InterContinental Hotels Group PLC has reported ‘solid’ third quarter performance, giving it confidence for the rest of the year. Highlights Global third quarter RevPAR growth of 3.3%, with 3.6% in the first nine months. 8k rooms opened in the quarter taking system size to 679k rooms as at 30 September, up 1% year on year. 16k rooms signed in the third quarter, up 18% … [Read more...]
Wine List of the Year 2013 winners
Imbibe and sponsor Champagne Louis Roederer have announced the Wine List of the Year 2013 winner: The Cherwell Boathouse, Oxford. Now in its fourth year, Imbibe’s Wine List of the Year invites submissions from across the on-trade, and is judged by an experienced team of sommeliers, consultants and wine buyers. It sets out to reward those restaurants that are raising the bar … [Read more...]
Dundee Waterfront £1 billion tourism opportunity
Leisure and tourism businesses are being urged to share in £1 billion of tourism revenue forecast to be generated by the major capital investment underway in Dundee Waterfront. The £1 billion Dundee Waterfront Project has reached the halfway mark with £500m of investment now secured and a series of roadshows now is being held to outline the scale of the £1 billion tourism … [Read more...]
Hotel winners at the British Travel Awards 2013
Unlike most travel awards - where a panel of judges or industry pundits have influence over the final results - British Travel Award winners have received their accolades by garnering more consumer votes than their competitors. When voting for the Awards closed on 30 September, a total of 1,268,458 votes and opinions had been registered across the categories. Media partner, … [Read more...]
The Sunday Times Food List 2013 crowns Gidleigh Park
For the fourth year, the Sunday Times has published the ‘Food List’ – the top 100 UK restaurants for food. This supplement is published in association with Harden’s, and based on the Harden’s annual survey of restaurant-goers. For 2014, the survey crowns Michael Caines restaurant at Gidleigh Park in Devon as the home of the UK’s best cooking. Second is last year’s winner, … [Read more...]