This year Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Healthcare team, has raised a staggering £37,072 during their annual Elf Week – a fundraising event to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society UK. Over 200 retail sites entered into the festive spirt, dressing up with various fundraising activities taking place across the UK. This amazing effort brings the total raised by Compass’ … [Read more...]
Pubs to serve 10 million pints and 3 million dinners on Christmas Day, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has predicted that pubs will serve 10 million pints of beer and 3 million traditional dinners on Christmas Day. Across the festive period as a whole, the BBPA predicts that 40 million pints of beer will be sold in Britain’s pubs, a Christmas present for pubs worth £150 million. As popular venues for Christmas parties and … [Read more...]
New General Manager appointed for two new Aberdeen hotels
In anticipation of ‘The Event Complex Aberdeen’ opening in 2019, Mark Leyland has been appointed as General Manager of the site’s two new hotels. Mark (40) will manage Hilton Aberdeen TECA and Aloft Aberdeen TECA, each of which will be run by the UK’s leading independent hotel management company, RBH. Experienced hotelier Mark started his management career as Food and … [Read more...]
Alexander Stiller appointed General Manager at The Atlantic Hotel Jersey
The Atlantic Hotel, Jersey has welcomed Alexander Stiller as General Manager from 1st December 2018. Originally born and trained in Germany, Alexander has a wealth of experience managing award-winning, boutique hotels across Europe and the USA. These include Relais & Chateaux Hotel Ermitage am See in Switzerland, Relais & Chateaux Hotel Gutshaus Stolpe in Germany, … [Read more...]
UKHospitality reflects on transformational year and prepares for challenges of 2019
UKHospitality has marked the successes of a transformational year at today’s 24th annual Christmas lunch. Since its creation earlier this year, UKHospitality has gone from strength to strength, enjoying membership growth of 20% and vital campaigning successes, saving the sector £2.4bn in additional costs. Hospitality remains the third largest sector private sector employer … [Read more...]