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Investors in Europe’s hotel market are still being cautious over purchases keeping the value of hotels across the sector virtually unchanged on 2011 levels. The 2013 European Hotel Valuation Index (HVI), published this week by hotel consultancy HVS London, shows that hotels in Paris still top the valuation chart with an average price of €660,000 […]

Eric Zwiebel MS, 39, Cellar Master at Summer Lodge in Dorset, has been chosen to represent the UK in 14th Best Sommelier of the World competition, being held in Tokyo next month. Eric was born in Alsace, France, but is eligible to represent the UK having lived and worked here for over three years and […]

The Slovakian city of Košice, the country’s second-largest city, is set to become a must-visit weekend break destination for European travellers as new flight links from London and Düsseldorf look likely to come on stream this year. A report on the city by hotel consultancy HVS London predicts that the hitherto unknown destination will experience […]

Consumers cut back on their spending this Christmas with fewer people enjoying meals out over the festive period, according to the results of a new online YouGov survey for foodservice analysts Horizons. The QuickBite survey shows that in the two week Christmas period 68% of respondents dined out, a sharp fall on last year’s figure […]

Hotel valuation and management consultancy HVS London has announced that associate directors Arlett Oehmichen and Sophie Perret are to be appointed directors of the company.

This year will be another challenging one for the UK hotels sector and while London will again experience strong demand, the capital’s hotels are unlikely to achieve the premium rates they did during the Olympics and Paralympics. Russell Kett, chairman of hotel consultancy HVS London, says that despite this, 2013 could see an improvement for […]

Trading in the UK’s hospitality sector was so tough during 2012, that operators have become resigned to the fact that current levels of business are the new norm and survival depends very much on maintaining consumer footfall with offers and innovative menus. Foodservice consultancy Horizons, in its Annual Review of 2012, said that despite experiencing […]

The Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS) has this week launched the Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2013, one of the most sought-after titles in the UK’s front-of-house beverage service profession. Entries are encouraged from sommeliers and wine waiters from across the hospitality sector including high street restaurants, pubs, hotels, as well as […]

Germany is receiving continuous interest from the international and national hotel investment and lending community, according to an exclusive survey of the major German financial institutions undertaken by global consultancy HVS London. The survey quizzed banks on their lending parameters in the hotel sector for new loans and refinancing, loan characteristics and the future outlook […]

Stephen Raducki, 28, head sommelier at the Hotel du Vin Winchester, has been awarded the Moët UK Young Sommelier of the Year Award 2012, presented by the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS). Stephen was presented with the award, along with a magnum of Moët & Chandon Impérial, at the Hotel du Vin Winchester […]