STR Global’s preliminary January 2015 data for London indicates positive hotel performance. Based on daily data from January, London reported: increases in supply (+3.4 percent) and demand (+5.3 percent); a 1.8-percent increase in occupancy to 69.4 percent; a 2.5-percent increase in average daily rate to GBP124.33; and a 4.3-percent increase in revenue per … [Read more...]
Sous Chef – London
Type: Permanent Salary: Competitve Salary Location(s): Holborn Ideally we would like someone who is looking to develop their career and be hot on the heels of the Head Chef, driven to take his place or be our next openings HC. For full details … [Read more...]
TV Licensing: hoteliers need to get ready for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day - the first celebratory weekend of 2015 - just around the corner, TV Licensing is appealing to hotels and guest houses across the UK to make sure they are correctly licensed. Whether the establishment is a budget hotel, a boutique B&B, luxury spa resort or serviced apartments, a licence is needed if guests or staff are watching or recording TV … [Read more...]
ASAP confident of doubling size in 2015
The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) is confident of doubling its size by the end of this year, as it reported membership up to 90 (from 74 in 2014), a 20% increase during the last quarter. Large and small ASAP managing director James Foice said the new members were a mixture of significant multinational businesses and smaller independents, making it … [Read more...]
Snow and cold fail to depress eating-out appetite in January
Restaurant and managed pub groups saw collective like-for-like sales edge up 1.4% in January, despite the impact of the snow and cold weather that gripped much of Britain during the month. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker showed that the public continued to go out and especially to eat at branded restaurant chains. “Trading in the early part of the month … [Read more...]