Gordon Ramsay now terrorising B&B owners

gordon_ramsay_blueTelevision viewers in the UK are well accustomed to Gordon Ramsay’s kitchen antics. Now he’s subjecting American B&B owners to the same kind of rough treatment he has previously reserved for hapless chefs.

In his new ‘reality’ series, “Hotel Hell,” Ramsay travels the US, seeking to put right “failing” properties (all of which, of course, have been carefully selected in advance, with each show being stage managed and edited to present them in the worst possible light.) Broadcast by the Fox Network, “Hotel Hell” premiered on August 13th 2012. It has already been a ratings success and has just been commissioned for a second series of six episodes.

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Is Channel 4′s “Three in a Bed” good or bad for sales?

Liese Cairnes

Liese Cairnes

Every B&B owner has an opinion about Channel 4’s “Three in a Bed” and “Four in a Bed”, whether they’ve participated in them or not. Do these shows help bed and breakfasts by offering the wider public a unique insight into the richness and diversity of the UK’s accommodation sector? Or do they sabotage property owners by misrepresenting them and confirming people’s (often inaccurate) prejudices about B&Bs? Certainly a phrase that often crops up in reviews is “car crash TV” – that special fascination you feel when someone utterly self-deluded reveals their folly in all its gruesome detail.  Toe-curling stuff, but you can’t stop watching.

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