Month: July 2015
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Jul- 2015 -28 JulyPeople
Travelodge to recruit 750 new employees before the year end
Budget hotel chain Travelodge has announced a ‘major’ summer recruitment drive with plans to open 10 new hotels by 2016. …
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28 JulyProperty
Bath Mill Lodge Retreat to open in Bath
A new lodge retreat is set to open in Bath, Somerset, following a 10-month and £4.5m redevelopment of the former…
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24 JulyTourism
Number of overseas visits to the UK surges 9% in May
Some 3.6 million international tourists visited the UK in May, a 9% increase compared with the same month last year,…
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24 JulyProperty
RBS lines up sale of £14m East Anglia hotel portfolio
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is looking to sell its Dragonfly Hotel portfolio for a total value of around…
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24 JulyPeople
Oyster herpes cases found in Essex river
A river in Essex has been confirmed to contain a strain of herpes known to destroy shellfish populations. An outbreak…
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23 JulyTrade Organisations
‘Get better at retaining staff’, hospitality firms told
High levels of employee turnover in the hospitality sector are resulting in the industry being 58% less productive than the…
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22 JulyCurrent Affairs
All-party parliamentary group to lobby for cut in tourism VAT
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has announced the establishment of a cross-party parliamentary group of MPs to help boost tourism…
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22 JulyHotels
IHG’s Hotel Indigo opens in York
Hotel Indigo, the boutique brand from InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has opened its first property in York. Located on Walmgate…
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21 JulyEconomy
Glasgow and Edinburgh report strong growth in June, Aberdeen falters
Hoteliers in Scotland’s three largest cities have reported mixed results in June, according to research released today. The monthly LJ…
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20 JulyHotels
‘No-cation’ – hoteliers face a summer of discontent
Small business owners including hoteliers do not have a good enough work-life balance to take time off to go on…
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