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Jarvis Hotels has appointed Steve Hebborn as chief executive with immediate effect.
(31 January 2006 18:06:00)
Officials are to visit schools across the Irish Republic to encourage the uptake of government subsidies promoting healthy eating.
(31 January 2006 17:58:00)
The deadline for the inaugural Hotelympia10K, which is being staged to mark the opening day of this year's Hotelympia event in London's Docklands, has been extended.
(31 January 2006 13:06:00)
You have until 3 February to nominate an outstanding individual or trend-setting business to receive a prestigious Caterer and Hotelkeeper award.
(31 January 2006 12:35:00)
Rank Group, owner of iconic restaurant brand Hard Rock Café, has hired former Thistle Hotels boss Ian Burke as it attempts to avoid being a takeover target.
(31 January 2006 11:12:00)
Boutique hotel operator the Scotsman Hotel Group has been bought for more than £60m by MBI International.
(31 January 2006 9:57:00)
Airline caterer Alpha Airports is investigating a fraud that it believes could have cost the company up to £2.5m.
(30 January 2006 16:39:00)
Canadian hotel group Fairmont has been saved from a hostile takeover, after its board agreed to be acquired by Kingdom Hotels and Colony Capital.
(30 January 2006 16:22:00)
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Conran reports brisk restaurant business over Christmas, Chelsea Harbour Club is eyed up for bid, Savoy hotel sale avoided tax ...
(30 January 2006 15:53:00)
Independent contract caterer Holroyd Howe has announced a 46% jump in turnover to £26.7m for last year.
(30 January 2006 12:57:00)
Securing the 2012 Olympic Games has fuelled unprecedented demand in London's hotel investment market.
(30 January 2006 12:51:00)
In an age when tourist trips into space can be bought for just over £100,000, it should come as no surprise that the latest innovation in travel is a state-of-the-art underwater hotel.
(30 January 2006 8:03:00)
Putting your card behind the bar will become a thing of the past on 14 February - PIN day - when the chip-and-PIN roll-out will be complete throughout the UK. Customers will then be required to pre-authorise tabs at the bar.
(30 January 2006 8:00:00)
Proposed changes to statutory holiday entitlement could cost the hospitality industry up to £240m a year, it was revealed last week.
(30 January 2006 8:00:00)
Preston-based pub and hotel operator Honeycombe Leisure has pulled the plug on short-term management contracts after they proved to be “a disastrous and costly foray”.
(27 January 2006 17:30:00)
Scottish hotels outperformed their English and Welsh counterparts in 2005, according to a new report from Deloitte.
(27 January 2006 17:08:00)
Suffolk brewer and pub operator Adnams has launched a strategic review that will lead to job losses among its 300 staff.
(27 January 2006 17:08:00)
Essential news from around the world, including: US first for Jumeirah; Former Bonaparte property is first European hotel for Shangri-La; Trump does travel; Global Hyatt launches new brand...
(27 January 2006 16:41:00)
Hilton Group shareholders have backed the gaming and hospitality group’s £3.3b sale of its hotels arm to American Hilton Hotel Corporation (HHC).
(27 January 2006 16:00:00)
Hotel bathrobes, towels and toiletries are there for the taking, according to most Brits.
(27 January 2006 15:02:00)
Budget hotels outperformed their mid and luxury siblings last year at industry giant Accor.
(27 January 2006 14:33:00)
Industry veteran Ian Burke is to take over as chief executive of the Rank gaming and leisure group in March when current boss Mike Smith retires.
(27 January 2006 14:32:00)
The former chief executive of the Laurel Pub Company is to rejoin the new look business as chairman.
(27 January 2006 11:03:00)
More investment in marketing and quality standards are needed to tackle Britain’s £18b tourism deficit, argues Bob Cotton, chief executive of the British Hospitality Association.
(26 January 2006 18:58:00)
Fast-food chain McDonald's is trialling a flexible working scheme in the UK that will allow employees to share their job with family members.
(26 January 2006 18:32:00)
The Grade II-listed Bron Eifion country house hotel in North Wales has been bought by JLM Leisure, a family business making its first venture into hotels.
(26 January 2006 17:35:00)
Indian restaurateur Ravi Dhugga has snapped up Joe Rigatoni’s, a riverside restaurant near the centre of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear.
