Hotel management firm Michels & Taylor is sharing its hotel reopening plan with the industry in a bid to help other management teams prepare for a relaxation of restrictions imposed as a result of coronavirus.
Some businesses could ‘work around’ two-metre rule by using outdoor space
Some businesses that may struggle with two-metre social distancing within their premises could ‘work around’ the rule by making use of outdoor space, the health secretary has suggested.
Recipe of the week: Prawn and spinach pastry with mousseline sauce
Taken from My Wild Atlantic Kitchen: Recipes and Recollections, by Maura O’Connell Foley
Time is running out for a safe return to business, say suppliers
Sixty per cent of Deliveroo’s small, independent restaurant customers have said that they can only survive another three months of lockdown, according to a survey by the delivery company.
Jeremy King launches voucher fundraiser to support staff following exclusion of tronc from furlough pay
Jeremy King has launched a voucher fundraiser to support employees who have been left in a “desperate situation” after the exclusion of tronc and service charge from furlough scheme saw their pay cut by up to 60%.
Scotland’s lockdown ‘must be extended’, says Sturgeon
Scotland’s first minister Nicole Sturgeon has announced that the country’s lockdown restrictions “must be extended”.
Chancellor: No ‘cliff-edge’ to the furlough scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that there will be no “cliff-edge” to the furlough scheme and that he is exploring the most effective way to wind it down.
Travelodge rejects short-term deferrals in recovery plan proposed to landlords
Travelodge has written to its landlords proposing a recovery plan that includes foregoing £103m-£146m in rent.
Inside track: will the new normal be a change for the better, asks Neil Rankin
Although we’re all hoping for a return to normality, Neil Rankin is holding out for a ‘new normal’ that improves on the old
Room2 to bring its hometel concept to Belfast
Room2 has signed an agreement to lease a new 175-unit aparthotel to be built in Belfast city centre by developer Oakland Holdings.

