Administrators take over 42 Marriott hotels
Marriott Hotels around the country have been taken into administrative receivership after their owners failed to make loan repayments.
Archives for June 15, 2011
Wi-Fi in pubs would attract more customers, finds report
A survey of customers in some of the largest pub chains around the UK has found that a decent Wi-Fi connection would encourage punters to visit more often.
Marcus Wareing to raise £20k with pork pie sale at Taste London
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.
Learning from abroad: Hotels
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.
UK hotel performance: the past, present and future
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.
IT spend to increase in hospitality sector in 2011, finds survey
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.
Learn from Royal Wedding and avoid Olympics price hiking, hoteliers warned
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.