Three young hospitality professionals have launched an online service for the hotels of Manchester to use to recommend quality restaurants to guests visiting the city. Sean Walsh 24 with the help of Jack Appleton 25 & Tom Ansbro 23, all from Manchester, created the site HotShepherd.com after working for top hotel brands such as The Landis Ritz Taipei, Hilton Worldwide and … [Read more...]
Edwardian Group appoints award-winning Yabu Pushelberg for Leicester Square Hotel
Edwardian Group London has announced the appointment of award-winning international design firm Yabu Pushelberg for its new hotel development in London's Leicester Square. New York and Toronto based Yabu Pushelberg will work with the hospitality group to develop a unique ‘Luxury Lifestyle’ concept for the recently consented scheme in the heart of London’s West End. New … [Read more...]
Whitbread: strong first quarter, total sales up 12.7%
Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant group, has reported strong trading performance for the 13 weeks to 29 May 2014, across hotels, restaurants and coffee. Andy Harrison, Chief Executive comments: Total sales up 12.7%, like for likes up 6.9% “Whitbread has started the year well, with total sales growth for the first quarter of 12.7% and strong like for … [Read more...]
VISA improvements for Chinese visitors
The Home Office has announced key VISA changes for Chinese visitors to the UK – designed to address the time and delays that are at present still discouraging significant potential visitors. Highlights: · A new streamlined visa service is to be offered to all Chinese visitors to the UK. · A more efficient system cutting down on paperwork and red tape will … [Read more...]
Hospitality News programme premieres at BHA Summit
Leading hoteliers, product manufacturers and hospitality specialists worked alongside other industry leaders to produce a one-off news programme, pioneered by ITN Productions and the British Hospitality Association, which made its debut at the Hospitality & Tourism Summit. The programme showcases the success of the sector in creating new jobs and the value contributed to … [Read more...]