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The article offers the author's insights on the economic opportunities for adventure operators in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the global market spawned by the operators according to the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), the development of PEAK Adventure Travel Group, a strategic joint venture with Intrepid Travel based in Australia, and adventure travel offered by G Adventures.

The article discusses why the immigration policy of Great Britain is cited to be a major hindrance in its tourism industry and has put the country at a competitive disadvantage. Among the barriers include the amount of time and cost involved in getting a visa, the need for visitors to get a separate Great Britain visa apart from the standard Schengen Visa, and the high level of aviation tax. It is cited that VisitBritain expects India's growing middle-class to hike up inbound tourism revenue.

The article features the 30 individuals in the hospitality industry in Great Britain who received the 2007 Acorn Awards presented by the periodical "Caterer and Hotelkeeper" and company Unilever Foodsolutions. They include Charles Abraham of Sodexho Prestige, Lisa Allen of Northcote Manor, Stuart Beaufoy of the Cabarfeidh Hotel, Claudia Brennan of the Exclusive Hotels, Eamonn Casey of the London Marriott Hotel, Tze-Huei Choo of Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Stacy Dennis of Moto Hospitality.

Forecasts the outcome of the proposed deregulation of gaming laws in Great Britain. Implications of the proposed deregulation on the casino industry; Effects on the hospitality industry; Information about the current gaming law in the country.

Focuses on the technology adopted by several hotels in Great Britain to improve their business operations. Deal formed by Le Méridian with Equant to upgrade its information technology infrastructure; Wireless Internet access used by Travel Inn; Benefit of using property management system to hoteliers.

The article offers tips for hotelkeepers in modifying and extending their business premises in Great Britain. Paul Tallentyre, head of the pub teams at Davis Coffer Lyons, recommends checking out the competition and looking at what other successful pub operators have done. Divisional director Lesley Watmough of chartered surveyor Fleurets Ltd. advises the need to make enquiries as to whether other pubs locally are in the process of doing the same.

The article presents the author's suggestions for selling one's property in the Great Britain's commercial property market during the ongoing economic gloom. He says that in the current market it is more important than ever to be well prepared to ensure a speedy sale and achieve the maximum sale price. Further he presents some ways by which one can maximise sale price. It includes getting the market positioning, asking price right, seeking professional help and seeking planning approval.

Highlights the expansion plans of City Inn co-founder David Orr for the hotel chain in Great Britain, as of November 13, 2003. Goal of the growth plans; Components of the proposed expansion; Quality of service at City Inn hotels.

Provides information on the development of mobile strategy plan supporting personal digital assistants in Great Britain. Standardization of platforms; Improvement of network security; Increase of central control. INSETS: User's reactions to PDAs.;Eight steps to securing your handheld..

Provides information on the results of "The Strategies of Champions: What the Fastest Growing Independent Businesses Do to Get and Stay in the Fast Lane" survey conducted by accountacy firm Kingston Smith and the Cranfield School of Management regarding the similarities and differences between businesses in Great Britain in 2005. Percentage of turnover being invested by fast-growing businesses for staff training; Flexibility and creativity of fast-growing businesses when it comes to suppliers and attracting finance; Fraction of declining businesses that are aware of competition.

Looks at a benchmarking service from The Best Practice Forum that can help hospitality industry professionals in Great Britain increase productivity and improve profits. Type of businesses which need to benchmark; Importance of adopting best practice to a company; Purpose of the Best Practice Forum. INSET: HOW TO REGISTER.

Presents an interview with Gerry Ford, chairman and CEO of Caffè Nero, about the status of the company in the branded coffee-bar market in Great Britain. Forecasted pre-tax profit of the company in 2005; Factors that contributed to the company's increased profit; Expansion plans of Ford. INSET: MANAGEMENT STYLE.

Focuses on the growth of the sandwich market in Great Britain. Plan of retail chains in the market; Factors contributing to the market growth; Marketing strategy of retail chains; Misconception on sandwich consumers.

Discusses the case filed by bar owner Bernie Crehan against pub company Inntrepreneur over breach of European competition law in Great Britain. Allegations of the lawsuit; Amount of damages awarded to Crehan by the Court of Appeal in May 2004; Implication of the court ruling for tenant/landlord relationship; Effect of the ruling on the brewery industry.

Features Living Ventures restaurant and bar chain formed by entrepreneurs Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts in Great Britain. Information on the first site of Living Ventures; Idea behind the creation of Living Ventures; Restaurants under Living Ventures; Plans of Bacon and Robert for the company.

