Monthly Archives: July 2014

Eating out up 4% says Horizons’ consumer survey

Consumers are eating out more often this summer, than they did this time last year, with 71% of respondents to a new Horizons’ survey saying they had eaten out in the past two weeks, a clear sign that confidence is returning to the sector. The Eating Out-Look survey, conducted online by YouGov amongst 2,366 respondents, […]

Posted in Other | Comments closed

Call for entries to UK Restaurant Manager of the Year

With the entry closing date looming, restaurant managers are urged to get online to enter this year’s Academy of Food & Wine Service’s 2014 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year. UK Restaurant Manager of the Year, now in its sixth year, is open to restaurant managers, or those working in similar roles in any sector […]

Posted in Other | Comments closed

Demand for serviced apartments increases but classification system vital, says HVS London report

Demand for serviced apartments is growing faster than new supply in many European markets, as an increasingly mobile workforce drives business travel and relocation activity. In addition, leisure travellers are also now more actively seeking the additional space and amenity which serviced apartments provide as opposed to conventional hotels. A new report on the growth […]

Posted in HVS London | Comments closed

Sporting events, corporate bookings and new flight routes to boost hotel performance in Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s hotels can look forward to improved average room rates when Scotland stages the Commonwealth Games later this month and the Ryder Cup in September. Demand from corporate bookings and additional flight routes will also lift the city’s hotels out of what has been a comparatively difficult seven years of trading. Despite robust occupancy, Edinburgh’s […]

Posted in HVS London | Comments closed

AFWS launches 2014 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year

The search has begun for the Academy of Food & Wine Service’s 2014 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year. The competition, now in its sixth year, is open to restaurant managers, or those working in similar roles in any sector of the hospitality industry, providing they are responsible for the performance of a business, managing […]

Posted in Other | Comments closed