http://news.caterer.comNews from Caterer.comen-gbWed, 30 Jan 2008 13:57:45 GMTCopyright: (C) Totaljobs Group Ltd, see http://www.caterer.com/Contents/Content/TermsAndConditions.html for terms and conditions of reusehotel management jobs across the UK enjoyed a fairly positive year in 2011 despite the economic slump and falling consumer confidence in other sectors.

Hospitality research experts STR Global found revenue-per-available-room (RevPAR) growth in 2011, indicating a successful year of trading.

However, events such as the royal wedding had little impact on hotel performance, something which could concern hoteliers banking on a boost in business levels over the course of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

"Overall 2011 has been a good year for UK hoteliers thanks to positive demand growth," said Elizabeth Randall, managing director at STR Global.

RevPAR grew by 8.4 per cent in London over the course of the year and by 1.5 per cent across the regions.

Despite this,..

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The internet specialist will offer a hybrid of free and chargeable access to the hotel company and expects to complete its installation operations by the end of January.

Spectrum Interactive has worked with Whitbread, Premier Inn's parent company, in the past and currently supplies broadband to over half of the firm's UK hotels.

Siobhan Fagan, head of customer and business solutions at Whitbread, said the company's "aggressive expansion plans" made it necessary to secure a tailored and consistent broadband service.

"Flexibility, reliability and resilience were..

Read full article]]>http://news.caterer.com/article/view/hotel/801270086/spectrum-interactive-awarded-premier-inn-contract/http://news.caterer.com/article/view/hotel/801270086/spectrum-interactive-awarded-premier-inn-contract/Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:48:11 10JanGMTNational & WorldHotel jobs could be generated by the refurbishment of the Riviera Hotel in Weymouth, Dorset, after it announced plans to take on another 90 staff as part of the redevelopment project.

The scheme to revamp the hotel will cost around £4 million and the establishment is expected to be open to visitors by spring of this year, reports the Dorset Echo.

A number of different hospitality positions are likely to be created through the move, with managers, reception staff and porters all in demand.

General manager Kevin Bungay said: "I'm excited about what this will mean for the town. It's great to see the hotel coming back to life."

The hotel has been undergoing refurbishment for the last 15 months, with a new..

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It has already made potential deals with a number of parties and will continue to accept declarations of interest until the end of the month.

The development is expected to create a number of jobs in the leisure and gaming sectors and encourage tourist trade and further investment in the island.

No limit exists on the number of slot machines allowed in an establishment in the Isle of Man, making it an attractive prospect for the gambling industry.

Tim Craine, director of the department of economic development, said: "We hope that development..

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The poll, carried out by Caterer and Hotelkeeper, found that two-thirds of people in the sector expect trade to improve in the coming year.

In terms of 2011, 33 per cent of people surveyed reported little change in their business levels while 34 per cent described moderate growth in trade.

The optimistic mood for 2012 is partly down to the Olympics, with 50 per cent of respondents predicting this would have a positive effect on the hospitality sector as more tourists visited London and the surrounding areas.

British Hospitality Association deputy chief executive Martin Couchman said: "The Olympic..

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The new system allows caterers to target particular groups of pupils with price promotions, in the hope it will encourage them to eat a healthier lunch.

Takeaways often offer children cheap lunchtime deals in order to drum up trade, a move these regulations are intended to counteract.

Children's minister Sarah Teather argued that while school meals are healthier than takeaway food, they often struggle to compete for price.

"No longer will schools be tied by complicated red tape, instead they will be able to use their initiative to increase take-up of school meals," she added.

Judy Hargadon, chief executive of the..

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It recorded a 95 per cent like-for-like annual growth in business retention, increasing profits from £38.5 million in 2010 to £78 million in 2011, reports Caterer and Hotelkeeper.

Some of the contracts it has retained include the BBC, BP and Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust, with 54 clients overall deciding to stay with the caterer.

Andrew Main, chief executive, said the company has decided to focus on existing relationships and core activity given the difficult economic climate.

"Key to our success has been our experience, insight and track-record of working in specific sectors, like education, healthcare and defence for..

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The study revealed that rooms yield in London remained flat in November at £117.50, as a two per cent increase in room rates was cancelled out by a fall in occupancy from 86 per cent to 84.4 per cent.

In other parts of the country, occupancy rose while rates fell with hotels cutting prices in an attempt to attract customers.

Robert Barnard, partner for hotel consultancy services at PKF, said the figures showed some positives when considered against the..

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The hotel chain announced that a successful year for the company and continued weakness in the property market had allowed it to add another 146 targets to its development list.

Many of these targets are in the Greater London area, raising the prospect of new hotel jobs opening up there in the new year. The company recently announced a new policy whereby it will focus on developing smaller properties in popular locations around Britain.

Travelodge chief executive Guy Parsons said the fact it has been able to continue expansion plans during the recession has given..

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Mark Blick, managing director of the specialist brokerage company, declared the economic downturn has not had a negative impact on Britain's hotel industry, which has continued to expand.

Some 106 hotels containing 11,800 rooms were opened this year and an additional 170 establishments offering 21,500 rooms are set to launch in 2012, he claimed.

"The attractive performance statistics expected are likely to attract foreign direct investment from both high net worth individuals and also institutional investors," Mr Blick commented.

He went on to single out the budget hotel sector as an area that is in line to enjoy continued growth throughout..

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