The boom in fine dining in London, which now boasts 55 Michelin starred restaurants, has helped push salaries for food and beverage professionals in city hotels up by 25% over the past year. According to a new survey by HVS Executive Search, the salary hike comes as the capital’s hotels place increasingly more emphasis on food and drink revenue, alongside that of rooms.
Introducing the event, CEO Christopher Cowdray commented: "Restaurants, bars, and banqueting are critically important to the company. In a world where trends and tastes are changing by the minute it is crucial we galvanise a culinary vision for Dorchester Collection to ensure we continue to offer what our customers are looking for."
TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, has surveyed over 5,500 Europeans* and can reveal Britons are Europe's most clueless travellers when it comes to tipping customs. Britons are least likely to know tipping procedures and most likely to find themselves in a tipping confrontation.