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9 February 2016, London: London will see the opening of a massive 7,000 hotel rooms this year, double that of last year’s openings, putting additional pressure on occupancy levels and achieved room rates. Across the UK some 16,000 hotel rooms are expected to open this year, compared with 10,000 last year, according to the latest […]

Overcapacity in the market slowing growth Menu prices remaining unchanged Olympic Games good news for home delivery Overcapacity in the UK’s eating out market is likely to slow growth in the sector in the longer term by putting downward pressure on like-for-like sales, while competition amongst operators for new sites will continue to intensify. Issuing […]

Aparthotel operator Staycity is to add 125 apartments to its London Heathrow property in 2016 and open five further sites bringing its total openings scheduled for next year to 843 apartments. The London Heathrow extension, due for completion in March 2016, will give the property 269 apartments as well as a larger lounge area on […]

11 November 2015, London: The march of budget hotels continues in the UK, with over 1,500 budget rooms added to the sector’s pipeline in Q3 2015 alone, according to Hotel Bulletin Q3 2015 published this week by HVS, AlixPartners and AM:PM. For the first time budget bedrooms account for more than half the UK’s active […]

9 November 2015, Madrid: Improving occupancy and rate performance across Spain has helped boost hotel values and drive recovery in the country’s hotel and tourism sector, according to a new report from global hotel consultancy HVS. Spain has experienced some challenging years on the back of the global downturn, particularly the crash of its real […]

Despite the proliferation of branded coffee shops on our high streets, independent, artisan outlets specialising in high quality, freshly roasted coffee with a strong food offer are continuing to emerge and expand, satisfying the demands of an increasingly discerning coffee drinker. This was the conclusion of Horizons’ latest Ones to Watch survey, which tracks the […]