A landmark hotel on the “Road to the Isles” has been put on the market for almost £600,000. The Balmacara is being sold by Peter and Helen Hennessy to allow them to concentrate on their self-catering business on Loch Awe. Marketed by Colliers International, the hotel, a few miles from the Skye Bridge, has a prominent roadside location, with views across the Kyles to the Isle of … [Read more...]
Stonegate launches employee training app
Stonegate Pub Company is to launch its latest employee training solution, ‘Albert’s App’. An exciting and engaging new tool, it has been designed to enhance the training available to its 12,000 employees. The training tool, which has been developed by training and online experts CPL Online goes live this month and will be available exclusively to Stonegate … [Read more...]
Grand Départ creates Yorkshire Tourism boom
Tourism businesses across the county have seen a surge in visitors over the last 12 months thanks to Yorkshire’s Grand Départ of the Tour de France. Fresh figures from Visit England show visitor spend is up by 45% since last June, while businesses report Yorkshire’s Grand Départ has prompted a big increase in bookings over the last 12 months. Great Yorkshire Show The … [Read more...]
Confident consumers drive highest quarterly spending growth in 3 years
The latest Barclaycard Consumer Spending Report - an in-depth look at the country’s spending patterns and confidence levels - reveals spend growth hit a three-year high of 4.5 per cent in the second quarter of the year. Wage growth, higher employment and low inflation combined to boost consumer confidence and drive spending on leisure and non-essential items. Travel spend … [Read more...]
CESA commits its support to Hotelympia 2016
CESA (The Catering Equipment Suppliers Association) is strengthening its longstanding partnership with Hotelympia 2016 in the lead-up to the show, which is expected to unveil its largest-ever catering equipment line up, including almost 20 international exhibitors. Meet the Buyer programme With 100 dedicated catering equipment suppliers already signed up for Hotelympia … [Read more...]