Hoteliers Face 'Tough' 2010
12 Apr 2010
UK hoteliers survived a hard year in 2009 and now face an uncertain future, according to the latest report from consultancy specialists PKF.
PKF's Hotel Britain 2010 recorded a resilient London hotel market performance in 2009 regardless of a decline in revpar for the year.
Feel Good Factor Will Boost Economy
12 Apr 2010
The recession has been a fierce opponent but one in five UK adults believe an England World Cup win in South Africa this summer could help allay the financial crisis, a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP survey revealed.
European Hotel Values Plummet While London Bucks the Trend
12 Apr 2010
Hotel values in Europe fell by 13.4% last year, taking the cumulative decline over the past two years to almost 25%, according to HVS, the hotel valuation consultants.
The HVS European Hotel Valuation Index, which tracks four- and five-star hotel values in 36 markets, found that London bounced back from the 11% fall suffered in 2008 to achieve a 14% increase in 2009 in sterling terms (or 1% in euro terms) to £431,000 per room (?484,000).
Boscombe Seafront Regeneration Scoops Two Top Awards
12 Apr 2010
In the same week that Boscombe Pier has won “Pier of the Year Award,” Boscombe’s redeveloped seafront has scooped a prestigious award for regeneration. The Local Government Chronicle Awards, announced last month, reward the very best in local government, and Bournemouth Borough Council’s entry beat off stiff competition to take the top ranking.
Capital Expenditure Cuts Will Impede Hotels' Recovery from Recession
12 Apr 2010
A lack of capital expenditure may result in many hotels seeing a delay their recovery from the current economic downturn, as well as influence their long-term viability, according to property agent and advisor Christie & Co.
The Bridge for Heroes Appeal - Can You Help?
12 Apr 2010
As Caterer, Licensee & Hotelier readers are aware, former sergeant Mike Taylor has launched a project to turn an abandoned derelict hotel into free holiday accommodation for war heroes, by restoring the Bridge Inn at Sutton Bridge Lincolnshire to its former glory.
Tourism Framework Launched for England
12 Apr 2010
VisitEngland has launched its Strategic Tourism Framework, aimed at growing the country's tourism industry.
The framework is the first such scheme launched in the past ten years and has been developed in collaboration with organisations and individuals across both private and public sectors.
Dirty Reception Areas – “You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A First Impression”
12 Apr 2010
90% of the public would not recommend a hotel, pub or restaurant that did not appear clean and fresh, while 50% would not return somewhere that delivered a poor first impression.
Say No to NICS Rises, FSB National Chairman Tells Small Businesses
12 Apr 2010
The National Chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) today urged small firms to sign a petition to freeze the planned National Insurance Contribution (NICs) rise.
Speaking to delegates in his opening speech at the FSB's Annual Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, National Chairman John Wright told delegates that small businesses can help to overturn the proposed NICs hike and urged small firms to sign the petition that has already garnered the supported of business and employment organisations.
Pubs & Hotels Left Out of Sky Price Cut Plans
12 Apr 2010
Commercial businesses including pubs and hotels have been left out in the cold over the proposed deal to force Sky to reduce its prices to other broadcasters.
The reduction may result in more people, including an estimated 10m Freeview users getting access to cheap Sky Sports and Premier League football.
Game Takes the Lead in Pub Food Awards
12 Apr 2010
A delicious dish of Roast partridge breast with confit legs, liver and thyme pie in a beetroot and bacon jus won Gavin Allcock from the Rose & Crown, Warwick, the title of Game Chef of the year the prestigious Great British Pub Food Awards 2010 held at the Plaisterer’s Hall, London.
MPs in Beer Tie, Sky and Duty Debate
12 Mar 2010
MPs debated in Parliament last month as the call to take the fight for a lower rate of duty on draught beer to Europe increases.
Tory MP Nigel Evans, who called the debate, said: "I have asked Ministers about it and every time they say, 'Brussels won't allow it. There's a problem with Brussels.' Let us sort out Brussels. The pub is an iconic British institution.
"If we want to support pubs and ensure that supermarket pricing does not give supermarkets such a great advantage, the one thing we need to do is recognise that the product served in a pub is different from the product that people receive when they get 24 cans from a supermarket."
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