaurant is visited and continues to be visited by customers? While food, drink, service and price are key, the design you choose for your restaurant can also...
With a record number of tourists continuing to flock to London, chef, TV personality and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay is fronting a new video campaign to promote the capital’s food and drink businesses to the rest of the world.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has hit back at a study which claims pubs and nightclubs are routinely breaking a law which prevents them serving alcohol to drunk people.
Confidence is returning to the UK hotel industry, with over half of firms reporting improved sales and profits in recent years, according to market analysts Plimsoll.
Brits decided to celebrate last Christmas and New Year by eating out in pubs and restaurants according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker which found that like-for-like sales were up 3.3 per cent on the same period in 2012.
Peach Pubs plans to continue looking for more sites this year after experiencing a strong 2013 and its most successful week 'on record' before Christmas.
An increasing number of pubs will be sold for ongoing use; private equity will continue to pour into restaurants; and hotels in London and the provinces will look to consolidate their positions in the marketplace.
Restaurant magazine highlights 18 things set to make it big in the restaurant sector in 2014 and makes a host of other predictions for the industry this year.
If 2013 was the year that the spotlight returned to hotels as an investment class, 2014 will be the year that foreign capital continues to pour into the industry with the completion of a number of major portfolio deals.
A leading drinks flavour expert claims bartenders and mixologists will need to ‘think outside the box’ if they want to stand out from the ever-growing crowd of bars and restaurants serving cocktails in 2014.
UK hotels can look forward to positive trading in 2014 with an increased demand from leisure and corporate guests, transactional activity set to improve and finance becoming more easily available.
