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”.
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
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.
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.

