Current Affairs
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Nov- 2015 -16 November
Airbnb to clamp down on ‘illegal hotels’
Airbnb has announced that it is to impose tougher rules aimed at preventing users from effectively running unregulated hotel businesses…
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16 November
Paris attacks: London hospitality firms ‘must be vigilant’
Hospitality businesses in London have been urged by the Metropolitan Police to remain vigilant following the tragic terrorist attacks in…
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12 November
Guests evacuated as fire breaks out at Wokefield Park hotel
Guests were evacuated from Wokefield Park in Berkshire last night after a fire broke out at the hotel. Firefighters were…
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5 November
Airbnb’s presence ‘significant’ in London
Airbnb, the private room rental service, represents a ‘significant’ and growing share of the accommodations market in London. New research…
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Oct- 2015 -28 October
Employers must ‘step up’ to encourage school leavers into work
Hospitality businesses must ‘step up’ and invest more time and effort into recruiting school leavers, the head of Whitbread has…
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22 October
BHA calls for new law on tipping and service charges
Restaurants and hotels should be legally required to tell customers how service charges and tips are being distributed among staff,…
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21 October
London welcomes new visitor visas for Chinese tourists
VisitLondon.com has welcomed the announcement from David Cameron of new visitor visas for tourists from China designed to boost London’s tourism…
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19 October
Former Man United stars to allow squatters to stay at hotel site
Former Manchester United players Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville have reportedly told a group of squatters they can stay inside…
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13 October
Hotel plans put Edinburgh’s World Heritage Status under threat
Edinburgh’s status as a World Heritage Site could be revoked if plans for two major hotel developments go ahead. The…
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7 October
Case over hotel pool deaths is dropped
A health and safety prosecution against a hospitality company after two people drowned in the swimming pool at Down Hall…
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