Accessibility presents hospitality businesses with an unusual management challenge. It belongs everywhere, which also creates the risk that it belongs nowhere. The guest journey crosses websites, booking systems, communication, arrival, physical environments, food and beverage, accommodation and leisure. Accessibility also reaches into recruitment, employment, … [Read more...]
Chaiiwala Opens First Roadchef Location in Wales at Magor Services
Chaiiwala has expanded its motorway presence with the opening of a new express-format café at Roadchef Magor Services on the M4. The 320 sq ft café opened on 12 August and represents Chaiiwala’s first Roadchef location in Wales and its second Welsh site, joining its existing café on City Road in Cardiff. The opening extends Chaiiwala’s developing partnership with … [Read more...]
Anna Higham to Open Clementine Café in Islington This October
Pastry chef Anna Higham will open Clementine, a new all-day café opposite her Quince Bakery in Islington, on Saturday 3 October. Located at 190 New North Road, the 20-cover café will extend the approach established at Quince into a seated breakfast, brunch and lunch format, opening Wednesday to Sunday. Higham founded Quince in early 2024 with a focus on British produce, … [Read more...]
The Tawny Expands Wellness Offer with New Sauna and Steam Room
The Tawny in Staffordshire is expanding its wellness offer with the opening of a new lakeside sauna and the introduction of a steam room this autumn. The Laund Pool Sauna is now open at the Consall Estate, overlooking the surrounding valley, while Rousseau’s Cave Steam Room is scheduled to launch in early autumn. Both facilities sit alongside the hotel’s heated outdoor … [Read more...]
Looking forward to returning to 74 Charlotte Street by Ben Murphy
Last Thursday I visited 74 Charlotte Street by Ben Murphy with two good friends, Angela and Maureen. Rather than navigate the menu ourselves, we were invited to trust the kitchen and enjoy what was explained to us as Ben's Choice. All three of us enjoyed these six dishes: Aged Comte Gougeres, Black Garlic, Chive Egg & Soldiers, Chicken Liver, Brioche Seared Tuna, … [Read more...]
Liverpool City Region Visitor Economy Reaches Record £6.8bn
Liverpool City Region’s visitor economy reached a record £6.834 billion in 2025, following strong growth in visitor numbers and tourism spending. The latest independent STEAM tourism research found visitor spending increased by 9.3% year-on-year, while the number of visitors rose 7.8% to 61.54 million. Tourism supported an estimated 57,591 jobs across the city region … [Read more...]
Princess Royal to attend The Clink Charity Open Day in first engagement as Patron
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will attend The Clink Charity’s Open Day in London on 10 September, marking her first engagement as Patron of the charity. The Princess Royal became Patron of The Clink Charity in 2025, recognising its work to prevent and reduce reoffending through training, rehabilitation and support. Announcing the forthcoming visit, The Clink Charity … [Read more...]
Palladium Hotel Group Opens Marine Conservation Hub at Ibiza Resort
Palladium Hotel Group has opened a permanent marine conservation hub at Grand Palladium Select Palace Ibiza as part of efforts to connect tourism with the protection and restoration of Mediterranean ecosystems. The Palladium Blue Life HUB has been developed in partnership with Fundación Abel Matutes and Fundación Blue Life, an organisation specialising in marine research, … [Read more...]
Honeyshade to Bring British-Levantine Rooftop Dining to Bayswater This September
A new all-day rooftop restaurant and bar, Honeyshade, is to open above Central Park Hotel in Bayswater in mid-September. Located at 49–67 Queensborough Terrace, the restaurant will combine British brasserie cooking with Levantine influences and operate across breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening drinks. Honeyshade will occupy a rooftop position close to Hyde Park, with … [Read more...]
Walkden Community Pub Reopens Following £170,000 Refurbishment
The Vulcan Inn in Walkden has reopened following a £170,000 investment from licensees Jo Mullineux and Gary Ingham alongside Admiral Taverns. The community pub on Worsley Road North reopened on Saturday 15 August following a refurbishment of its interior and outdoor spaces. The venue’s own website confirms its location at 94 Worsley Road North, Walkden. Inside, the … [Read more...]
AI visibility benchmark shows operators who AI recommends, and why
Rose-Brook AI Ltd has launched Rose-Brook Benchmark, a web-based hospitality platform that helps hotel owners, general managers and commercial teams see how selected AI assistants describe, compare and recommend their properties against real competitors. When a traveller asks an AI assistant where to stay, a hotel may be recommended, placed behind a competitor or left out … [Read more...]
The Hari Hotels to Join IHG’s Vignette Collection
The Hari London, The Hari Hong Kong and forthcoming The Hari Singapore are to join IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Vignette Collection under a new three-hotel agreement with Harilela Group. The 85-room London property and 210-room Hong Kong hotel will join IHG’s luxury and lifestyle collection brand later this year, while The Hari Singapore will become the collection’s first … [Read more...]
Chez Bernard Opens French Wine Bar and Bistro on The Shore in Leith
Partners and wine specialists Jonathan Heredia and Isla Mosquera have opened Chez Bernard, a new French wine bar and bistro on The Shore in Leith. The neighbourhood venue officially opened on 1 August at 38 Shore and combines a French-inspired food menu with an extensive wine selection. Heredia and Mosquera bring around 15 years of combined hospitality experience to the … [Read more...]
1996 Group to Open Toasteé at Westfield White City
1996 Group is to open its third hospitality concept, Toasteé, at Westfield White City this September. The 15-cover dessert venue has been co-created by 1996 Group founder Florence Mae Maglanoc and her longtime collaborator Adrian Kyle Felipe, and will centre its offer around French toast, ube drinks and house-made ice cream. 1996 Group currently brings together Filipino … [Read more...]
AccessibleUK joins Accessible Hospitality Alliance
Accessible Hospitality Alliance (aha) continues to grow in collective expertise evidenced by AccessibleUK becoming the latest Service Partner Member to join the aha community. Led by Director Gillian Scotford, AccessibleUK specialises in accessible tourism and hospitality. Working alongside hospitality and tourism businesses to improve inclusive access to them for all … [Read more...]