Discusses some strategies of house hotels in Great Britain using the outdoors space to attract guests and visitors. Activities offered by Prestbury House, a hotel near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; Information on the rooms in Calcot Manor in Tetbury, Gloucestershire; Other hotels that offer outdoor activities during summer.

This article focuses on options available for disposing of electronic equipment in the EU's Green Age. Disposing of old information technology (IT) equipment has become more pressing with the passing of European directives aimed at ensuring old IT hardware is disposed of in a way that does not harm the environment. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive became EC law on February 13 and will become law in Great Britain by August 2004. The directive encourages the safe disposal of old electrical equipment through recycling and refurbishment. From 2005, IT suppliers will be responsible for collecting and safely disposing of equipment sold to customers. Alternatively, old equipment could be given to a specialist company which will refurbish it and sell it on.

Focuses on the computer network resources of Tmx Spicehaart Group of Co. in Great Britain. Standardization of information technology function on a single platform; Importance of the Internet and the electronic exchange of information; Services offered by their Web site.

Focuses on the significance of information technology (IT) to the data entry of the Wimbledon tennis tournament in England. Role of IT professionals in the success of the tennis championships; Contribution of IBM Corp. in the championship event by uploading information after the match; Use of personal digital assistants in the outer courts. INSETS: Wimbledon online.;Facts and figures..

Focuses on the views of computer crime investigators Ed Wilding and Julian Parker on the investigations for computer crimes in Great Britain. Insufficiency of the contingency plans to counter the acts of intentional malice; Problems on the involvement of untrained staff in the investigation process; Cruciality of the computer crime investigation. INSET: Body of evidence: acting upon a cyber attack..

Presents views concerning the problems created by electronic mails in Great Britain. Projection of the increase of global electronic mail traffic; Importance of electronic mail in global economy; Formulation of an informal electronic mail usage policy.

Focuses on the London-based film promotion body the British Film Institute (BFI) with information technology system. Emphasis on the underinvestoment of BFI; Promotion of film and television cultures; Assessment on the functionality and capacity to meet demands of the organization to its users.

Focuses on the success of the online approach of the EasyJet Airline Co. Ltd. to sell flight tickets to customers in Great Britain. Uses of the Web site to the customers to find prices and flight times; Focus of the public relations drive of the company; Expansion of the company due to increase in sales.

Presents tips for companies in protecting information technology (IT) systems in Great Britain. Education on IT security; Sponsorship of programs raising awareness on IT security; Examination of tools use for protecting IT systems.

Presents several information technology outsourcing deals for 2001 in Great Britain. List of companies and government agencies with outsourcing deals; Amount of the outsourcing deal; Type of services outsourced.

Focuses on the expansion plans of Tragus chief executive Graham Turner for the restaurant brands Café Rouge and Bella Italia owned by Tragus in Great Britain. Factors considered in the search for additional Café Rouge sites; Plans for the menu offering of the restaurants; Intention of Turner to improve the group's Web site and engage in targeted electronic-marketing campaigns.

Focuses on the benefits of the decision of the British Property Federation to allow business occupiers to sublet unwanted space at market rental values. Use of controlled receivership by licenced property agents in subleasing under the government restrictions on lease prices; Problems encountered by agents before the cancellation of restrictions according to agent Christie & Co.; Implications of a legal case involving Abbey bank and property investor Mapeley for property investors and hospitality firms alike.

Focuses on the increase in the number of retail surveyors in Great Britain who have become involved with the rental valuation of public houses in 2005. Factor that led to the increase; Calculation being used by licensed retailers to know how much they can afford a site; Basis of the high-profile case that have gone to arbitration.

Presents information the importance of conducting an energy audit ahead of a refurbishment programme to hotel companies. Objectives of the British government-funded organization Carbon Trust; Services being offered by Carbon Trust; Advantages of a well-planned refurbishment according to the trust; Cost-free suggestions for saving energy in hotels.

Offers advice to licensees to dealing with the new licensing system in Great Britain in 2005. Number of local authorities that would be processing new licence applications from February 4; Approximate number for licensed premises in England and Wales; Deadline for the submission of license applications to guarantee conversion.

Presents an update on issues related to real properties in the hospitality industry in Great Britain as of April 2005. Recovery of the hotel investment market; Information on Luncarty Inn, Howards Inn & Restaurant; Introduction by the British Government of a tax relief for small businesses.

