Restaurant bookings service, Bookatable.co.uk, reveals that there has been a significant rise in the number of Brits eating out the day after Valentine’s Day to avoid the frenetic rush for romantic meals on 14 February. Booking data from Bookatable’s database of over 800,000 diners was collated to create their Valentine’s Trends Report, with findings revealing that there was … [Read more...]
Gold Service winner announced as HM the Queen becomes Patron
Following a nationwide search to find the next rising star in hospitality, Daniele Quattromini, aged 25, Manager at Club Lounge 39 in Canary Wharf and Lusso Catering, has been crowned the winner of the prestigious Gold Service Scholarship 2015. Daniele was recognised for his commitment to service excellence at a glittering awards ceremony held at Claridge’s last night (9 … [Read more...]
Preferred Hotel Group flourishes in 2014
Preferred Hotel Group, the global provider of sales, marketing, and distribution services to independent hotels, generated $882 million in 2014 in reservations revenue on behalf of its member hotels, and welcomed 108 new properties. Throughout the 12-month period, Preferred Hotel Group further established its authority as a progressive brand by increasing conversion through … [Read more...]
Luminar completes lease agreements
The UK’s largest nightclub operator, The Luminar Group, has assigned the last of its 42 short and long lease agreements, three years after being bought out of administration. The company recently agreed a lease on Basildon and will move on to the Leisure Park, where it plans to invest circa £3 million to create a new state of the art club that will launch in August. 59 … [Read more...]
Mr Fogg’s comes in to land on St Martin’s Lane
Covent Garden’s exciting drinking and dining offer continues to go from strength to strength after Davis Coffer Lyons – the leisure specialists – secured Inception Group to operate the former Angel & Crown public house on St Martin’s Lane. The grade 2 listed, three-storey former pub – which is owned by Shaftesbury PLC - will re-open as Fogg’s Tavern, building on the … [Read more...]