Monthly Archives: March 2017

  • Publican Awards

    There are industry awards schemes, and then there is the Publican Awards. During my career, I have been involved in many awards across different sectors, doing my fair share of paper judging as well as site visits, interviews and on-the-night reporting, writes Mike Berry. I’ve…

  • I have just about every travel app going, and when I’m not searching for flight deals, I’m mapping the route for my next great American adventure, writes Natalie Gudger. While flying to far off lands is always high on my priority list, as a self-confessed…

  • We all know that cocktail culture is currently booming, with the UK becoming what one would call a nation of cocktail connoisseurs, writes Noora Rautiainen. But what are the key drivers when deciding where to go to for a night out on the town? Be…

  • When I decided three years of studying at university wasn’t for me, I began looking at opportunities through the Government Apprenticeship Schemes, writes Will Dann. Whilst I had heard of apprenticeships in areas like engineering and construction, it really surprised me to discover that it…

  • In the agency, I’m not well known for my love of beer, a fact my colleagues quickly discovered when on my first day I was taken to the Waterloo Tap and forced to admit I would much rather have a gin and tonic than a…

  • As we race into March, what’s front of mind for the hospitality and leisure industries, it’s clear, are the headwinds in which operators and upstream suppliers are facing into, writes Mark Stretton.   Business rates, the rising cost of employment, cost-of-goods increases and the spectre…