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Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles is planning a UK “curry college”, in an effort to plug the skills gap caused by the Home Office immigration cap on chefs from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Julian Troup, newly-appointed director of Colliers International’s Hotel Agency team, has predicted a dramatic rise in the number of hotel buyers in the market over the next 12 months.
Product design company simplehuman has created a new range of high-capacity open bins designed for busy commercial spaces such as hotels, pubs and restaurant kitchens.
The vast majority of UK hoteliers believe that customers will change the way they book hotels in 2012, with mobile technologies seen as the future of hotel reservations.
The hotel industry is honing in on an opportunity to tap into the lucrative Chinese tourism market, as representatives from four UK hotel brands join VisitBritain on a key trip to China.
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Tim Ogle, chief executive at Retail Eyes shares his top tips on how to manage a restaurant effectively during the festive season so that everyone has a happy Christmas.
The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has identified 2012 as ‘the Year of Hospitality’, with today’s launch of a new 10-point plan entitled ‘Putting the Restaurant & Tourism Sectors at the centre of Economic Recovery.’
Community pub operator Amber Taverns is to expand after it secured £5 million in additional funding, the company announced today.