Matthew Hancock, Minister for Skills and Enterprise, officially opened Hospitality House, the hospitality industry’s state-of-the-art training and meeting venue in London, and new home of the Hospitality Guild. The Guild was established in 2012 as a unifying voice to simplify professional development within hospitality, with funding from the UK Commission for Employment and … [Read more...]
Punch Whisky Club grows partners and sales
Punch Taverns has seen a 40 per cent increase in partners signing up to its Whisky Club. Now in its second year, the Whisky Club is open to all Punch Partners, offering two malt whiskies every three weeks from October to January. Registered partners received a point of sale kit to help promote their ‘Malts of the Month’, including a back bar display and ‘whisky menu’. In … [Read more...]
Site Bites – Topolski – Great Court – Garrett at Cliveden – Fischer’s
Topolski, a new bar and café on the Southbank - The Smugglers Cove opens in Liverpool - Great Court Restaurant to open at the British Museum - André Garrett at Cliveden - Ergon brings innovative Greek cuisine to London - bunnychow ‘hops into’ BOXPARK - The best-looking Slug and Lettuce arrives at Tower Bridge - Fischer’s from Corbin & King. Overview Topolski, a … [Read more...]
Cains Brewery Village gets planning approval
Construction on a new tourism, leisure and retail attraction in Liverpool will start within a year after councillors approved plans and granted listing building consent on 19 November for the £150m development of Cains Brewery Village. The first phase of the new one million square feet development, which will secure the city’s iconic beer brand and grade II listed brewery for … [Read more...]
British Tourism – a powerhouse for job creation
Tourism’s central role in creating new jobs across Britain has been underlined in a report just released by Deloitte - ‘Tourism: jobs and growth’ - commissioned by VisitBritain. Highlights: Tourism economy set to grow 3.8% per annum – faster than manufacturing, construction and retail Currently worth £127bn and growing to £257bn by 2025 - 10% of UK GDP Supporting 3 … [Read more...]