The Office of Fair trading (OFT) has accepted formal commitments from two of the UK's largest online travel agents, Booking.com B.V. (Booking.com) and Expedia Inc (Expedia), together with InterContinental Hotels Group plc (IHG), which will enable online travel agents (OTAs) and hotels to offer discounts on rates for hotel rooms. The commitments mean that all OTAs and hotels … [Read more...]
Trends and prospects for the €2bn European Airport Catering Market
The airport catering industry - restaurants, bars and cafes operated within airport terminals - has some attractive characteristics, with captive customers, who are skewed towards higher income groups, spending significant time in airport buildings, unable to eat elsewhere. Hence prices are generally high and sales per square metre can be up to four times normal restaurant … [Read more...]
Travelodge to invest £100 million and create 1,000 jobs in 2014
Travelodge is investing £100 million into its business this year and creating 1,000 jobs across the country as it continues its expansion beyond its traditional roadside hotel network into more key city centre and leisure locations. The brand will open 15 new hotels, as part of a £100 million investment in extending the chain, which now has more than 500 hotels across the … [Read more...]
ISS to deliver fit out and catering for new Vodafone and Telefonica HQ
Following an intense three month mobilisation, ISS Facility Services, Food and Hospitality, have commenced delivery of Fit Out Works and Catering services under a new three year contract for CTIL (Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd), a new company formed by Telefonica UK and Vodafone to deploy and manage the single grid network of base stations belonging to both … [Read more...]
New World Trading Company to accelerate roll out
The New World Trading Company(NWTC), the Living Ventures and Hill Capital backed business, has firmed up its plans to accelerate its launches and more than double the number of operating units during the current year. Created in 2011, NWTC currently has 4 sites: 2 Botanists in Alderley Edge and Leeds (pictured above), an Oast House in Manchester and the most recent opening, … [Read more...]