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Main course prices fairly constant year-on-year Cost of starters and desserts rises across most sectors 60% increase in snacks and nibbles on menus Eating out operators in the UK are holding down the cost of main courses on their menus but boosting customer spend by increasing the price of starters and desserts and focusing on […]

8 July 2016, London: Israel’s hotel pipeline remains strong and, buoyed by new laws facilitating hotel developments, investor interest is expected to grow further in the country, according to a new report from global hotel consultancy HVS. While the impact of continuing terrorist activity has resulted in fewer visitors travelling to Israel, those cities with […]

Leading aparthotel operator Staycity will this week [14 July] open the doors to its latest premises in York, following an 18-month building project by construction firm Bowmer & Kirkland. The stunning six-storey, semi-circular, 197–apartment premises on Paragon Street was built on the derelict site of a former swimming pool which was closed a decade ago […]

11 July 2016, London: The combination of serviced apartments and serviced offices in one building is one way serviced apartment operators are expanding their business and broadening the target audience, according to a new report from global hotel consultancy HVS. With operators such as Zoku in Amsterdam teaming up with shared office space concept WeWork, […]

4 July 2016, London: Customers booking a stay with a particular hotel group are increasingly likely to be offered a choice of two brands on one site as the number of two-in-one or ‘dual-brand’ hotels looks set to rise, according to a new report from global hotel consultancy HVS. Two-in-one hotels, where two brands run […]

With the dust starting to settle following last week’s historic EU referendum vote, with 52% of the UK voting to withdraw from the EU, a number of issues and opportunities are beginning to emerge. From a political perspective, the UK government is slowly organising itself to initiate the formal process, commencing with the invocation of […]

Peter Backman, managing director of foodservice consultancy Horizons has issued the following comments in response to the result of the EU referendum. “The UK economy will now face a period of uncertainty which is likely to be intense over the next few days and weeks, but will be ongoing for five years or so as […]