Malmaison, the iconic boutique hotel brand, announces the launch of its Work + Play meetings and events space at Malmaison Manchester, following the success of its introduction at Malmaison Birmingham earlier this year. Work + Play is designed with the needs of today’s dynamic businesses and entrepreneurs in mind, offering flexibility, personality and style. Through it, … [Read more...]
Career prospects brewing at Poco Coffee as part of apprentice scheme
One of the North West’s most popular community coffee shops is helping youngsters boost their career prospects as part of its apprentice scheme. The Kirkby based Poco Coffee outlet, which is soon to transition into a social enterprise, currently has a 12 month apprenticeship initiative in place, whereby young recruits obtain skills and knowledge of the hospitality industry … [Read more...]
New Peruvian restaurant opens in Fitzrovia
Located in the perfect corner position of a charming period building in Fitzrovia and steps from the Theatreland & Soho, PISQU brings to London a Peruvian gastronomic experience which showcases the mouth-watering flavours of modern day Lima. The founder of Pisqu - Yuko Uchida originally Japanese who is married to a Peruvian man- Coco Gil wanted to bring her love of Peru … [Read more...]
The Chestnut Group Announces New Head Chef at The Packhorse Inn, Moulton
The award winning Suffolk-based hospitality company, The Chestnut Group, has recruited the 2016 East Anglian Times Suffolk Chef of the year Winner, James Carn-Pryor as the new Head Chef at the group’s hugely popular The Packhorse Inn, Moulton. The appointment of Carn-Pryor, is part of Chestnut’s ongoing commitment to creating outstanding hospitality experiences built on … [Read more...]
Europe hotel performance for August 2016
Hotels in Europe recorded mostly negative results in the three key performance metrics when reported in euro constant currency, according to August 2016 data from STR. Compared with August 2015, Europe reported an occupancy decrease of 1.5% to 75.8%. Average daily rate (ADR) was flat at EUR115.94. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) dipped 1.5% to EUR87.88. Performance of … [Read more...]