Janet Harmer
Observer of the hospitality industry for 33 years. Always on the look out for genuine hotel and restaurant experiences.
Adam Bateman and Peter Kienast on breathing new life into Birmingham’s impeccably restored Grand hotel
Following investment from Starwood Capital and significant renovation works, the 142-year-old Grand hotel in Birmingham is ready to welcome guests for the first time since 2002.
NoMad London's Kate Hart on bringing a British touch to the US brand
NoMad is breaking into Europe with its first London property, which has seen a former magistrates’ court and police station transformed into a bold and glamorous hotel.
Operators want to see technology innovations continue beyond pandemic
Claridge's appoints Nathan McCarley-O’Neill as director of mixology
Compass repays £25m of furlough cash
April pub and restaurant sales down 26% on 2019
Spanish Michelin-starred chef Dani García to open tapas restaurant at Mondrian Shoreditch
Details of the food concept and design of the 120-bedroom Mondrian Shoreditch hotel, which is set[...]
Social distancing and sanitisation will become the norm in hotels, says report
Around one-third of global hoteliers believe significant social distancing and enhanced hygiene measures are here to[...]
Fire-damaged Richmond Harbour Hotel & Spa to reopen following refurbishment
The 90-bedroom Richmond Harbour Hotel & Spa will reopen on 1 June after a serious fire[...]
April occupancy rate of 28.6% recorded at London hotels
London hotels recorded an occupancy rate of 28.6% during April, the last full month that lockdown[...]
My Million Pound Menu winners Bong Bong’s Manila Kanteen to open new restaurant
Lee Johnson and Sinead Campbell, winners of BBC Two's My Million Pound Menu, have found a new London home for their Filipino street-food concept."
Chef Andrew Clarke creates new food offer for Hertford House
Chef and mental health campaigner Andrew Clarke has been appointed to devise menus for an independently owned hotel and restaurant in Hertford.
New lifestyle hospitality brand the Other House to launch two London properties
A new brand of all-suite hotels, made up of what is described as residents’ clubs, is to launch with two London properties in South Kensington and Covent Garden.
Welsh restaurateurs 'desperate' for clarity on reopening of indoor hospitality
Independent restaurant and pub owners in Wales are said to be “desperate” to know what restrictions[...]
Gino D'Acampo and Innside by Meliá hotels announce restaurant partnership
Spanish lifestyle hotel brand Innside by Meliá has signed up Italian celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo to[...]
Andina to return with new Shoreditch restaurant on 19 May
Peruvian restaurant Andina has confirmed that it will open its new flagship site in London’s Shoreditch[...]
Ed Burrows and Charles Randall on new nature-inspired hotel brand Wildhive and their first property Callow Hall
Ed Burrows and Charles Randall are the partners behind Wildhive, a new nature-inspired brand that is[...]
Marketing tactics to tempt guests back to city centre hotels this summer
With international and corporate guests likely to be few and far between this year, city centre hotels need to offer a series of incentives that appeal to the domestic leisure market. We discover the marketing strategies likely to succeed in 2021."
Gleneagles’ managing director Conor O’Leary on a new chapter for the historic hotel
Gleneagles has transformed itself, from slightly tired ancient pile to a contemporary, grand ‘playground’ with expansion on the cards.
A stop-start star: the long-awaited opening of Nobu Hotel London Portman Square
The opening of Nobu Hotel London Portman Square has been long in the making. With the original July launch pushed back due to the first national lockdown, the hotel’s restaurant got off to a flying start in December – before[...]
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