European hotel deal activity grew by almost 30% to a record €21 billion last year. The UK accounted for c.60% of European M&A volumes in 2015. 2016 will see 16,000 rooms added to UK hotel supply, up from 10,000 in 2015. Rome set to see the highest RevPAR growth for Holy Year. Paris is still the most expensive European city. London riding high with the highest … [Read more...]
Sustainable Coffee Challenge Lays the Groundwork to Make Coffee the First Sustainable Agricultural Product
Tomorrow morning alongside the International Coffee Organisation’s 4th World Coffee Conference in Addis Ababa, the Sustainable Coffee Challenge will unveil its roadmap for making coffee the world’s first sustainable agricultural product. The update comes as a follow-up to the Challenge’s launch in December at the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Paris and indicates the growing … [Read more...]
Tower Bridge named Best On-Water Venue at the 2016 Cool Venue Awards
Tower Bridge has won the award for Best On-Water Venue at the Cool Venue Awards which took place last night. This latest win rounds off the venue’s busiest and most successful year yet. Within the last few months Tower Bridge has held over 300 events, from day meetings to product launches and Christmas parties in the Walkways and Engine Rooms, which bodes well for the rest … [Read more...]
Premier Inn to hit target of training 150 apprentices
Premier Inn, the UK’s leading budget hotel chain, is on target to train 150 apprentices in Scotland, with the announcement of a further 32 apprenticeships during Scottish Apprenticeship Week – 29th February – 4th March 2016. Aimed at school leavers, the new Modern Apprenticeship Programme, developed in partnership with ITC Academy and Skills Development Scotland, has been a … [Read more...]
Stock burger co. Triumphs at the 2016 national burger awards
Just weeks after opening, Stock Burger Co., Brighton’s newest concept bar and restaurant, has already swept aside the competition in the Signature Burger category at this year’s prestigious National Burger Awards. Chef David Fernandez picked up the award for his bespoke Glenarm Shorthorn Ox Jus Burger. David was one of 16 finalists who had to create his burger at the … [Read more...]