02 Sep 2010
Sturgeon unveils alcohol pricing plans
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has revealed that the proposed minimum price per unit of alcohol is to be set at 45p as part of a wider bid to tackle drink-related issues. more

02 Sep 2010
Record results in a 'challenging' half year for TRG
Frankie & Benny's operator, The Restaurant Group (TRG), has reported record interim results despite what it calls "a very challenging half year". more

02 Sep 2010
Starwood goes Aloft in Europe
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has opened the Aloft Brussels Schuman, the first Aloft-branded hotel to open in Europe. more

01 Sep 2010
BBPA: 'Fair deal for beer' will create jobs
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has claimed that around 30,000 new jobs would be created if the government implements a "fairer system" of duty on low-strength drinks such as beer. more

31 Aug 2010
Courtyard by Marriott opens its largest hotel in China
The 456-room Courtyard by Marriott Shanghai Puxi hotel has opened as the brand's largest hotel in China and its third largest worldwide. more

31 Aug 2010
Eight more Sheraton hotels for China this year
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide plans on opening eight more hotels under its Sheraton Hotels & Resorts brand in China before the end of this year, plus a further 18 by 2015. more

31 Aug 2010
Park Inn to open in Sochi
The Rezidor Hotel Group, in conjunction with the Russia-based Regional Hotel Chain (RHC), is to open the Park Inn City Centre in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. more

27 Aug 2010
Liverpool hotels report 'record' demand
Demand for hotel rooms across the Liverpool region in July reached "record-breaking" levels, according to an independent study released by The Mersey Partnership (TMP). more

27 Aug 2010
Accor reports 'strong' first-half performance
Higher occupancy rates have helped hotel operator Accor report a "strong" performance during the first half of 2010, after the group posted a net profit of €12m (£9.8m) for the period. more

27 Aug 2010
Two new Marriott hotels for Vietnam
Marriott International is to open two luxury hotel brands in Vietnam in 2014 under a management agreement with Vietnamese-American Hotel and Resort Limited Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Spectrum, LLC. more

27 Aug 2010
London's first Corinthia Hotel set for 2011 opening
Corinthia Hotels' first London hotel - and the world's ninth - is due to open early next year. more

27 Aug 2010
Prezzo buys 11 Caffè Uno restaurants
Italian restaurant chain Prezzo has bought 11 sites owned by Caffè Uno Brasseries for £3.1m. The properties operate under the Caffè Uno (three restaurants), Il Bertorelli (two) and Brasserie Gerard (six) brands. more

27 Aug 2010
Declining sales affect Burger King's net income
Fast food restaurant operator Burger King has reported a 17 per cent drop in net income for the three months ending 30 June after seeing a decline in like-for-like sales. more

26 Aug 2010
Punch profits set to be ahead of expectations
Pub operator Punch Taverns has revealed that increased pub refurbishment activity and good weather conditions this summer are set to push annual pre-tax profits ahead of initial estimates. more

25 Aug 2010
New Sleeperz hotel to open in Newcastle
Budget hotel chain Sleeperz has appointed property consultants Robinson Low Francis (RLF) to help progress plans for the development of a 98-room hotel in Newcastle. more

24 Aug 2010
W opens Downtown
Starwood's new W New York Downtown hotel, developed by The Moinian Group, has opened on the corner of Washington and Albany Streets in the city's financial district. more

24 Aug 2010
Southend hotel development gets green light
Plans for a new hotel and more than 200 flats on Southend seafront have been given the green light by local authorities. more

24 Aug 2010
Council grant to help improve Swansea 'gateway'
A scheme to extend and improve Swansea's Grand Hotel, which is located opposite the city's railway station, has been awarded funding support from the local authority. more

24 Aug 2010
London hoteliers continue to shine in July
London's hoteliers have seen occupancy levels for July increase by 3.1 per cent compared with the same period in 2009, according to new figures from PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. more

24 Aug 2010
50,000sq ft sports complex for new Miami hotel
A 50,000sq ft (4,645sq m) sports, lifestyle and entertainment complex will be a feature of the new 369-room JW Marriott Marquis Miami when it opens in October. more

