Sandman Signature London Gatwick Hotel Wins Prestigious Award
A Gatwick hotel has been awarded the title of Business Hotel of the Year in the Prestige Awards for West Sussex. Sandman Signature London Gatwick…
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Leisure
Budget Hotels Lag Behind Rest of Market as Cost Pressures Bite
Luxury and mid market hotels enjoyed a rise in occupancy, room rates and profits in August year-on-year, while budget hotels lagged behind as they juggle…
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Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort Recognised With Condé Nast Award
Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort has recognised as the 20th Best Resort in Europe in the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards. This recognition…
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Funbox Entertainment Invests £4 Million in Kingston with Launch of New Multi-Level Urban Fun Concept
Funbox Entertainment, the UK’s fastest-growing leisure and entertainment operator, is set to unveil its brand-new Urban Fun concept in Kingston upon Thames this December. Representing…
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Government Confirms Scope of New Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Multipliers Ahead of April 2026 Revaluation
The government has published detailed guidance setting out which properties will qualify for the new Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) lower business rates multipliers —…
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Whitbread Reports H1 Revenue Decline as Group Reshapes F&B Strategy
Whitbread PLC has announced first-half revenues of £1.57 billion for the 26 weeks ending 28 August 2025, representing a 2% decline on the corresponding period,…
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Steady Q4 Trading Expected Across UK’s Inbound Visitor Economy
UKinbound has released its latest Business Barometer results, showing that businesses across the UK’s inbound visitor economy are reporting stable trading conditions heading into the…
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Fewer Visits, Longer Stays: Hospitality Holds Firm as Inflation Pressures Bite
The Oxford Partnership’s latest Market Watch report, produced in collaboration with Vianet, shows that while the UK’s hospitality sector has settled into a steadier rhythm…
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WTTC Report Shows Travel & Tourism Set to Support 91million New Jobs by 2035
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched a landmark report, revealing that while the sector is on course to support one in three…
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2p Switch from National Insurance to Income Tax Could Raise £6 billion While Protecting Workers’ Pay Packets
The Chancellor should protect workers’ pay packets and level the playing field on how different forms of income are taxed – including a 2p cut…
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The Source Trade Show Returns for 2026 – Celebrating 21 Years of Connecting South West Hospitality
The Source trade show, the South West’s leading food, drink, and hospitality event, is back for its coming of age 21st year on the 3rd…
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Pedestrian Streets are Hospitality’s Secret Weapon in the New Work Era
By Kathryn Cripps, Partner, Knight Frank (www.knightfrank.co.uk) The new world of work has changed city rhythms. The commute is no longer a daily given, office…
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Cumbrian Hotel Relaunches After Multi-Million Pound Facelift
The Grange Hotel in Grange-over-Sands Cumbria, has relaunched following a multi-million-pound refurbishment which has seen a complete overhaul of the historic property. Located in the…
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Major UK Study To Track AI Adoption In Independent Hotels
A landmark research initiative has been launched to assess and track how independent hotels across the UK are engaging with Artificial Intelligence (AI) – and…
Read more...Labour’s ‘Level Playing Field’ Tax to Hammer High Streets
Government measures in England to “level the tax playing field” between high street and online retailers risk backfiring — with Britain’s largest retailers,’ leisure and…
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