Following the success of the Buell Business Advice Clinic at Hotelympia 2014 and based on the enquiries dealt with by the team during the show, the Buell Group has identified the four hottest topics currently on the industry’s agenda: Driving sales, cutting costs and increasing profits Business start-up in both the hotels and restaurants sectors Raising funding for … [Read more...]
The Staycation to reach record levels in 2014
The 2014 Travelodge holiday index reveals that, this year, the Staycation break reaches record levels as three quarters (74%) of Britons choose to holiday at home. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Staycation trend has grown. Furthermore the UK economy is set to receive a welcome boost of £15 billion (up £3.2bn from 2013) as holidaymakers increase their average spend … [Read more...]
Marcus Wareing to join MasterChef: The Professionals
Two Michelin star Chef Marcus Wareing is to succeed Michel Roux Jr as the third judge on MasterChef: The Professionals. Wareing joins fellow judges Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace in the seventh series of the BAFTA award-winning programme which returns to BBC Two in the autumn. MasterChef: The Professionals will see the highly acclaimed chef bring his own home-grown but … [Read more...]
The Parcel Yard is Best Station Pub in the World
Fuller’s The Parcel Yard at London King’s Cross Railway Station has won the award for Best Individual Food and Beverage Concept at a Rail Station at the International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards (FAB) 2014. Raising the bar for station pub food and quality beer, The Parcel Yard saw off tough competition from entrants across the world including Paris Gare de … [Read more...]
Renaissance Pubs open first hotel rooms
Spread across the third and fourth floors of their most central London venue, the six boutique style rooms come complete with super king, king or twin Hypnos beds, Egyptian cotton linen, a rain shower or roll-top bath, an HD Freeview television, free wireless internet, Nespresso machine, black-out curtains or blinds, mini-fridge, kettle and safe as standard. Designed by … [Read more...]