A new study in tourism employment finds that many jobs are failing to provide dignity in employment. The tourism sector, which accounts for nearly 10 per cent of global employment, risks undermining rather than contributing to the United Nation’s Sustainable ...

Entries are now open for this year’s BII Licensee of the Year award, sponsored by Sky. The British Institute of Innkeeping are celebrating all that is good about the licensed retail sector and can’t wait to recognise the top individual ...

The latest data released by UKHospitality, the single voice representing the UK’s hospitality sector, has revealed that the UK hotel market is underperforming compared to the EU average on every key metric. As we move into 2019, UKHospitality is urging ...

The government is seeking views on its plans to restrict promotions of food and drink products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) by location and by price. According to government research regular overconsumption of a relatively small number of ...

Pub group Young’s has confirmed it is to pay over £100,000 to cover the cost of settled status applications for its employees who are EU nationals. The group, which has 1,800 members of staff from non-UK EU countries, will pay ...

Nathan Outlaw is to step down from the Mariners in Rock, Cornwall, after five years at the restaurant. Outlaw launched the site, overlooking the Camel Estuary in the heart of Rock, delivering  a menu of  seasonal pub food in partnership with ...

UK hotel transaction volumes reached a total of £6.6 billion in 2018, up 25% on the 2017 total according to Savills. The amount is 75.7% up on the long term average of £3.78 billion and has  been driven by an ...

Sales of sparkling wine and Champagne, combined, reached a record high this year when Brits bought almost £2.2 billion worth of fizz. The Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s latest market report shows that almost 165 million bottles of sparkling wine ...

The casual dining crunch saw 30 people a day lose their jobs during 2018 through administrations, CVAs and rationalisation a study by the Centre for Retail Research has revealed. Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Carluccios, Prezzo, Chimichanga, Byron and Jamie’s Italian were ...

Veganuary is as popular as Dry January, with over 2.66m Brits set to ditch meat in 2019 Two-thirds (67%) have a New Year’s resolution – saving money (44%), exercising more (44%) and eating more healthily (40%) top polls Half (50%) ...