London 2012: the green hospitality facts
The London Olympics are being hailed for their sustainable achievements, particularly where construction has been involved: the athletics stadium has utilised only 50% of the steel normally used, 33%...
View ArticleLondon hotels performing well during Olympics
The performance of London hotels during the 2012 Olympic Games so far is reported by STR Global to show positive increases on both occupancy and room rate year on year. e From the start of the Games...
View ArticleRum cake boosts Bolt to Olympic success!
As reported recently in the Express and Star, every member of the 80-strong Jamaican track and field team received a commemorative ‘Paradise Estates’ cake from Smethwick based Sunrise Bakery when they...
View ArticleLondon to enjoy ‘Olympic afterglow’
As reported in London’s Evening Standard, The New West End Company and Heart of London Business Alliance are predicting that London’s west End will enjoy a major boost to retail and other trading...
View ArticleIOC praises British hospitality; BHA urges action on legacy
IOC President, Jacques Rogge applauded British hospitality in his speech at the closing Olympic Games ceremony, rounding off a fortnight in which the country’s welcome had been a major talking point...
View ArticleOlympics increased rates for London hoteliers
London hotels reported increases in average daily rate and revenue per available room during the 2012 Olympic Games, according to STR Global, the leading service provider of market information to the...
View ArticleHotels miss out on Olympic boost during July
Preliminary figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services indicate that hotels across the country were unable to capitalise on the Olympics during July as concerns about the potential...
View ArticleHigh-street brands biggest Olympic restaurant winners in London
The high-street branded restaurants have been the real winners of the Olympics according to recent analysis conducted by Livebookings, the European leader in real-time reservations and online...
View ArticleOlympics, 2011 riots and better weather impact on pub and restaurant sales
Latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker data, the industry’s sales barometer reveals contrasting fortunes for operators inside and outside the M25 last month: pub and restaurant groups...
View ArticleLondon’s Olympic and Paralympic hotel success
TravelClick, the leading hotel market intelligence provider, has looked back at London’s incredible summer of sport to see the impact it had on incoming tourism and how the hoteliers fared. The...
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