Janet Harmer

Janet Harmer

Observer of the hospitality industry for 33 years. Always on the look out for genuine hotel and restaurant experiences.

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Hospitality staffing shortage pushes UK job vacancies over one million for first time

14 September 2021 by

The explosion in hospitality job vacancies has helped push the number of employment opportunities over the one million mark for the first time since records began.

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Steady rise in business for contract caterers as workers cautiously return to the office

14 September 2021 by

Contract caterers are reporting a steady increase in business as a growing number of workers return to offices following the summer holidays.

Hotel design: pastel perfection at Eastbourne beachfront hotel, Port Hotel

Hotel design: pastel perfection at Eastbourne beachfront hotel, Port

20 August 2021 by

The darkly dramatic exterior of this new Eastbourne hotel conceals a pastel palette within, along with[...]

Clan Cameron: general manager Ben Danielsen on reopening Cameron House hotel in Loch Lomond Hotel

Clan Cameron: general manager Ben Danielsen on reopening Cameron House hotel in Loch Lomond

12 August 2021 by

Cameron House on Loch Lomond has been rebuilt with a new ethos, where the hotel has[...]

What innovations will drive post-pandemic hospitality? In-Depth

What innovations will drive post-pandemic hospitality?

23 July 2021 by

The devastating wave of closures caused by the pandemic could be a driver for innovation in[...]

Go-ahead given for new hospitality quarter in Cardiff News

Go-ahead given for new hospitality quarter in Cardiff

21 July 2021 by

A hospitality-focused open-air courtyard in Cardiff’s historic Castle Quarter has been given the green light.

Profile: Cult Hotels opens the George in Cheltenham, a hotel combining small prices with big style Hotel

Profile: Cult Hotels opens the George in Cheltenham, a hotel combining small prices with big style

21 July 2021

Whether he’s turning his hand to fashion empires or hotel brands, Julian Dunkerton has his finger on the pulse. His latest opening, the George in Cheltenham, part of the Cult Hotels brand, is a hotel combining small prices with big[...]

Covid-19 should encourage a narrowing of the gender pay gap, says report News

Covid-19 should encourage a narrowing of the gender pay gap, says report

21 July 2021

The social inequality highlighted during the pandemic should lead to greater “inclusion, diversity and fairness” across companies operating in the hospitality, travel and leisure (HTL) sectors.

Pandemic slashes Travelodge revenue by 60.9% News

Pandemic slashes Travelodge revenue by 60.9%

20 July 2021 by

Travelodge recorded a 60.9% fall in revenue to £284.4m during 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic forced[...]

Requirement for double vaccinations in nightclubs is 'unworkable' News

Requirement for double vaccinations in nightclubs is 'unworkable'

20 July 2021 by

Yesterday’s government announcement that full Covid vaccination will become a mandatory requirement to enter nightclubs and[...]

Resident Hotels to launch Edinburgh property in 2024 News

Resident Hotels to launch Edinburgh property in 2024

19 July 2021 by

Resident Hotels is set to open its sixth property following the transformation of a 1960s office[...]

Promotion to chef-patron at Launceston Place for Ben Murphy News

Promotion to chef-patron at Launceston Place for Ben Murphy

19 July 2021 by

Ben Murphy has been promoted from head chef to chef-patron at D&D London's Launceston Place in[...]

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

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