British Sausage Week 2015 (2-8 November) is challenging the nation to reconsider the humble banger and Michel Roux Jr is helping to lead the campaign. Michel will award the best sausages in retailers, independent butchers/farm shops and catering establishments following the nationwide competition, which has drawn well over 700 entries. This will ensure the great British … [Read more...]
Rugby World Cup boosts hotel revenues
The opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup 2015 provided host markets with significant growth in revenue per available room, according to data compiled by STR Global. Opening weekend matches were held 18-20 September, and during that three-day period, each of the four markets to host a match averaged year-over-year RevPAR increases of higher than 25.0%: Cardiff, Wales … [Read more...]
Double Bubble for M Restaurants
M Restaurants swept the board at the annual Harpers Awards taking home two prestigious awards for Best New Opening and Best Front of House/Sommelier going to M Wine Director, Zack Charilaou. Since opening in December 2014, M has received both resounding critical and public acclaim and has become a City ‘hotspot’ of choice. The venue was also recently shortlisted for 'Best … [Read more...]
National Minimum Wage goes up for apprentices and adults
The National Minimum Wage goes up today by 57 pence to £3.30 for apprentices and rises by 20 pence to £6.70 per hour for adult workers. over 1 million working people will receive a pay rise today when the National Minimum Wage goes up apprentices get biggest ever rise over £1,000 increase in yearly pay packet for full time apprentices From Thursday 1 October 2015, … [Read more...]
BHA welcomes TFL mini-cab consultation, seeks fair competitive environment
The British Hospitality Association, the private sector forum for the hospitality and tourism industry in the UK, has commended Transport for London (TFL) for issuing a second consultation to modernise private hire regulations, which could result in tighter regulations on so called sharing economy businesses like Uber. Repercussions for the hospitality industry The TFL … [Read more...]