New research released by Barclays shows that the over 65s added £37 billion to the UK economy through spending on the Hospitality & Leisure sector in the last year. This contribution equates to over a third (36%) more than the average consumer and 27% higher than the 35 – 54 year olds who are the second biggest spending generation. Despite this, the An ageing … [Read more...]
Lainston House welcomes new General Manager
Lainston House, an Exclusive Hotel near Winchester, Hampshire has appointed Gaius Wyncoll, who joins the luxury country house hotel as General Manager in April 2015. Gaius brings with him over 20 years of hotel management experience, most recently completing a 12 year tenure with Macdonald Hotels, where he was widely regarded as one of their leading food and beverage … [Read more...]
Bryn Williams to create a feast for Goodwood
Widely regarded as one of Britain’s most exciting chefs, now Bryn Williams of Odette’s restaurant will be guest chef at Goodwood, creating a unique menu for the Festival of Speed (25-28 June), Qatar Goodwood Festival (28 July-1 August), and the Goodwood Revival (11-13 September). Bryn is passionate about seasonal cooking and catching the flavour of every dish, and will be … [Read more...]
SIBA passes 800 membership milestone
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) now has more than 800 UK breweries signed up to the trade organisation, and has set itself a target of a further 20% growth over the next year. During 2014, 100 independent brewers joined SIBA. Members are located across the UK from Scotland to Cornwall, and range in size from microbrewers producing fewer than 1,000 hectolitres … [Read more...]
IHG Launches its China Ready Programme “Zhou Dao”
InterContinental Hotels Group has launched “Zhou Dao”, its global China Ready Programme for IHG hotels around the world. World’s largest outbound tourism market Booming China outbound travel is changing the global tourism landscape. In 2014, China surpassed the US to become the world’s largest outbound tourism market. Chinese travellers have also emerged as the largest … [Read more...]