Event caterers Eat to the Beat have played their part in maritime history keeping the crew behind the scenes shipshape for the launch of Britain’s biggest ever cruise liner - P&O Cruises’ Britannia was officially named at a ceremony at Ocean Terminal, Southampton, on Tuesday 10 March. The naming ceremony was orchestrated by Chicago-based experiential communications … [Read more...]
Young National Chef of the Year 2016 launches
The Craft Guild of Chefs is seeking the next generation of talent with the launch of its annual Young National Chef of the Year competition. Young National Chef of the Year represents the most talented pool of young chefs in the UK, taking in the winners of young chef competitions from the British Culinary Federation, the Academy of Culinary Arts Awards of Excellence, World … [Read more...]
Impact of OTAs in Paid Search
BrandVerity has released its report on The State of Branded Keywords in Paid Search, covering Q4 of 2014 in the US: some of the Trademark Users and OTAs are, of course, not the same as in the UK. However, UK hoteliers will be interested to see what’s happening: BrandVerity now estimates 31,653 lost visitors per month for a typical hotel brand in the US market. The report has … [Read more...]
Try 300 artisan cheeses at the Cheese Makers Market
On Saturday 11 April, La Cave à Fromage, purveyor of the finest cheeses, will host the annual Cheese Makers Market in Old Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire - just 45 minutes from London. Visitors to the Cheese Makers Market will be able to taste, buy and learn about nearly 300 of the UK and Europe’s most delicious cheeses, created by artisan makers and producers from the UK, … [Read more...]
Starboard Hotels announces second acquisition and re-brand
Starboard Hotels has completed the purchase of its first Scottish hotel, the 71-bedroom Holiday Inn Express Greenock (above) in Scotland. Just 20 minutes from Glasgow airport, the property is the latest addition to the company’s rapidly expanding portfolio, following the acquisition of the 58-bedroom Best Western Carlton Hotel in Blackpool last month. The hotel owner, … [Read more...]