With less than two weeks to go until the big day, research from Mitchells & Butlers, the UK’s biggest managed pub and restaurant operator reveals that over 1,000,000 guests are set to dine out on Christmas Day. 20% increase In pubs and restaurants across the UK, like Harvester, Toby Carvery, Miller & Carter, Browns, Sizzling pubs, Ember Inns, All Bar One, … [Read more...]
Dalata to acquire Moran Bewley’s Hotel Group
Dalata Hotel Group plc, Ireland’s largest hotel operator, has conditionally agreed to acquire the Moran Bewley’s Hotel Group for an enterprise value of €455,000,000. The Moran Bewley’s Hotels are a portfolio of nine hotels comprising 2,506 rooms across Ireland and the UK. The portfolio includes four hotels in Dublin, two hotels in London and one hotel in each of Cork, … [Read more...]
Top pubcos join forces at pub15 to attract prospective publicans
pub15 is the new trade show dedicated to the UK pub industry, taking place at Olympia on 18 and 19 February 2015, and aiming to help hundreds of prospective publicans turn their dreams of running a pub into reality with the launch of its dedicated Careers Lounge. Featuring representatives from three of the UK’s top pubcos, who between them own in excess of 10,000 freehold, … [Read more...]
Hilton Worldwide rolls out Digital Check-In and Room Selection
Hilton Worldwide has announced that its pioneering digital check-in and room selection technology is now live across more than 4,100 hotels spanning 11 brands worldwide. This includes more than 260 hotels across Europe, Middle East and Africa. The scale of the digital rollout marks the largest of its kind to date across the sector. Through their Hilton HHonors accounts, … [Read more...]
McMullen pays out record Tenant Bonuses
McMullen has paid bonuses to over half of its tenants for driving tied sales above expectations in what has been a good year for the Hertford based family brewer and its tenants. The largest of these bonuses was nearly £10,000, with the average bonus being over £4,000. The bonuses are available for almost all 40 tenants running McMullen pubs across the Northern Home … [Read more...]