The Coronavirus crisis has had a huge impact on hospitality businesses across the globe, with the travel industry particularly hard-hit. Companies have had to adapt quickly in order to provide their services in a socially-distanced manner. Digital apps are now being used by many businesses in an attempt to manage the customer experience in a…
With cafes remaining open, takeaway coffees have been fuelling us for everyday life and helping us stay productive at work. However, have you ever thought about how coffee makes you more productive if you work in a coffee shop? Workplace productivity describes how much time is spent on completing the right work. In a barista’s…
easyHotel, the international hotel group, is proud to announce that easyHotel Ipswich has been awarded a 2020 Travellers Choice Award by Tripadvisor, the world’s largest travel platform. Tripadvisor grants Travellers’ Choice Awards to hotels, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn outstanding reviews from guests, meaning easyHotel Ipswich is now ranked within the top 10% of…
A Woodbridge hotel which has been through the toughest three months in its 28-year history has won an award for the family values that have pulled it through. Ufford Park Hotel, Golf and Spa was named Family Business of the Year at the Family Business United Awards 2020 during a virtual award ceremony celebrating hundreds…
When reopened hospitality means swift serving, limited handling and straightforward supply, could canned cocktails be the answer for every bar and restaurant owner? That’s certainly the hope of Suffolk’s Niche Cocktails, who inadvertently found themselves launching their new business just weeks before lockdown was enforced throughout the UK. Having intended to focus its target at…
The Hotel Folk, which owns and operates six properties across Suffolk’s coast and countryside, is working towards re-opening from 4 July. Looking forward to welcoming guests again, The Hotel Folk CEO David Scott said: “Whilst things are changing daily, and the Government has yet to release the final legislation for the hospitality sector, we have…
As we move into the midst of the native oyster season, treat yourself to a special dish made with this sought after seafood paired with a glass of white wine in the Gallery at the Swan at Lavenham Hotel and Spa, one of The Hotel Folk’s distinctive restaurants, between 17 February and 23 March. The…
Holiday lettings agency Best of Suffolk is preparing for another bumper year of tourism in the county, declaring 2020 ‘the year of the staycation’. Founded in 2006 by Alex and Naomi Tarry, Best of Suffolk has continued to bring high standards to holiday properties in the region. Now with over 400 properties within its portfolio,…