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GVA Secures Leading UK Leisure Team

On 31st May 2011 GVA completed the acquisition of Humberts Leisure, thereby creating one of the UK’s strongest leisure offers.

The new leisure unit,...

Added/updated: Wednesday 01 June 2011
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Rob Bould, GVA / Gavin Brent, Humberts Leisure

Caffe Nero completes £140m refinancing

Italian coffee shop operator Caffè Nero has announced that it has completed a £140m restructuring of its debt structure in order to fund its growth...

Added/updated: Tuesday 25 January 2011
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 11/01/2011

VAT site concessions to end

Three VAT concessions for caravan owners will cease to apply from 2012 because they conflict with EU law, says a statement from HM Revenue & Customs...

Added/updated: Tuesday 25 January 2011
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Caravan Industry and Park Operator, January 2011

Claims rise after ‘big chill’

The ‘big chill’ that gripped the UK last winter caused a substantial increase in claims, according to holiday-home insurer, Leisuredays. There were a...

Added/updated: Tuesday 25 January 2011
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Caravan Industry and Park Operator, January 2011

Travelodge unveils fresh expansion plans

Travelodge has announced plans to build 35 new hotels this year - in the UK and in Spain - as part of a £300m investment in its estate. The move will...

Added/updated: Tuesday 25 January 2011
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 18/01/2011

Bad weather prompts booking flurry, survey says

Tour operators getting the collywobbles about the VAT rise and people cutting back should take comfort from a new survey revealing more than 13...

Added/updated: Tuesday 25 January 2011
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Travelmole, 5/1/2011

Westfield Stratford City hotel deal confirmed

Cycas Hotel Partners and Patron Capital have secured the long-term leasehold rights for two hotels being built at London's Westfield Stratford City...

Added/updated: Tuesday 25 January 2011
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 11/01/2011

Gordon Ramsay to launch informal Borough Market eaterie

Gordon Ramsay is to launch a new casual-dining restaurant near London's Borough Market next year, Caterersearch can reveal. The new site is to be...

Added/updated: Thursday 09 December 2010
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Caterersearch, 06/12/10

Luxury hotel planned near Tower of London

Franklyn Hotels and Resorts is to manage a new luxury hotel overlooking the Tower of London to be developed in the Grade II-listed former Port of...

Added/updated: Thursday 09 December 2010
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Caterersearch. 06/12/10

Chapter Hotels launches first property in Cheltenham

Chapter Hotels has launched the first of a new brand of contemporary, lifestyle properties in Cheltenham. The 61-bedroom Montpellier Chapter has...

Added/updated: Thursday 09 December 2010
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Caterersearch, 06/12/10