A Corporate Anti-social Behaviour Order (Corporate ASBO) could be with us sooner than you think. Do you own, operate or manage a pub, club, bar or restaurant in an area known for loud music, drunkenness and rowdy behaviour? Then you need to be aware of the Government’s Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill. Issue: This Bill aims to deal with public nuisance, … [Read more...]
Record visits to Britain and spend from Gulf region
As VisitBritain hosts its annual GCC travel trade mission in Saudi Arabia for the first time this week, figures show that during the first three quarters of 2013, total visits from GCC countries to the UK were up by 10% on the same period in 2012, whilst spend increased by 11%. £1 billion spent in 9 months This growth resulted in visits and spend hitting new records for the … [Read more...]
14 million reviews show travellers smiled about service, irate over internet,
In 2013, hoteliers enjoyed better review scores and improvements in service and management response rates, despite declining Internet satisfaction, according to the latest findings that compare user-generated hotel reviews for 2013 with the year prior. TrustYou, working in conjunction with Donna Quadri-Felitti, Ph.D., at New York University, Preston Robert Tisch Center for … [Read more...]
Listed hotel on key route on market for first time in 20 years
One of the most popular destination hotels in the thriving market town of Banbury is on the market with sector specialists Colliers International. The Best Western-branded Banbury House Hotel boasts 64 stylish bedrooms which are driving rising revenues, and is being marketed at a cool £2,600,000 – freehold. Colliers International hotels director Peter Brunt said Banbury … [Read more...]
Premier Inn for Edinburgh with new Hub brand
Premier Inn has announced plans to open a 157 bedroom ‘hub by Premier Inn’ hotel on Rose Street, in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town in late 2015. This will be the second planned hub hotel for Edinburgh, following the announcement in December to open a 131 bedroom hotel in the city’s historic Old Town in the former Caltongate area. New generation of compact, city centre … [Read more...]