Hospitality

Data revealed that the quality of toilet facilities affects how much people are willing to spend

UK hospitality industry risks losing £500m because of poor toilets

Matthew Robinson, the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly candidate for East Londonderry

Budget ‘a missed opportunity for North Coast hospitality sector’

Former NIHF President Vicky Green and event compere Pamela Ballantine joined sponsors Alkimii and Excel Recruitment to celebrate 14 outstanding young hotel professionals at the 2026 Rising Star Awards, held during Hospitality Exchange at the Crowne Plaza Belfast. The awards recognise emerging talent aged 30 and under who are making a significant contribution to Northern Ireland's hotel industry.

NIHF celebrates Northern Ireland's rising stars in the hotel industry

Barchester Healthcare's all-electric kitchen designs were celebrated

Ad Feature Barchester Healthcare wins industry award for kitchen designs

Roy Peires is a hospitality entrepreneur and charitable leader who played a central role in developing what became the IDILIQ Group

Ad Feature Roy Peires' Kind Holidays supports families in need

Neil Jacobs departs from Six Senses

Ad Feature Former Six Senses boss to lead new luxury hotel collection

Ronan McAuley, Founder and CEO at Alkimii; Pamela Ballantine; Damien Davis, Belfast Branch Manager at Excel Recruitment and NIHF President Vicky Green.

NIHF has launched its search for Rising Stars competition

Painter Tai Shan Schierenberg reinterprets celebrated Greenwich riverscapes to mark Scenic Eclipse II's

Ad Feature World’s most luxurious yacht to dock in London marked with new artwork

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Business groups across NI call for end to ‘violence, disorder and intimidation’

Guests can hike scenic trails through the island

Ad Feature Angsana Corfu opens for the 2026 season

Ad Feature Sona raises £34bn Series B to bring AI to the frontline economy

A total of 51 restaurants feature in the MICHELIN Guide Saudi Arabia 2026.

Ad Feature 3 awards announced at the MICHELIN Guide Restaurant Celebration

The launch marks a major milestone for a spirit rooted in East Neuk hospitality and golfing tradition

Ad Feature UK-based distillery launches 10-year-old statement single malt whisky

Hotels to introduce a verbal tech walk-through at check-in

Hotels feel pressure to keep upgrading their tech, research reveals

Kate Nicholls chair of UKHospitality has spoken about the importance of high streets to the UK and its economy

'I represent the hospitality industry - having more police is vital'

The winners were announced at Dubai’s fourth MICHELIN Guide Ceremony, held at Address Sky View

Ad Feature Dubai gets first 3-star Michelin restaurants
Dubai got its very first three Michelin-starred restaurants this year.
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Pictured (left to right); Laura Millar, associate director of human resources, Galgorm Collection, Dr Bláthnaid Carlin, medical doctor, Duality Healthcare; and Colin Johnston, managing director, Galgorm Collection

Hospitality in ‘good health’ with new £250,000 partnership investment

UK Business insolvencies surge amid rising interest rates and energy price crisis

Ad Feature UK Business insolvencies surge amid rising interest rates

Aspiring chefs are learning their skills at the Academy Restaurant in Belfast, an initiative by the University of Ulster.

Budding chefs sharpen their skills at unique Belfast restaurant

SERC students and staff at the Cape of Good Hope during their visit to South Africa.

South African adventure for culinary arts students

IFEX wins for SERC: (L – R) Level 2 and Level 3 Diploma in Professional Bakey students at SERC’s Lisburn Campus who picked up Awards at IFEX were Naomi Fox (Lisburn), silver for Novelty Cake Senior; Amy O’Neill (Lisburn), merit for Celebration Cake; Faye McGrogran (Lisburn), merit for Wedding Cake; Seraphina Willis (Crumlin), merit for Novelty Cake Junior; Evangeline Johnston (Banbridge) bronze, for Novelty Cake Junior; Roisin Walsh, (Belfast) bronze, for Afternoon Tea Senior and Carly Buchanan (Belfast), silver for Decorative Exhibit. Missing from photo Wilma Mavindidze, bronze for Novelty Cake Senior and Gemma Diamond, bronze for Restaurant Innovation – Dessert of the Year.

IFEX success for young chefs

The Westleton Crown in the rural village of Westleton, Suffolk. Picture - Emma Cabielles

Seaside towns are on the doorstep at this dog friendly countryside staycation

Hospitality workers often rely on tips to supplement their income and have been left powerless in the past when businesses fail to pass them on from customers. ‌

New law secures right for hospitality workers to take home tips

It’s hot in the kitchen as Belfast Restaurant Week 2023 is launched. Charlotte Irvine, Linen Quarter, Damien Corr, Destination CQ, and Kathleen McBride of Belfast One, are joined by Saul O’Reilly in the kitchen of Taylor and Clay ahead of the initiative which takes place across Belfast City Centre from 20 to 26 February. www.belfastrestaurant.org

Belfast Restaurant Week promises gastronomic delight for diners

A customer buys a drink at a Wetherspoons pub in Clapham, London.

Wetherspoon set to close dozens of pubs in 2023 - see full list

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: Britain's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on January 18, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Over 110 projects to benefit from government levelling up fund

Consumer card spending increased in 2022 – fuelled by travelling abroad, post-lo... Richard Jenkins

Jacqueline and James Higginson from Captain Jacks with Finance Minister Conor Murphy and Hospitality Ulster Chief Executive Colin Neill during a visit to Portaferry

Treasury must act now to support businesses – Murphy

Hospitality, retail and leisure businesses will be able to claim up to £9k with ...

Brexit could harm farming industry, warning

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