24 Aug 2010
US hotel sector on road to recovery
The US hotel industry posted increases in all three key performance measurements during July 2010, according to data from STR. more

24 Aug 2010
Green light for Nottingham hotel plans
Plans for a new 65-bedroom hotel in the Lace Market area of Nottingham have been given the go ahead by the local council's development control committee. more

23 Aug 2010
Merlin confirms Legoland hotel plans
Merlin Entertainments will open a themed hotel next to its Legoland theme park in Windsor, UK. more

23 Aug 2010
Council to investigate AECC hotel proposals
Aberdeen City Council (ACC) has agreed to examine alternative options for the development of a new hotel at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). more

20 Aug 2010
Mitchells and Butlers offloads 333 pubs
Mitchells & Butlers is to sell 333 of its late-night, "non-core pubs" to the Stonegate Pub Company for £373m. more

20 Aug 2010
Details unveiled for Koh Rong development
Cambodia-based Royal Group has unveiled its plans to develop Koh Rong into a large tourism destination and establish the island as the new "Asian Riviera". more

20 Aug 2010
Calls to end 'macho culture' in kitchens
Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines has called on employers in the hospitality industry to stamp out the 'macho culture' that is 'inhibiting kitchens’ across the UK. more

19 Aug 2010
UCL to launch boutique hotel chain
Pub and restaurant operator Urban & Country Leisure (UCL) is to launch a new boutique hotel chain in the UK with the opening of its first property later this year. more

19 Aug 2010
Bespoke Hotel Group takes over six Merchant Inns
The Bespoke Hotels Group has taken over the operation of six former Merchant Inns hotels. more

19 Aug 2010
Ritz-Carlton to open world's highest hotel
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is set to open the world's highest hotel in the first quarter of next year. more

18 Aug 2010
UK food chains report continuing growth
Some of the UK's leading pub and restaurant chains have seen like-for-like sales continue to increase during July, according to the latest Peach Coffer Business Tracker. more

17 Aug 2010
J W Marriott first for Chicago
Marriott International's first JW Marriott hotel in Chicago, US, is scheduled to open this autumn after a US$396m (£252.5m, €307m) restoration. more

17 Aug 2010
Radisson Blu to open at East Midlands Airport
The Rezidor Hotel Group is to open a Radisson Blu Hotel at East Midlands Airport in Leicestershire, UK. The 216-room new build property is scheduled to open its doors in early 2012. more

16 Aug 2010
Hilton Garden Inn Opens In Aberdeen
Hilton Worldwide has opened its first Scottish Hilton Garden Inn (HGI) hotel in Aberdeen. more

13 Aug 2010
Hilton signs up Saudi Arabian properties
Hilton Worldwide has signed management agreements with Saudi Arabia's King Saud University Endowment for the 241-room Hilton Riyadh King Saud University and the 155-room Hilton Riyadh King Saud University Residence - both expected to open by 2012. more

13 Aug 2010
First Doubletree by Hilton for southeast Asia
Hilton Worldwide has opened its first Doubletree by Hilton hotel in southeast Asia. The 540-room, 34-storey Doubletree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur is in the city's Golden Triangle district, northeast of the city centre. more

13 Aug 2010
Industry welcomes PM's support for tourism
The leisure industry has embraced Prime Minister David Cameron's pledge to place tourism "at the heart of plans to ensure the UK's economic recovery". more

12 Aug 2010
IHG opens second London Hotel Indigo
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened a boutique hotel in London under its Hotel Indigo brand. more

12 Aug 2010
Warner completes £3m revamp of Somerset hotel
Warner Leisure Hotels (WLH) has reopened the historic gardens at its grade-II Cricket St Thomas Hotel near Chard, Somerset, following a £300,000 restoration project. more

12 Aug 2010
Morgans forced to increase funding to complete Soho project
US-based luxury hotel operator Morgans Hotel Group has announced that it has had to procure additional funding to complete the development of its Mondrian hotel in SoHo, New York, US. more