Regulation

The Icon Hotel in Luton has been awarded four stars by the AA following an unplanned overnight inspection in July.

Over the last year, consumer protection agencies around the globe have worked together to prevent false or misleading reviews and endorsements online, and promote new guidelines to help review sites, digital influencers, marketing professionals and other traders understand what they should do to operate fairly.

The ALMR, BBPA and BHA gave evidence to the Low Pay Commission last Wednesday highlighting increasing costs that threaten to undermine further investment.

Britannia Hotels has been fined £267,451 for a series of food safety breaches at its Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool.

Britannia Hotels, owners of Liverpool’s Adelphi hotel were taken to Liverpool Magistrates’ Court charged with a number of breaches of food safety laws.

The Grosvenor Hotel in Torquay has been awarded with two AA rosettes just weeks after completing a major refurbishment.

Leicester-based Belmont Hotel has received AA four-star awards and two AA rosettes.

Staffordshire-based Clayton Lodge Hotel has been sanctioned with a ban on selling alcohol or putting on entertainment events for three months.

Two family-run companies have been fined after a surprise health and safety inspection found there was no asbestos survey before converting a basement.

The AA has taken over the running of VisitEngland’s quality assessment and star-rating scheme after a contract was finalised on 10 April.