It’s impossible to predict what business will be like this festive season, but it’s certain to be a Christmas like no other. Rosalind Mullen speaks to seven operators who have come up with unique ways to make the most of whatever winter brings
Taskforce to develop testing strategy for international arrivals to support tourism
A Global Travel Taskforce has been set the aim of reducing quarantine requirements and supporting the safe recovery of international travel.
Thrive or survive: How will hospitality come out of the pandemic?
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Takeaway that served customer four minutes after 10pm curfew fined £1,000
A takeaway in east London was among those fined this weekend after staff handed a customer an order four minutes after the blanket 10pm curfew on hospitality businesses kicked in.
Nightclub group owner launches legal challenge against curfew
The owner of the G-A-Y nightclub group is launching a legal challenge to the government’s 10pm curfew amid growing backlash from the hospitality industry.
The Good Hotel Guide reveals its 10 César award winners
*The Good Hotel Guide 2021* has revealed this year’s César award winners with the publication of its 44th edition today.
Thomas Dubaere to depart role at Accor Northern Europe
Thomas Dubaere, Accor’s chief operating officer of Northern Europe, which includes the group’s UK business, has been promoted to chief executive of Accor South America.
Emergency fund set up for Liverpool hospitality businesses
A £40m emergency fund is being set up to help save hospitality businesses in the Liverpool City Region from collapse as tighter local lockdown restrictions come into force.
Reviews: Joel Golby finds out if the Albion Rooms is really a hotel, while Giles Coren is pleased by Soho’s Noble Rot
Joel Golby of The Observer heads to Margate to discover if the Libertines’ Albion Rooms really is a hotel…
Prime minister says Eat Out to Help Out may have helped spread coronavirus despite lack of evidence
Prime minister Boris Johnson has said August’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme may have helped spread coronavirus, but when challenged on the scientific evidence behind the 10pm curfew on hospitality, he was unable to provide any.