Food and Drink

Crisis Management and Tourism

Crisis management and tourism are deeply intertwined, a reality that becomes even more apparent during challenging times. Despite the resilience the tourism industry has displayed in recent years, it remains a sensitive product that requires constant vigilance and preparedness, regardless of the economic climate.

This critical message was conveyed to a large group of students from the hospitality sector at Leeds Beckett University, who were eager to learn from industry experts about the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/18/crisis-management-and-tourism/

Market report: FTSE pulls back from record high despite rosier GDP picture

Derren Nathan
  • UK GDP grows 0.4% month-on-month
  • FTSE down slightly after record close
  • Dax also tests record highs
  • Wall Street pulls back after stubborn inflation print
  • Palo Alto, Applied Materials, Deere in focus today
  • Brent crude weakens on Trump’s push for peace in Ukraine
  • BATS outlook disappoints as noose tightens on cigarettes
  • Nestle cooks up a solid set of results
  • Barclays sets positive tone for UK bank earnings

Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown:

“UK GDP for...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/13/market-report-ftse-pulls-back-from-record-high-despite-rosier-gdp-picture/

The cost of being single: more on bills, less on fun, and most of your financial resilience

Sarah Coles
  • Singles are forced to spend 22% more on essential housing per person than their couple counterparts – despite living in cheaper accommodation.
  • They also spend more per person on fixed costs like food (28%) and communications (32%).
  • They spend 21% less per person on eating out and hotel stays in the UK (despite the single supplement in hotels), 13% less on clothes and shoes and 13% less on recreation and culture. 
  • Even this leaves them worse off, with fewer holding enough emergency...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/10/the-cost-of-being-single-more-on-bills-less-on-fun-and-most-of-your-financial-resilience/

Chios Marine Club’s 2025 Vasilopita event

Chios Marine Club awarded the Donor Companies that financially supported the Renovation of the Club’s New Premises.

The cutting of the traditional New Year’s Vasilopita – an old custom of the Greeks, took place on 29 January 2025 in Athens’ Marriott Hotel and was attended by a large number of members and friends of the Chios Marine Club.

l to r: The president of the Chios Marine Club Capt. Antonis Pitsilos and his wife Emily flanked from the left by Capt. Kostas Geomelos, Mike Kasmas, Nikos...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/01/31/chios-marine-clubs-2025-vasilopita-event/

Bangerz ‘n’ Burgerz on the menu at Port Solent

Bangerz ‘n’ Burgerz is the latest restaurant and bar set to open at Port Solent on Wednesday 4th May.

Hungry visitors at Port Solent can tuck into delicious handcrafted burgers and hot dogs straight off the grill when an American-themed restaurant and bar opens on Wednesday 4th May.

Bangerz ‘n’ Burgerz, which started in 2018 with a little hotdog shop in Southsea, has become renowned across the South Coast for its fantastic street food and brilliant range of craft beers and cocktails, served with...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/21/bangerz-n-burgerz-on-the-menu-at-port-solent/

BCG Weekly Brief: On the Brink of a Global Food Crisis

Rich Lesser

The horrific war in Ukraine is causing tremendous pain to those who remain there and to those who are fleeing—a situation that leaders should continue to support however they can. But recent reports, along with our own analysis, have shown that the war could also trigger a major crisis in our global food system.

As recently as February, the global food market seemed resilient, with producers responding appropriately to price signals in the marketplace. But the war has shaken up that...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/19/bcg-weekly-brief-on-the-brink-of-a-global-food-crisis/

Springtime in Attica: the celebration of nature!

April2022

ATTICA PRESENTS

The advent of spring whets our appetite for day trips to the countryside. We enjoy the wonderful sunny days at the parks and groves in and out of Athens, for outdoor activities with children and delightful picnics; at the forests of Attica for their breathtaking routes and lush hiking trails; at the villages, the farms and wineries in Attica mainland, at the stunning seaside destinations and nearby islands of the Argosaronic Gulf for truly memorable escapes! . (…) More

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/18/springtime-in-attica-the-celebration-of-nature/

Tunnel work adds to tennis traffic woe

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de Monaco
Good Morning Monaco

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Tunnel work adds to tennis travel woe Much of Monaco was caught in near-gridlock on Tuesday, even outside rush hour…

Chef of Latitude wins superyacht award The Yacht Club de Monaco’s Superyacht Chef competition has been won by Nicolas Petit, chef of the 43-metre Latitude…

More positive tests than full recoveries Sixty-seven Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, April 12,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/13/tunnel-work-adds-to-tennis-traffic-woe/

Google praise Kallichoron Hotel for its commitment to Sustainability

l to r: Matt Brittin, President of EMEA Business & Operations for Google in a discussion with Vasilis Kikilias, Minister of Tourism, Hellenic Republic and TV presenter Maria Nikoltsiou

We are excited to share with all of you all over Planet Ocean, that during the 7th Delphi Economic Forum, on the panel for the Tourism of Tomorrow, Matt Brittin, President of EMEA Business & Operations for Google in a discussion with Vasilis Kikilias, Minister of Tourism, Hellenic Republic mentioned Kallichoron...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/09/google-praise-kallichoron-hotel-for-its-commitment-to-sustainability/

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