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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Leisure
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…
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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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Back Small Business To Unlock Growth says FSB NI Chair Ahead of Party Conferences
FSB NI Chair Alan Lowry has urged politicians to prioritise small businesses, cut rising costs, and create conditions for investment and jobs to drive growth…
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Over Half of UK Businesses Delaying Investment Decisions Until After the Budget
New research from the Barclays Business Prosperity Index reveals that while two in five (43 per cent) UK businesses surveyed are expecting to increase investment…
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Best of Destination Britain on Show to Top Travel Buyers from the USA, Canada and Brazil
VisitBritain is gearing up to host its ‘Destination Britain Americas’ trade mission to grow inbound tourism and drive economic growth with British tourism suppliers set…
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Oasis Reunion Boosts Hotel Sector In Bumper July
The UK hotel sector benefitted from a bumper July, boosted by the Oasis reunion, with occupancy, room rates and profits all exceeding the previous year…
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26% of UK Towns Have Lost All Nightclubs, with 1 in 6 Have No Late-Night Venues Left – NTIA Warns of Growing Nightlife Crisis
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has warned that Britain’s nightlife is in sharp decline, revealing that more than a quarter (26%) of towns and…
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