The Hand & Flowers, Tom Kerridge's pub-restaurant in Marlow, has been voted the UK's best restaurant at the 2013 National Restaurant Awards, snatching top spot from The Ledbury, which held the title for three years. Now in their sixth year, Restaurant magazine's National Restaurant Awards recognise and celebrate the 100 best places to eat out in the UK, as voted for by 150 … [Read more...]
Travelodge approaches Local Authorities to work together on new hotels
Travelodge, the budget hotel chain, has written to 124 local councils in Great Britain following its successful co-partnership deals with local authorities for its Aylesbury and Eastleigh Central Travelodge hotels. Through this innovative partnership, local authorities borrow money from central Government via the Public Works Loan board at a fixed low interest rate, and … [Read more...]
De Vere Venues East Sussex National launches in style
De Vere Venues celebrated the official launch of the East Sussex National on Thursday 3 October, with a spectacular party for key clients, local businesses and media. The action packed launch event saw over 250 guests attend the venue, kicked off on Thursday morning as attendees arrived for a full day of De Vere Venues’ unrivalled hospitality, enjoying a friendly game of golf … [Read more...]
Carluccio’s leads with Visually Impaired Menu App
Carluccio’s has become the first restaurant group to join a new app that aims to revolutionise the dining experience for the visually impaired. The Good Food Talks app allows the UK’s 1.5 million visually impaired people to access restaurant menus independently, quickly and easily in restaurants or at home. Using location-tracking technology, the app works by displaying the … [Read more...]
Magnuson Worldwide to launch CRS1 – world’s lowest cost reservation system – 17 October at The AHC
Magnuson Worldwide, the world’s largest hotel services organisation, today announced it intends to launch a lowest cost global hotel reservation system on October 16th at The AHC in Manchester. The CRS1 platform will be made available as a limited launch in the UK and will offer flat fees per transaction with volume based pricing. Magnuson states that hotels utilising … [Read more...]