(26 January 2006 17:29:00)
Martin Ellis is the new owner of the Grade II-listed Olde Griffin hotel in March, Cambridgeshire.
(26 January 2006 17:24:00)
The Caprice hotel and Whistler Oyster bar in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, has a new owner.
(26 January 2006 17:13:00)
Property agent Goadsby has sold two hotels in Bournemouth, Dorset, with a combined sales price in excess of £1.1m.
(26 January 2006 17:01:00)
George Doyle, a former hotel owner in Edinburgh, has snapped up the Bayswell hotel in Bayswell Park, Dunbar, East Lothian.
(26 January 2006 16:56:00)
Property company FelCor Lodging Trust (FLT) may sell or convert fifteen InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) properties after renegotiating its management agreement with the British operator.
(26 January 2006 13:10:00)
Paramount Hotels, owned by Dawnay Shore Hotels, has announced it is re-branding after its recent purchase of Furlong hotels.
(26 January 2006 13:10:00)
An award-winning guesthouse in the New Forest has been put on the market with a £1.07m price tag.
(26 January 2006 12:55:00)
Struggling Urban Dining, which announced in November it was abandoning its strategy of consolidation, has received several approaches for the business.
(26 January 2006 12:32:00)
Andrew Turner, executive chef at the 1880 restaurant in London's Bentley hotel, is moving to the Pennyhill Park hotel and spa in Bagshot, Surrey.
(26 January 2006 12:31:00)
Care home caterers need their own training qualifications, according to Derek Johnson, vice-chairman of the National Association of Care Caterers (NACC).
(26 January 2006 12:31:00)
Compass Group's sale of its travel concession business SSP may have hit a stumbling block over a supply clause in the deal.
(26 January 2006 12:30:00)
London hotels boosted revenue per available room (revpar) rise by 7.4% in the week ending 22 January, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.
(26 January 2006 10:36:00)
Hotels in the North East of England saw revenue per available room (revpar) plummet by 11.2% during the month of December.
(26 January 2006 10:34:00)
De Vere St David's Hall Park hotel at Ewloe near Chester has named Collette Salmon as its new sales development manager. She was at the JJB Stadium in Wigan and has worked in sales and marketing roles for Thistle and Moat House Hotels.
(26 January 2006 0:05:00)
I'm writing from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), where I've been following press coverage and local debate about smoke-free legislation. I have noticed there are some misconceptions about the effectiveness of ventilation equipment in removing smoky air in pubs.
(26 January 2006 0:00:00)
Richard Pendrill (Letters, Caterer, 5 January, page 16) offers confused arguments about game. He thinks game shooting cannot be defended on economic grounds alone, but laments what he describes as serious ramifications for the hotel and catering industry if game shooting is curtailed.
(26 January 2006 0:00:00)
I feel it's essential to put a balanced view of the rationale for the production of British wild game (Letters, Caterer, 22 December, page 21).
(26 January 2006 0:00:00)
I will be spending 24 March 2006 working in the post room. I am doing this because my staff have pooled together and are sponsoring me to spend the day sorting through their letters and packages in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care's brand new initiative, Back to the Shop Floor.
(26 January 2006 0:00:00)
QH Hotels' first Ramada franchise, the Ramada Plaza Wrexham, offers 85 air-conditioned bedrooms and conference facilities for 200. It's the first newly built Ramada Plaza in the UK and cost £7.6m. A King Executive room includes private Jacuzzi.
(26 January 2006 0:00:00)
The name stands for relax, eat and drink, and this chic new brasserie and cocktail bar promises just that. Decor is not for the faint-hearted - think contemporary, shiny surfaces and lots of scarlet. Owner and chef Daniel Clarke will serve meals from 12 noon until late, with afternoon tea available all day.
(26 January 2006 0:00:00)
Since his departure from Brocket Hall, Jean-Christophe Novelli and his partners have turned their attention to the gastropub, planning up to 10 across the Home Counties. Their first, the White Horse, promises high standards and lots of local ingredients.
(26 January 2006 0:00:00)
There was not much evidence of Christmas spirit at Poplar Primary School in the London borough of Merton.
(26 January 2006 0:00:00)
I have been approached by an insurance broker who has produced a quote for my business insurance which is a significant decrease on what I'm currently paying. Presumably I should snap his hand off, as surely all business cover is the same and any money saved will just improve my net profit position
(26 January 2006 0:00:00)
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