Card processing provider Global Payments has rolled out its Discover Global Network acceptance to enable its UK customers to take five major international credit and debit cards.
Qbic, an innovative boutique budget hotel concept that focuses on ‘giving back to the community’, has made its UK debut in the City, with plans to open 10 more properties across the country over the next seven years.
Mamounia Lounge, the Middle Eastern restaurant, cocktail bar and ‘late-night den’ in Knightsbridge, has opened a sister site on Curzon Street in Mayfair.
Shopping centre developer Queensbury Real Estate has revealed details of the first five restaurants to sign up to its 390,000 sq.ft Friars Walk development in Newport.
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has become the latest brand to jump on the ‘free Wi-Fi’ bandwagon, having struck a £1m deal with The Cloud to implement the technology across its 39 of its 45 hotels in the UK.
Hotels in London ‘bounced back’ in September after two consecutive months of decline, while those in the Provinces continued to shine with positive movements across all key performance indicators.
Hudson’s House, an ‘unselfconsciously hip’ bar and restaurant, has officially opened within the St Giles Hotel in central London after a soft launch period.
As managing director of Benugo, Guy Kellner has helped almost triple the size of the business since joining four years ago. His career began with Hilton where he rose up the ranks to be food and beverage director at New York's Waldforf Astoria, before...
Having recently assumed his position as executive chef of Cliveden House hotel, André Garrett will open his eponymous fine-dining restaurant at the five-star Berkshire property in just a few weeks’ time. And the chef has big ambitions for the new venue.
The nation's new obsession with home-baking, inspired by the hit TV show Great British Bake Off, could be helping to drive up the number of pastry chefs entering the hospitality industry with colleges reporting an upturn in the number of students...
Wales’ hospitality and tourism industries are thriving, with many local operators reporting their busiest year to date and a number of major business investments giving a clear sign that buyers are returning to the market.
Pho and Tapas Revolution are among the restaurants confirmed to be taking units at Grand Central, the new shopping centre that will open above the renovated New Street station in Birmingham in 2015.
Canadian hotel operator Sandman has acquired the Ramada Plaza Gatwick hotel, which will become its second UK property under the Sandman Signature brand after a refurbishment.
New 'hyper local' restaurant app Ruffl has launched, connecting diners to restaurants with available tables in the area they are in and helping to fill restaurant owners' empty tables.
My Pasta Bar, the new fast-casual Italian restaurant fronted by TV chef Gino D’Acampo, is on track to reach its target of six sites by the end of next year with the city and shopping centres its main focus for expansion.
Rococo Chocolate's Barry Johnson and Nicolas Belorgey, a teaching chef at Le Cordon Bleu in London, have been chosen to represent the UK in the 2014 European Pastry Cup.
The ‘discounting treadmill’ that has been inescapable for many restaurants appears to have had a similar impact on the hotel industry, with 81 per cent of hoteliers discounting more than they did five years ago and three-quarters claiming it is having...
Global hotel operator glh has today announced the launch of a second international hotel brand within the space of a month – Amba will be ‘Europe’s largest four-star hotel brand launch’ with four properties opening in London and 2088 new rooms around...
As Pizza Hut recently revealed plans for a nationwide refurbishment and restructuring programme, the group’s operations director says it actually all started with an extra investment in people, particularly with the development of an internal social network...
Dominvs Hospitality, the hospitality division of Dominvs Group, has this week revealed details of a new hotel development in Manchester and the conversation of an existing property in Darlington.
Chase Distillery owner James Chase and Dominic Jacobs, a former bars manager at Harvey Nichols and bar director at Sketch, have joined forces to re-open Mayfair pub The Running Horse.
The developers of East London's temporary shopping mall Boxpark and the team behind street food market Street Feast are collaborating to find a semi-permanent site for a new street food concept.
Spirit Pub Company has entered the new financial year with good momentum in the business, having reported a major turnaround in pre-tax profits over the past 12 months – up to £72m after a £589m loss this time last year.
