This summer, Hotel Café Royal’s Akasha Holistic Wellbeing Centre is set to launch a series of new healthy menus, offering guests the perfect way to enhance their journey. Created in collaboration with Akasha’s Nutritional Therapist, Zoë Stirling and Hotel Café Royal’s Chef de Cuisine, Armand Sablon, the new menus enjoyed in the spa’s peaceful Lounge have been designed to give … [Read more...]
Sustainable Fish City campaign swims to victory at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
BH Live’s sustainable food sourcing policy has helped place London Aquatics Centre and Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park top of the London sports venues’ medals table for providing sustainable fish choices for elite athletes, event delegates and dinner guests at the two former Olympic venues. In 2012, the London Olympics became the first major sporting event … [Read more...]
Leaves on the Line returns to the Countess of York for Afternoon Tea Week 2016
The Countess of York, the beautifully restored 1956 Pullman-style carriage situated at the National Railway Museum in York, has announced the return of its Leaves on the Line campaign to celebrate the great English heritage and tradition of afternoon tea. As part of the campaign, which coincides with national Afternoon Tea Week (8 – 14th August 2016), the Countess of York … [Read more...]
UK consumer spending showed resilience in July
Consumer spending rises +1.6% year-on-year in July Hotels, Restaurants & Bars is strongest performing sector (+8.9%) Transport & Communication records a further drop in spending (-3.8%) Expenditure increases at softer pace in e-commerce channels (+2.8%), while face-to-face spending rises for first time since April (+1.6%) The latest Visa UK Consumer Spending … [Read more...]
The Balmoral, Edinburgh – Home to 50,000 honey bees
The colony of Italian honey bees checked-in to their hive on the rooftop of The Balmoral in spring and started work ahead of the busy summer season to produce home-grown honey to be served to guests at The Balmoral. The Balmoral is the first five-star hotel in the city to welcome bees as permanent guests and has been working with bee keeper Brian Pool at Scottish Honey to … [Read more...]