Consumers paid a total of 165 million visits to pubs, bars and clubs over Christmas—15 million more than in the previous festive season. That is one of the headline findings of exclusive new research of Christmas footfall trends from 5,000 consumers, along with sales data from more than 5,000 managed outlets around the UK from the CGA Peach Trading Index. More visits, … [Read more...]
HotStats UK Chain Hotels Market Review – January 2015
Provinces perform; London lags UK Provinces started the year by building on their 2014 performance, with a double-digit increase in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR). However, London hotels posted bottom line declines despite positive movements for January in top-line performance metrics, according to the … [Read more...]
Chester Boyd appoints Sarah Pittaway as MD
Thirteen months after joining Chester Boyd, Sarah Pittaway has been appointed as Managing Director of a company that has an unrivalled reputation for serving fine dining in London’s historic square mile. From 1st March Sarah will oversee the seven London Livery Halls in the Chester Boyd portfolio, which have for more than 30 years created and served traditional British fine … [Read more...]
Book Bites for The Athenaeum
This February sees the launch of ‘Book Bites’ at The Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments in partnership with leading publishers Pan Macmillan. The hotel will offer guests the chance to sample new releases from up-and-coming authors, with Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler being the first in a monthly succession. A big-hearted masterpiece of small-town life, Shotgun Lovesongs … [Read more...]
Anyone for Stilton?
Leisure property specialist Fleurets is marketing the leasehold Stilton Cheese Inn for £68,000. The Stilton Cheese Inn occupies a prominent position on the Old Great North Road in the centre of the Cambridgeshire village of Stilton which, of course, gave its name to the world’s best known cheese. The association is celebrated with the world-famous "Stilton Cheese Rolling" … [Read more...]