The European Court of Justice has this month confirmed that obesity can amount to a disability if the usual criteria for establishing a disability are satisfied. This important decision follows the opinion earlier this year of the European Court’s Advocate General who stated that a morbidly obese person (someone with a Body Mass Index of 40 or more) can potentially be … [Read more...]
UK Provinces outpace London hotels’ profit growth
London hotels reported a slight increase in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) in the month of November, but the UK provinces continued to show much more positive year-on-year movements with Eastern hoteliers in the lead recording a 27.7% surge, according to the latest data from HotStats. Hotels in the East of the country achieved a combined uplift in … [Read more...]
Hilton in the Community Foundation (HCF) Ball
Villeroy & Boch was thrilled to be involved in this year’s annual Hilton in the Community Foundation (HCF) Ball, donating £20,000 worth of china for the event. Taking place at the Hilton Hotel Park Lane on Saturday 22nd November, over 700 guests attended the charity ball. The guests sat down to an incredible feast prepared by Anthony Marshall, Executive Chef and … [Read more...]
New Year’s Honours 2015
This year’s New Year honours for hospitality, catering and also tourism are led by Simon Vincent, of Hilton Hotels, and Wendy Bartlett of foodservice caterer Bartlett Mitchell. Simon Vincent is the President EMEA of Hilton Worldwide as well as co-chair of the (new) UK Tourism Council. He receives an OBE for services to the hospitality industry. Wendy Bartlett (pictured … [Read more...]
Travelodge donates 1.5 million bars of soap to charity
Travelodge, the UK’s largest independent hotel brand has announced it has donated over 1.5 million bars of soap to charity. The mountain of soap which weighed more than 17 tons is surplus stock, following Travelodge introducing new liquid soap dispensers into all of its 36,986 UK rooms. Travelodge has partnered up with the charity In Kind Direct, which was founded in 1996 by … [Read more...]