Cash Still King for UK Staycationers
Brits have picked up a penchant for staycations in recent times with a whopping 76 per cent going on holiday in the UK in the…
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Tourism
Splendid Hospitality Group Acquires Holiday Inn London Brentford Lock from Brightbay
Splendid Hospitality Group is delighted to announce the off-market acquisition of the 134-bed Holiday Inn London Brentford Lock from Brightbay Real Estate Partners. The Holiday…
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Economic Recovery Gets A Major Push From Holiday Bookings
By Kunal Sawhney, CEO of Kalkine (www.kalkine.co.uk) When the country was worriedly looking at a recession, the holiday boom emerged as a major saviour. As…
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Further Rail Strikes “Catastrophic” Warns Sector Body
Further rail strikes will have a “catastrophic” impact on the hospitality industry after late-night venues suffered a 40% drop in trade during previous industrial action, a trade body has warned.
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VisitBritain Looks to Boost International Visits in Run-Up to Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, taking place from 28 July to 8 August, is fast approaching and VisitBritain is ramping up its international activity to…
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London-based Hotel Group Hamlet Hotels Sets Out to Acquire 50 New Hotels in the Next Twelve Months
Hamlet Hotels group aims to add an extra 50 hotels to their portfolio in the next twelve months, expanding from their Southeast location to the…
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Cost of Living Crisis and Changing Habits of Holidaying
By Kunal Sawhney, CEO of Kalkine (www.kalkine.co.uk) Holidays or leisure travel are part of our life to rejuvenate and experience new things. Everybody at some…
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Mayor’s Tourism Campaign Encourages Visitors Back to the Capital
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today launched the latest stage of his Let’s Do London campaign to encourage visitors from around the UK…
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London’s Mojo is Returning as Hotel Occupancy Rates Recover
Recovering occupancy rates and food and beverage sales are combining to fuel a marked recovery in the London hotels market, according to the RSM Hotels…
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Food and Drink Sales in Britain’s Cities Back in Growth as Workers and Visitors Return
Out-of-home food and drink sales are in growth in all of Britain’s 10 biggest city centres, new research from CGA by NielsenIQ and Wireless Social…
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Applications open for prestigious North East England Tourism Awards
Tourism businesses across the North East are being encouraged to enter the North East England Tourism Awards 2023 as applications which opened this week. The…
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Visit Essex Puts Essex on Gastro Map with Launch of New Food and Drink Campaign
The county’s tourism body, Visit Essex, is launching a campaign to firmly place Essex on the gastro map. Highlighting the county’s boom in Essex wine…
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Airport Chaos Leaves Thousands of Brits Stranded Abroad
By James Moon, Chief Aviation Officer of aviation tech start-up – TailHail (www.tailhail.com) In a week of aviation carnage, James Moon discusses the need for…
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How Can the Hospitality Industry Maintain the Staycation Boom?
By Karim Malak, CEO of easyHotel (www.easyhotel.com) Data shows that 83% of those who took a staycation in 2021 hope to do so again in…
Read more...Train Strikes To Prove Counterintuitive For Recovery of Hospitality
By Kunal Sawhney, CEO of Kalkine (www.kalkine.co.uk) There have been repeated warnings that commuters will face serious travel chaos next week due to the largest…
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