IHG plans UK growth of Staybridge Suites
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has lined up two more UK locations for Staybridge Suites, its extended-stay hotel brand.
Archives for August 5, 2013
Olympic 'bounce' giving UK hotels a welcome boost
One year on from the London Olympics, hotels in the capital and outside it are reporting a boost to trade which they believe has been caused by the feelgood factor linked to last year's sporting event.
Wahhab puts Moolis on hold, plans new US concept
Iqbal Wahhab, the businessman behind successful London restaurants Cinnamon Club and Roast, has put his Indian streetfood concept Moolis on the backburner while he looks to launch a new American concept in the capital.
Blacks Burgers welcomes London's burger boom as it prepares to double up
The manager of an expanding burger business in Greater London says he welcomes the wave of burger joints flooding the capital in recent months, claiming there are still gaps in the market which can be exploited.
Accor to give guests free Wi-Fi in UK hotels
Accor has announced that 194 of its UK hotels will now offer guests free Wi-Fi after research showed that the service is the most important factor for business guests and that 27 per cent of holidaymakers wouldn't stay in a hotel if it didn't offer it.
Thali Café gears up for expansion
Thali Café, the fledgling Indian restaurant chain, is gearing up for its next stage of growth after the success of its new generation site and is looking to expand out of its Bristol heartland.
Restaurant magazine: New wave Eastern cuisine
There's a new wave of Japanese food sweeping the capital that is challenging the traditions of both the cuisine itself and the manner in which it is served, says Restaurant magazine's Stefan Chomka, who speaks to those shaking up the Eastern food scene...
Hobart unveils ‘most economical glasswasher on the market’
Hobart has launched a new GC compact glasswasher series which the warewashing specialist claims is the ‘most economical glasswasher on the market’.