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The last two Decembers following the market crash of 07 have been slow for the hospitality sector. 2010 is shaping up to be a big one though, with many businesses booking large company events and dinners across the country. Online booking service BookaTable said it had registered a 73% rise in bookings, with Friday 10 … Continue reading Christmas Hospitality Events – Xmas Functions
The word Snow Day might bring smiles of delight to the faces of school children in the UK but across the South East in the past few days it has brought frowns to many business owners. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) told the BBC as many as 800-900 small businesses were under … Continue reading Snow threatens Hospitality Industry in the UK
London town won against tough competition from the likes of New York, Cape Town, Abu Dhabi and Sydney. The title is seen as one of the most prestigious in the worldwide travel industry. With the Olympics looming London is set to see record numbers of tourism and a huge spike in the hospitality sector to … Continue reading London has been voted the World’s Leading Destination at the prestigious World Travel Awards.
A study released yesterday by Oxford Economics and commissioned by the British Hospitality Association (BHA) shows that the hospitality industry directly employs 2.4 million people plus indirectly employs a further 1.2 million. This makes it the 5th largest sector in the UK economy. The report was introduced at the House of Commons by chief executive … Continue reading UK hospitality sector 5th largest and could set the pace for economic recovery
The Government has just released the new national minimum wage rates; they will be raised by 13p an hour to £5.93 benefiting the Low Pay Commission estimates that around 1 million people stand to benefit. To highlight this increase the Government has also announced that employers who deliberately disobey minimum wage laws will be named … Continue reading Employers could face public 'shaming' under new Minimum Wage Laws
After enquiring about a staff Christmas party at the ‘The Grand Hotel Eastbourne’ we were invited to their inaugural ‘showcase weekend’. The invitation promised a weekend at the beach with meals, a sea view room, spa treatments and team building events all for free. Hotels often put on hospitality events as an incentive to book … Continue reading Modern Marketing with Victorian Class – The Grand Hotel Eastbourne
Employers expected to increase workforce in the coming 12 months One in three service sector firms in London will increase headcount over the next year, according to new statistics from recruitment and training consultancy Gordon Yates and firm Jobs Outlook. Gordon Yates shows that 38% of employers feel positive on future prospects with a further … Continue reading Employers expected to increase workforce in the coming 12 months
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THE ACADEMY OF FOOD & WINE SERVICE (AFWS) IS SEEKING NOMINATIONS FROM EMPLOYERS AND STAFF IN THE INDUSTRY FOR ITS FRONT-OF-HOUSE ANNUAL AWARDS EXCELLENCE, BEING HELD AT LONDON’S INNHOLDER’S HALL ON 22ND OCTOBER 2010.
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The 11th ‘Salon International de la Gastronomie’ (International Gastronomy Show) – EXPOGAST 2010, will take place from the 20th to 24nd November 2010 at the ‘Centre d’Expositions et de Conférences des Foires Internationales’ – Luxexpo, in Luxembourg-Kirchberg. Expogast will exhibit equipment and installations for use in hotels, restaurants and cafés, for bakers, pâtissiers, confectioners, ice … Continue reading EXPOGAST 2010 & UK team for the Culinary World Cup