Press Office – February 2012
February 2012 press releases regarding the British Hospitality Association
February 29, WalesOnline
- Charles waves flag for Welsh tourism sector - In some areas, one in five jobs rely on the money that tourists spend and, looking to the future, the British Hospitality Association and Oxford Economics …
February 28, Caterer and Hotelkeeper
- HA packaging initiative proves waste works at Hotelympia – The British Hospitality Association (BHA) organised the event, which was part of the Waste Works initiative spearheaded at Hotelympia by the Responsible …
February 27, Fenland Citizen
- Hotel And Guest Houses Urged To Make Sure They’re Correctly Licensed -WITH the upcoming school half-term holidays and Valentine’s Day providing Brits with the first big opportunity of the year to ‘get away from it all’, TV Licensing and the British Hospitality Association are urging hotels and guest houses in with…
February 13, Hospitality Times
- Hotel Owners Fear Growing ‘Blackmail’ Threats from Guests Online - Martin Couchman, deputy chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, said that it was very easy for guests to threaten to write a bad review. “Before TripAdvisor they didn’t really have any sanction against the hotel,” he told the …
February 11, BuddeBlog
- Travel website in trouble with UK … - The British Hospitality Association responded positively to the ruling, saying that ‘we agree with the [ASA] – the industry has had issues with a number of aspects of TripAdvisor.’ It added: ‘Some hoteliers feel some of the reviews leave …
February 10, BBC News
- London 2012: Call for ‘reasonable’ Olympic hotel rates - The British Hospitality Association (BHA) said the hotel industry fully supports the Olympic Games but it is demand-led and prices reflect demand. “If, as we expect, demand is strong over the Olympic period, prices will rise,” Miles Quest from BHA told …
February 8, NewsCaterer
- BHA: Hotels should benefit from investment scheme - Hotel management jobs and other positions could be created through the economic boost provided by the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) if the government extends it to include hotels, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has claimed.
February 8, MarketWatch
- TV Licensing Reminds UK Hotels and Guest Houses to Get Covered Before the … - … Valentine’s Day providing Brits with the first big opportunity of the year to ‘get away from it all’, TV Licensing and the British Hospitality Association are urging hotels and guest houses across the UK to make sure they are correctly licensed.
February 7, Caterer and Hotelkeeper
- BHA urges the Government to include hotels in EIS - The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is urging the Government to allow hotels to benefit from the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), following the …
February 7, The Guardian
- Cafe / Restaurants – Joining a trade association is an excellent way of staying up to date with … British Hospitality Association (BHA) and the Institute of Hospitality (IoH).
February 7, Hotel News Now
- Hoteliers take LOCOG room returns in stride - While hoteliers now are tasked with selling the returned rooms, the British Hospitality Association sees the development as an opportunity for hotels
February 6, BigHospitality
- Mary Portas Pilots: Hospitality industry calls for greater … – A spokesperson for the British Hospitality Association (BHA), who contributed to the original review, said this current planning regime was making it harder …
February 2, Event Magazine
- Hospitality could generate 236000 jobs in next three years – The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is calling on government to champion the industry and help to create jobs in the sector. A report commissioned by the BHA has found there is a “real opportunity” to generate more than 236000 jobs in the …
February 1, Hotel News Now
- Broke Europe calls for hotel bed taxes - Plans to introduce new bed taxes are “a rotten idea,” said Miles Quest of the British Hospitality Association. Not only would bed taxes put Britain at a major …
