New Plans Submitted For London’s 179 Bed Custom House
Photo Credit: Orms & Secchi Smith The owners of London’s Custom House have submitted plans to turn the Grade I-listed building in the City into…
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Hotels
All the latest hotels news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Hotel Occupancy Flat as Room Rates Take a Hit in February
Hotel occupancy holds up year-on-year in February, but room rates take a hit as UK hotels have to work harder for less, according to the…
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Government Turns Back on Sector – Industry Faces Crisis as April Tax Hikes Bite Warns NTIA
Businesses across the country are bracing for a financial blow as the Government moves ahead with tax hikes – despite repeated warnings of their devastating…
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£3.4 Billion Annual Cost Increases Hit Hospitality
Hospitality businesses will now face an additional £1.9 billion in wage costs, £1 billion of employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and £500m in business rates,…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Chancellor’s Spring Statement – A Devastating Blow to Hospitality
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. The Chancellor’s Spring Statement has once again delivered a hammer blow to the UK’s hospitality and licensed on-trade sector….
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50% Of Guests Order In Or Dine Out When Staying In A Hotel
Rather than eating in a hotel restaurant or getting room service, half of hotel guests are likely to order food for delivery or dine at…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Resisting the Urge – But Only Just!
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. I have often said that I resist the temptation to turn this column into a weekly attack on government…
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Hoteliers Warned of Phishing Campaign Impersonating Booking.com
A phishing campaign that impersonates popular travel platform Booking.com is targeting hospitality organisations in the UK, Microsoft has warned. Starting in December 2024, leading up…
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Sector Welcomes Regulator’s Promise To Act On Card Payment Fees
The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is to act in the wake of steep hikes on card fees. The regulator’s market review revealed that between…
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Hospitality Support Hub Offers Lifeline To Workers Grappling Closures, Rising Costs And Mental Health Challenges
Five of hospitality’s leading bodies – the Institute of Hospitality, Hospitality Action, the Savoy Educational Trust, Springboard and UKHospitality – have united to launch the…
Read more...Hospitality Business Confidence Plunges To Lowest Levels In Two Years
Looming April cost increases have caused hospitality business confidence to plummet to its lowest level since October 2022, when inflation was at a 40-year high….
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UKHospitality Scotland Responds to Scottish Labour Skills Plan
Scottish Labour’s Skills for Scotland plan outlined how the party would spend all of Scotland’s share of the Apprenticeship Levy funding on skills development, create…
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Hotel Staff Costs Jump In January Even Before Employers’ NIC Rise
Staff costs in the UK hotel sector jumped in January, hitting profits even before April’s rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions (NICs) and National Minimum…
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Hoteliers Dish Out Support For Catering Students
Hoteliers in Bristol have dished out some support for college catering students by making another donation of professional equipment. The catering department at City of…
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PKF Littlejohn Advisory Appointed Administrators Of The Feversham Arms Hotel
Oliver Collinge and James Sleight of PKF Littlejohn Advisory have been appointed joint administrators of The Feversham Arms Hotel, North Yorkshire. The hotel, in Helmsley,…
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