The Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh has launched a “Mammoth” package to entice the lucrative PANK (Professional Aunts No Kids) demographic with luxury accommodation and tickets to the Mammoths of the Ice Age exhibition. The PANK trend - currently hot in the US where around 42% of women up to 44 years old do not have children - is generally reflective of women … [Read more...]
Booking.com’s mobile bookings grow 160% in 2013
Booking.com, the world’s number one accommodation site, continues to see strong growth in mobile bookings. The total transaction value of mobile accommodation bookings more than doubled from over $3 billion in 2012 to over $8 billion in 2013, reinforcing the need to be ‘mobile friendly’. Continuing rapid growth Looking back at the 2011 figure where Booking.com saw $1 … [Read more...]
Lotus Bakeries launch Biscoff brand
Coffee outlets are aware of the impact on customer loyalty and sales when they offer complementary sweet biscuits with their coffee. Lotus Bakeries’ launch of a new iconic and bold pack design for their individually wrapped ‘Original Caramelised Biscuit’, along with the introduction of the ‘Biscoff’ brand name for the first time in the UK, will reinforce brand recognition and … [Read more...]
Start planning to visit the London Coffee Festival 2014
The London Coffee Festival 2014 is on its way! Celebrating London’s bustling and vibrant coffee scene, it attracts both trade and consumer visitors, and demonstrates just how coffee has flourished in recent years. With over 20,000 visitors expected, The London Coffee Festival promises again to be an unmissable event for discerning coffee lovers and those working in the … [Read more...]
UK Serviced Apartments – 2013 performance, 2014 openings
The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) recently released their full year occupancy figures for 2013 showing London operators achieved an average occupancy of 84% with the rest of the UK averaging 80%. For the fourth quarter October proved to best month with London averaging 90% occupancy while for the rest of the UK October averaged 85%. The average net … [Read more...]