Hotel groups are starting to fight back against the power of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) by demanding fairer play on pricing, improving the booking systems on their own websites and introducing black-out dates.
Will Holland, the former chef-patron of Alan Murchison’s Shropshire restaurant La Bécasse, is staying in the county for the opening of his own restaurant early next year.
Apprentice chefs from the Hand and Flowers in Marlow and the Lancaster London hotel are among those who have made the shortlist for the final of this year's Hospitality Guild Apprenticeship Awards.
The UK's serviced apartment sector has 'significant potential' for growth over the next five years according to real estate advisor Savills who predict the expansion of a number of aspiring brands backed by a wave of new investors.
The introduction of dedicated hospitality and tourism training courses for 14 to 19-year-olds through so called 'career colleges' will help give the industry the skills boost it needs, says sector skills council People 1st.
De Vere Hotels and Village Urban Resorts Robert Cook has urged hotel companies to consider Aberdeen as a city to expand to as its strong oil and gas industry has made it a ‘hot’ city for hotels.
The ONE Group, owners of international restaurant group STK, has announced plans to further expand the premium steakhouse brand within major cities across the UK after attracting $44.3m (£27.3m) of new investment.
Chuck’s Clubhouse, the New York-style pizza restaurant that was set to open in Covent Garden this month, will instead open in another, ‘better suited’ location in London next year due to complications with the building.
Licensed hospitality businesses may be hit with an increase in business rates that could cost the sector up to £58m, after figures released earlier this week revealed that the Retail Price Index (RPI) has risen to 3.2 per cent.
Hotel giant Accor says its portfolio of brands ‘has continued to gain traction’ across the UK, with six hotels opened so far this year and a ‘healthy’ development pipeline.
Cabana, the Brazilian BBQ concept led by David Ponte and Jamie Barber, has confirmed it will be opening its fourth and fifth sites in London by the end of the year.
London-based serviced apartment provider Think Apartments is planning to more than double the number of units it offers over the next four years in London and expand to other cities in the UK after experiencing ‘significant growth’ through its current...
Bakery specialist Butt Foods has launched a new premium hot dog roll in its bid to help restaurants, pubs and event caterers take advantage of what is one of the fastest-growing menu items in the UK.
Pizza Hut, the Rutland Partners-backed family restaurant chain, has today announced the start of a £60m refurbishment and restructuring programme which will see over 80 of its UK sites revamped with a new, ‘interactive’ design and a more Americanised...
Pastry chefs are few and far between in UK restaurants, but Chris Underwood has been in the pastry department for all of his working life. Gaining experience with an array of big-name chefs including Tom Aikens, Michael Caines and Alan Murchison, Underwood...
Hospitality business employees taking their first step up from team member to manager will now have access to additional support from People 1st Training Company which has launched its Management 1st training programme.
Revere Pub Company, the premium pub format created by Marston's, is continuing with its plans to open more pubs with rooms having acquired two more sites, in Kent and Sheffield.
Improving the payment process within your hospitality business can have a direct impact on customer satisfaction, according to card processing company Global Payments.
Magnuson Worldwide has launched the CRS1, a new a low-cost global hotel reservation system designed to help hoteliers cut their reservation transaction costs by up to 90 per cent.
Hoteliers will need to adapt to the challenges of existing within a ‘VUCA’ (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world if they want to meet the needs of consumers in the future, according to the CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide.
Retailers have today welcomed decisions from three local authorities to ‘see sense’ and vote against the imposition of Early Morning Restriction Orders (EMROs) on licensed premises.
MeatLiquor, the fast-casual concept led by Yianni Papoutsis and Scott Collins, has confirmed it plans to open its first site in the north, in Leeds, near the Trinity shopping centre, next spring, as it works on a further two projects.
Three nightclub entrepreneurs have joined forces to launch Mason House, a 5,000 sq.ft, multi-room club situated in the vaults of the London Palladium in the West End.
