Eating out operators are continuing to adapt to the changing demands of consumers with menus featuring more hand-held, easy-to-eat foods as Briton’s plump for casual dining over formal occasions. Burgers down, hot dogs up, pork ribs rising The latest research, undertaken by foodservice consultancy Horizons in June 2014, shows while burgers are still the nation’s number … [Read more...]
Marriott International Conservation Measures on track
Marriott International has released its 2014 Sustainability Report - available this year as 10 separate and concise issue reports – sharing the company’s progress against a 2007 baseline, including a nearly 13 percent decrease in water intensity, 11 percent decrease in energy intensity, and a 12 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions intensity. One of Marriott’s key … [Read more...]
Public work areas on the increase in hotels
According to a recent guest survey from hotel solutions provider HRS, 75% of business travellers in the UK usually have to conduct business duties at the hotel they’re staying in. The research, which was conducted by HRS in conjunction with the Fraunhofer IAO, revealed that the UK has one of the highest levels of business travellers continuing their working day when staying … [Read more...]
Yorks and NE hotel market mirrors national trend
The hotel market in Yorkshire and the North East is experiencing an increase in transactional activity, due to rising levels of confidence and greater availability of debt. To-date, Colliers International’s 2014 transactions are up 50 per cent compared to the same period last year, reflecting the national trend of mounting investment in hotel assets. The upsurge in hotel … [Read more...]
Heron Plaza site sold to UOL Group for £97m
Heron International, the property investment company, has sold Heron Plaza, its prime development site on Bishopsgate in the City of London, to UOL Group Limited (‘UOL’) for £97m. Heron Plaza will be UOL’s first major development in London. UOL is a leading real estate company in Singapore with a diversified portfolio of investment and development properties, hotels and … [Read more...]