At Search, our Hospitality division faces its busiest times of the year. For the Northern England market, there are exciting times ahead of Manchester and Leeds in particular.

With the festivities close at hand, the temporary market is buzzing as the abundance of establishments across Manchester & Leeds gear up for the party season. In contrast, the permanent side of the industry is naturally slowing down, with hotels and restaurants looking to hold on to their star performers to see them through to the new year.

New hotels are on the cards for Manchester ranging from funky boutiques to hotel metropolises. The aim of the game is for Manchester to be the hospitality capital of the UK with hotels being represented from every group and not forgetting the anticipated ground-breaking training hotel.

More celebrity chefs will be arriving to join Simon Rimmer and Michael Caines establishments in Manchester. Such as Jamie Oliver's "Jamie's" and the hugely anticipated arrival of a Marco Pierre White concept - exciting stuff!

Also on the agenda is the race to get to the much coveted Michelin Star - Manchester's first since the departure of Juniper. We already have some front runners, but there are some dark forces at work that have prevented these much loved haunts being awarded so far! So maybe the fresh influx of restaurateurs will snatch the title?

Media City, the BBC's Salford HQ is close to completion. As such the branded restaurants are closing in on the potential footfall that awaits, from Wagamama to Manchester's first Prezzo.

In Leeds the Restaurant boom continues. After the successful launches of Carluccio's and James Martin's The Kitchen, they will soon be joined by a 3^rd Nando's and a Frankie and Benny's based at the new development at Crown Point.

Leeds has also seen the opening of its first Krispy Kreme retail store on the Birstall Retail Park which continues to go from strength to strength.

The Temporary side of the business is picking up due to the mass banqueting taking place at such places as The Queens, The Majestic and The Royal Armouries.

As in Manchester, the permanent market in Restaurant, Bars and Hotels has slowed however, with extra headcount and exciting new developments in early 2012, the Leeds market will soon be the place to be for the Hospitality stars of the future!