Features Grant Wilkins, managing director at Copthorne, and the expansion plans for Millenium & Copthorne Hotels PLC (M&ampC) in 2005. Acquisition by CDL Hotels International of Copthorne in 1995; Copthorne properties that M&C aims to open in Great Britain; Reinvigoration of the food and beverage industry.

Discusses the impact of changes to the Use Classes Order on restaurants and pubs in Great Britain. Effects of the changes on rents; Ramification of the changes on licensing applications; Disadvantage of describing a business in the Premises Licence as a type of establishment which is exclusively for the sale of alcohol.

Offers advice on purchasing a business enterprise in Great Britain. Consideration of short leases in the Landlord and Tenant Act; Inspection of a potential property; Prevention to enter into a leasehold contract without dilapidation report.

Presents the implications of the British Licensing Act 2003 for restaurateurs. Changes in the law that will affect restaurants selling alcohol; Requirements from restaurants serving hot food or beverages after 11 p.m.

Focuses on the report from the British Hospitality Association on the contract catering market in Great Britain in 2004. Turnover of contract caterers; Rate of decline in the number of staff employed in the industry; Obstacles to be faced by the industry in 2005.

Presents information on the British Stamp Duty Land Tax system which is payable on the grant of a lease. Effectivity date of the Stamp Duty Land Tax system; Consequence of failure to comply with the system; Examples where substantial performance applies.

Focuses on the increase in occupancy rates of hotels in Great Britain that will become effective on April 1, 2005. Results of an analysis of the hotel's rateable values performed by Christie & Co. and was published on the Valuation Office Agency's Web site; Factors that contribute to the increase in hotel rates; Actions that should be performed by hoteliers in order to get their appeal for an increase to be lodged early, according to Andrew McArthur, director at Christie & Co. in Birmingham, England.

Reports on the actions taken by the British food service industry to address the issue on the Sudan 1 food dye crisis. Effects of food dye on a person's health, according to the Food Standards Agency; Restaurant chains that are affected by the crisis; Purpose of the European Commission directive implemented in July 2003; Results of a poll on the impact of the crisis on consumers' food preferences.

Comments on the efforts of chef Jamie Oliver to ask the government to improve school meals in Great Britain. Details of the first episode of his television series "Jamie's School Dinners"; Changes in the school food service that Oliver asks; Expected response of the periodical "Caterer & Hotelkeeper" to the efforts.

Focuses on changes to the Use Classes Order which affects applications for planning permission in Great Britain. Impact of the changes on the food service industry; List of key changes to use orders.

Focuses on the licensing system in Great Britain. Deadline for submission of application for premises and personal license; Increase in activity and licensing business as of February 2005; Business transactions that will be affected by the changes.

Discusses the developments in landlord and tenant government rules for pubs in Great Britain. Background on the Regulatory Reform Order which involves business tenancies in England and Wales in 2004; Benefits of the order for tenants; Possible introduction of a code of conduct between landlords and tenants; Introduction of the Licensing Act.

Presents an update on real property valuation in Great Britain as of January 2005. Overview of a consultation paper published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister regarding its rating appeals proposals; Impact of the proposed rating appeals; Concerns with regards to limiting the number of rating appeals.

Discusses issues concerning the attempts of the British government to reform gambling laws as of January 27, 2005. Plans of the government to limit the number of new casinos; Percentage of tax that will be charged to regional casino operators; Issues that surround the gaming industry of the country.

States that restaurant operators should be aware that the government is reviewing the Town and Country Planning Use Classes Order which will affect the use classes of bars and restaurants in Great Britain in 2005. Significance of a planning permission in the conversion of a restaurant use to pub use; Ways to retain value and maximum flexibility of the conversion; Background on the revision.

Forecasts the performance of the hospitality industry in Great Britain in 2005 by Chris day, managing director of Christine & Co. Expansion of restaurants; Factors that will stimulate the growth of hotels; Impact of a proposed licencing scheme on licencing application of bars and pubs.

Reports on the performance of several restaurants during the Christmas period in Great Britain in 2004. Impact of Internet shopping on The Restaurant Group; Growth in sales of bar operator Paramount during the holiday; Increase in profits posted by Bank Restaurant Group.

Presents an outlook for the real estate business in Great Britain in 2005. Indications of a strong economy; Predicted growth of the housing market; Demand for the hotel and pub sector.

Gives advice on buying tenancies in the brewing industry in Great Britain. Importance of being prudent in assessing the value of leasehold interest; Significance of considering safety regulations.