UKHospitality Chief Kate Nicholls made an OBE in New Year Honours
UKHospitality CEO Kate Nichols has been made an OBE for her services to the hospitality sector, in particular during the current pandemic which is brought…
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Consumer Spending Declined 7.1% in 2020 Amidst “Turbulent Time” for Hospitality
Consumer spending declined 7.1 per cent year-on-year in 2020 – as coronavirus restrictions impacted many sectors, with high-street retailers and hospitality hardest hit. Yet there…
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Three Quarters of England Placed into Tier 4 Lockdown from Midnight Tonight
Over 75% of England will be placed into Tier 4 from midnight tonight (December 30) after a huge surge in coronavirus infections prompted the government into…
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Over £3bn Wiped from UK’s Visitor Economy this Winter as Labour Calls for Ministers to Support Hospitality
Businesses that are part of the UK’s ‘visitor economy’ have missed out on more than £3bn this winter, new analysis by Labour reveals, as the…
Read more...Collapse In International Visitors Risks Costing UK Economy Up To £2.5 Billion Over Christmas Period
Today (December 21) UKinbound, a leading travel trade association representing over 300 tourism businesses, have released projections that show that the collapse in international visitors could cost the UK
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New Covid Restrictions Plunges Hospitality into Chaos
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dramatically cancelled Christmas for millions of people this afternoon as London and the South East are placed into a newly-created…
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UKInbound Presents Targeted Funding Request To Government
UKinbound have launched a fresh call to save inbound tourism through the creation of an ‘Inbound Tourism Resilience Fund’ to help businesses wholly reliant
Read more...Collapse In International Visitors Costing UK Economy £457m A Week
Trade association UKinbound presents targeted funding request to Government
Travel trade organisation UKinbound have launched a fresh call to save inbound tourism
Read more...Staycations Drive Consumer Spend As UK Benefits From Boom In Domestic Holidays
UK consumer spending continued its recovery across the Summer months driven by growth in retail, dining and travel expenditure, according to Cardlytics’ latest State of Spend report
Read more...UKInbound Research Shows That Targeted Government Support Would Save Jobs And Businesses
UKinbound has released its latest Business Barometer results which show that viable, export earning, inbound tourism businesses would be saved from collapse
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Call For Government To Support Cumbria’s Tourism Industry This Winter
Latest Cumbria Tourism research reveals that business confidence levels are plummeting as the industry heads towards winter – prompting renewed
Read more...Cross-Party Support Voiced For Long-Term Reduction In Tourism VAT
UKHospitality has welcomed the cross-party support for a long-term reduction in tourism VAT expressed in this afternoon’s Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons.
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Wild And Wonderful Places To Eat Out To Help Out
On top of mountains, on board a Royal Yacht and even sat amongst llamas – these are just some of the wild and wonderful places where you can enjoy the UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.
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WTTC Calls for Government Leadership to Save the Travel & Tourism Sector
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has urgently called on the UK government for strong leadership and unprecedented international collaboration
Read more...Profit Warnings For More Than 75% Of Listed Travel & Leisure Companies
FTSE Travel & Leisure companies have issued nine profit warnings in Q2 2020, bringing the total number of warnings issued in H1 2020 to 59, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings Report.
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