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All in Hospitality
When catering was put to a stop during lockdown a hospitality manager at a local funeral venue embarked on a very different career to fill her time.
Bookings for coach holidays are soaring in the Southwest as people look for an alternative to overseas and cruise holidays.
Bristol’s high streets are at the forefront of a new campaign to support the business sector’s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which gets under way next week.
Drivers from South West travel business Bakers Dolphin have been praised for their professionalism during a pandemic partnership with a Bristol ambulance firm.
Hotels in Bristol are making final preparations for re-opening their doors on 17 May but say there’s still some a long way to go before business is anything like back to normal.
The government recently announced proposals to change the Permitted Development Rights for Class E, meaning commercial, service and business units could be changed more easily into residential properties.
Visitor attractions across the South West are preparing to welcome back guests once again with online ticketing proving vital to ensuring safe and successful re-opening.
Hoteliers in Bristol are preparing to recruit hundreds of people to help kick-start their businesses when coronavirus restrictions are lifted.
A rapid response to lockdowns, clear leadership and a strong survival spirit helped a national hotel group lay firm foundations for the future.
A Bristol hotel has become part of a global network officially approved by the Hilton group as being able to accommodate the new way people meet and celebrate.
Hoteliers in Bristol have cautiously welcomed the support for their sector which was outlined in the 2021 budget.
A 90-acre country park and adventure centre in Devon has introduced on-line ticketing technology to support its re-opening plans as it gears up for a rush of visitors when lockdown ends.
Dorset Council will propose to stop funding their last three Tourist Information Centres (TICs) in Dorchester, Sherborne and Wareham that it currently runs, and to investigate alternative ways of providing these services in the future.
Hoteliers in Bristol are angry about reports suggesting Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends for hospitality businesses to be among the last to open when lockdown restrictions ease.
Hoteliers are hoping for a ‘hospitable’ helping hand from Chancellor Rishi Sunak when he delivers his second budget on 3 March.
The efforts of a Bristol hotel to provide a safe and welcoming environment have been rewarded with a prestigious award.
Creative hotel staff have come up with new measures to ensure people maintain an appropriate distance from each other if they attend any meetings at any of its sites.
Hoteliers in the South West are calling on the government to provide their businesses with a roadmap to recovery similar to the one that has been outlined for schools.
Retired people in the South West have been booking holidays for later in the year in large numbers after receiving their vaccinations, according to the region’s leading coach operator Bakers Dolphin.
