Life House, a boutique hotel operator that has built software aimed at helping independent hotel owners and operators, has raised $60 million in a Series C round of funding co-led by new investors Kayak and Inovia Capital. Existing backers Tiger Global, Derive Ventures, Thayer Ventures, JLL, Trinity Ventures, Sound Ventures and Cooley LLP, among others, […]
Crunch time: the 10 best places to celebrate Apple Day in Britain
As harvest time arrives, here are the top destinations for apple harvests, tastings and other core activitiesIf there is a cider capital of the UK it’s arguably Herefordshire, where the rolling hills are covered with orchards. The Big Apple is an assoc…
Hospitality and tourism bosses plead for VAT rate freeze at 12.5%
Coalition of UK industry bodies warns of ‘painful’ job losses if Treasury returns tax to pre-Covid levels in AprilHospitality and tourism bosses are pleading with the government to permanently lower the VAT rate on businesses in their sectors to help s…
Free flights and $1,000 vouchers: Australian hospitality sector lures UK workers
As the industry prepares to ramp up again amid staff shortages, one company is offering big incentives to British workers Chelsee Whitehead has worked in the hospitality industry since she left high school four years ago. Before Covid-19, she always th…
A great walk to a great pub: the Green Dragon, Yorkshire Dales
A four-hour stroll on the fells followed by a pint, a bite and a place to rest your head – with a waterfall out the backStart Green Dragon pub HardrawDistance 9½ milesTime 3-4 hoursTotal ascent 490 metresDifficulty moderateAn important truth was establ…
Five areas to discover in the French Alps for a great holiday adventure
Mountains offer great landscapes, hiking and places to stay, as these ideas from a new Wild Guide to the French Alps showWhile the pristine turquoise waters of Lac d’Annecy are renowned, the remote massif of Les Bauges, which rises to its west and sout…
10 of the best hotels for a British city break
Designer hotels, chic boutiques and arty boltholes for getaways from Bristol to EdinburghScotland’s first member of the Design Hotels group, Market Street won new hotel of the year at the 2020 Scottish Hotel Awards. It was rewarded for its innovative a…