Whitbread PLC, report 10 December on its trading performance to 28th November 2013 with Andy Harrison, Chief Executive of Whitbread commenting: “Whitbread has delivered another strong quarter, with total sales up 13.8% and like for like sales up 4.3%, driven by the strength of Premier Inn and Costa and an improved performance from Restaurants. This keeps us on track to deliver … [Read more...]
Fleurets Pub Prices 2013
Fleurets has published its annual statistics and analysis of the sale price of public houses for the year to September 2013, reporting that the public house property sector involved many of the same dominant market forces as the previous four years. At the bottom end a continued strong supply of Pub Co sales from the big six tenanted pub operators was supplemented by an … [Read more...]
VisitEngland reports on the major opportunity of domestic tourism
A new report by VisitEngland - ‘Domestic Leisure Tourism Trends for the Next Decade’ – outlines key trends due to significantly affect the future growth of domestic tourism. Covering a wide range of demographic, economic, technological and consumer trends, the report, highlights key opportunities that could change the face of tourism in England over the next decade. Essential … [Read more...]
Hilton Leeds Arena to start on site
GB Group has secured public and private sector funding for a £32m hotel development at the heart of Leeds city centre, the closest to the newly opened flagship Leeds Arena. GB Building Solutions will start work this month on the £21m building contract to create the 206-bedroom, 14-storey Hilton Leeds Arena, which will include a destination rooftop bar and will open in 2016. … [Read more...]
HOSPACE 2013: valuable insights into key issues
HOSPACE is the well-established annual conference organised by HOSPA, the professional organisation for hospitality finance, revenue and IT. Thursday 21 November once again saw HOSPACE deliver an excellent programme to an audience of 400 delegates, bringing together like minded people, listening to and questioning industry experts, and gaining real insight into the key issues … [Read more...]