CAMRA To Host First Virtual Pub Quiz To Mark 50th Anniversary
CAMRA will be hosting its first virtual pub quiz on 1 July 2021, as part of the organisation’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
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Hospitality Hiring Crisis Drives Up Wages By Up To 14% As Venues Turn To Temps To Keep Drinks Flowing
Hiring bottlenecks in the UK’s booming hospitality sector are increasingly prompting pubs and restaurants to turn to temporary staff to keep up with demand, and have forced them to increase wages
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COVID-19 Restrictions Cut Drinks Sales By A Fifth Despite Good Weather And Euros
CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows that average sales in the week to last Saturday (12 June) were down by 19% on the same week in 2019. It extends the trend of recent weeks
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Business Group Calls For New Strategy To Help Bolster Ailing Hospitality And Tourism Sector
Long term help must be given to ensure the survival of small hospitality and tourism businesses, according to a new report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
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“No Substitute” For Replicating Pub Visit Reveals Study
Many occasional pre-pandemic pub-goers might never return, posing a risk to the survival of Britain’s historic pub culture, according to new research.
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Thousands Hospitality Businesses At Risk After ‘Freedom Day’ Delayed
Around 25,000 licensed premises were still shut at the end of May 2021, the latest edition of the Market Recovery Monitor research from CGA and AlixPartners reveals
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Cross-Party Group Gives A Voice To Landlords, Pub-Goers And Communities
MPs hear of landlords’ heartache over pandemic as devastating restrictions on pubs extended
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pubs (Pubs APPG) is sharing quotes from landlords
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UK Hospitality Unveils 12-Point Staffing Plan
UKHospitality has announced a 12-point plan aimed at tackling the “acute” staffing shortage crisis that the industry is facing.
The trade body confirmed that widespread staffing issues, particularly in front-of-house and chef roles
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Abandon Failed And Damaging Traffic Light System To Save The UK Travel & Tourism Sector
The UK government must abandon the ‘failed and damaging’ traffic light system now if it is to save the stricken Travel & Tourism sector from total collapse, says the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
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Let’s Get Back To The Pub For The Great British Beer Festival At Your Local This Summer
CAMRA is urging people to visit pubs this summer under the banner of the Great British Beer Festival, supporting them after a year of restrictions.
Read more...England And Scotland Fans To Buy 3.4 MILLION Pints During Euros Clash
But ongoing restrictions will severely reduce boost of tournament to pubs in both nations, trade association warns
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has predicted that England and Scotland fans
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Cornwall, Lake District And Scottish Highlands Top Staycation List For Britons This Year
Amidst ongoing uncertainty surrounding overseas travel, over half of Britons (55%) will holiday in the UK this year, with Cornwall topping the list of desired destinations, closely followed by the Lake District and the Scottish Highlands.
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Successful Trading Reported As Regional Trade Show Takes The Lead
The Source trade show was one of the first in the UK to open its doors to trade in 2021. The show normally takes place in February, helping South West hospitality, catering and retail businesses
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Over 50% Of Brits Agree Sport Is Best Watched At The Pub!
One in two Brits say there is no substitute for watching sport at the pub when it comes to atmosphere and can’t wait to get back to their local this summer, a survey led by leading pub retailer and brewer, Greene King, has found.
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Oxfordshire Operator Takes On Two Star Pubs & Bars Sites During Pandemic
Brewmish Pub Company launched by Chris Brewster, former licensee of the Unicorn in Dedington, has taken on two Star Pubs & Bars sites, The Duke of Marlborough just outside Woodstock and The King’s Head in the town.
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