Triptease launches widget to help hoteliers boost direct bookings
Travel start-up Triptease says the launch of its new Price Check widget is helping hotels battle the power of OTAs because it can boost the number of direct bookings they receive.
Archives for April 15, 2015
Strong Easter sales help bolster flat March across pub and restaurant groups
Like-for-like sales rose 5.1 per cent over the Easter weekend at pub and restaurant groups, helping to overcome a flat March according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker figures.
Melba at The Savoy opens as gourmet takeaway counter on The Strand
Melba at The Savoy has opened as the ninth foodservice outlet at London’s The Savoy hotel.
Longshot Country Inns to open seventh Bel & The Dragon
Longshot Country Inns will open its seventh site under its Bel & The Dragon brand, in Kingsclere, Hampshire, next month.
Hospitality employers and staff encouraged to enter VQ Day vocational awards
Hospitality businesses are being encouraged to enter The VQ Employer of the Year Award 2015, which recognises the promotion of the value of vocational qualifications in the workplace.
Government must act on apprenticeship schemes, says leading hotel director
A leading independent hotel group is calling on the government to increase its focus on apprenticeship schemes.
Hospitality industry shamed over gender pay gap
Women working in the hospitality and catering sector were on average paid 18 per cent less than their male co-workers in 2014, according to research from reed.co.uk
Great British Pub Awards 2015 open for entries
The search is now on for the best pubs in Britain in the Great British Pub Awards 2015, organised by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.