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A new survey commissioned by NW Systems, targeting hotel and leisure businesses using its Streamdays live webcam service, found that 92% had increased customer awareness…

View More Hotels worldwide use live webcams to connect with customers online and boost sales

Gluten free products have increased in popularity and are taking up a larger proportion of our shopping baskets, according to shopping and comparison site mySupermarket.co.uk.…

View More Gluten free products on the rise

At last week’s HOSPACE 2014, 80 per cent of delegates polled believed the UK hotel market was now out of recession, and 88 per cent said…

View More 80% of HOSPACE 2014 delegates believed the UK hotel market to be out of recession

It seems everyone wants an app: a digital application that can be launched from a mobile device.  From the obvious – such as travel bookings…

View More Overcoming app angst – how procurement can avoid IP issues

New research by One Poll shows that small businesses have got their funding appetite back and are feeling confident about getting it, primarily from banks…

View More Hospitality businesses are seeking funding and confident they will get it in 2015

Indian conglomerate Sahara and its chairman and founder Subrata Roy currently own 75 per cent of The Plaza. In February, Roy was jailed for contempt…

View More Savoy owner Prince Alwaleed set to buy New York hotel The Plaza

Compass group, the world’s biggest caterer, has revealed a jump in profits thanks to strong demand in North America and emerging markets. Pre-tax profit in…

View More Compass points to healthy profits and new Twickenham deal

Renée Maguire, founder of RawChi and a top UK chef, has today opened her cookery school, Raw Chi Academy, at Unit 2, Monk Heath Hall,…

View More Renée Maguire launches new school and raw food workshops

  The European Hotel Design Awards, which celebrate exceptional hotel design and architecture and honour the work of industry-leading architects, designers and hotel operators, has…

View More The European Hotel Design Awards Announces its 2014 Winners

Maxxium UK is introducing four luxury limited edition Courvoisier expressions exclusively available in UK luxury retailers just in time for Christmas, including Courvoisier Réserve 1978,…

View More Courvoisier to release rare and luxury limited edition cognacs

Beacon, which helps businesses in the hospitality, leisure and healthcare sectors grow their profitability, has announced the appointment of two new members of staff to…

View More Beacon strengthens its senior management team with two new additions

Zip Heaters UK Ltd, the world leader in instant boiling water, has today officially launched a new generation of drinking water appliance, the innovative Zip…

View More Zip HydroTap G4 Launches 590ft above the Capital

The inaugural CHS Awards 2015, providing hotels and venues with a unique opportunity to showcase their facilities, has been announced. Hotels and Venues outside of…

View More A New Industry Awards for Venues is Announced with the launch of The Conference and Hospitality Show Awards 2015

One of London’s newest bars, The Cocktail Trading Company, has made a big splash on the cocktail scene, winning Jim Beam’s Shake History bartender competition…

View More The Cocktail Trading Company wins Jim Beam Shake History Competition

The Lanesborough re-opens in Spring 2015 Oetker Collection, which owns and manages some of the best-known hotels in the world, is to bring its expertise…

View More The Lanesborough Hotel, London to become the latest Masterpiece in the Oetker Collection

Nick Varney, Chief Executive Officer for Merlin Entertainments plc (‘Merlin’) will take over the role of Chairman of the British Hospitality Association (BHA) when incumbent Alan Parker…

View More Nick Varney, CEO Merlin Entertainments plc Takes Role As New BHA Chairman

The announcement of an alliance between Monster Beverage Corp and the Coca-Cola Co earlier this year was widely regarded as a win-win scenario. Now that both companies have released…

View More Monster Beverage on track for bounce from Coca-Cola Co deal

Are these the world’s best hotels? According to 25,000 public voters and a panel of travel and hospitality experts, they are. At an awards event…

View More The best bars, spas, baths and bedrooms in the world: Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Awards