Ritz Hotel in London have been targeted by scammers posing as hotel staff to steal payment card details. The scammers were extremely convincing when they phoned with accurate details of their restaurant bookings, asking them to confirm card details . Thye then tried to spend thousands of pounds at the catalogue retailer Argos. According to Ritz,…
The UK economy suffered its worst and biggest slump on record between April and June due to coronavirus lockdown measures, shrinking as much as 20.4 per cent compared with the first three months of the year. The UK is officially into recession. Household spending plunged as shops were ordered to close, while factory and construction…
Diners get 50 % discount as “eat out help out” kicks in today The offer of Diners getting 50 per cent off as “eat out to help out” scheme begins today morning and is valid at more than 72, 000 eateries on Mondays to Wednesdays throughout August 2020. The discount capped at £10 per person…
After the Covid-19 Pandemic lockdown, the reopening of the hotel’s sanitization plays a pivotal role in protecting the health of its guests and residents. A self-sanitizing copper tape wrapped around door handles and knobs serves that purpose. The largest global supplier of intelligent lock and global leader in security door opening solutions, Assa Abloy’s self-sanitizing…
From Friday 24 July, face coverings are mandatory in England in confined public places. New guidance on face masks and coverings issued for England Complete guidance on wearing face coverings in shops in England has been released less than 12 hours before the new rules come into force. Coverings will be mandatory in enclosed public…
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the hospitality sector has been particularly badly hit and announces a Temporary cut to VAT on food, accommodation, and attractions from 20 per cent to 5 per cent from next Wednesday until January 12th, 2021. He also announced a new job retention bonus for employers to bring back furloughed staff,…
In Hanoi, Vietnam, a hotel owned by Hoa Binh Group and managed by US-based Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc, has opened The Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake Hotel, after pandemic with facilities including a 24-carat gold tiled infinity pool on the rooftop, while inside guest rooms, bathrooms are laced with yellow metal with price from only…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells MPs that restaurants, pubs, hairdressers and hotels will reopen in England from 4 July as the 2m social distancing rule is being reduced to 1m plus. In Hotels empty minibars, buffet-free breakfasts and regular deep cleaning are among the measures being introduced by one of the biggest operators in…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the UK furlough scheme to pay wages of workers on leave because of coronavirus has been extended to October. He further said the government-backed workers and companies going into the lockdown, and would support them coming out and confirmed that employees will continue to receive 80 per cent of their monthly…
FTSE100 giants Whitbread and Associated British Foods today lined up loans from the government as they handle mass store, hotel and restaurant closures. ABF which owns Primark which shut 186 stores, and Premier Inn owner, Whitbread who had been forced to shut 800 hotels, both said the Bank of England have confirmed they are…