WTTC Publishes Report on Digital Travel Post COVID
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has published a new report on best practices and support for governments for the introduction of a common…
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Mental Health, Homelessness, and Low Skill Levels Revealed as Key Causes of Hospitality Unemployment Post-Covid
UK hospitality charity Springboard has revealed the most common reasons for unemployment among its trainees, with poor mental health, lack of training and development, and…
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Survey Reveals Late-Night Leisure Sector is Back with a Bang
The British public appetite for nights is as high as ever, according to the latest REKOM Night Index. In spite of the devastating impact of…
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Bouncing Back
Henry Page is a partner and Louis Byrne is Corporate Restructuring Manger at Mercer & Hole. Henry can be contacted at henry.page@mercerhole.co.uk or www.mercerhole.co.uk The…
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Recruitment and Retention Challenges Remain Major Concern for Hospitality Leaders
Staffing issues continue to set back hospitality’s recovery from COVID-19, according to new research from CGA and Fourth’s Business Leaders’ Survey. The poll of sector…
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Drinks Sales Dip Again Despite Strong Saturday
On Premise drinks sales were once again just shy of pre-COVID-19 levels last week, with decent weekend trading outweighed by quieter weekdays CGA’s latest Drinks…
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Inquiry into Coronavirus Response Criticised for Failing to Consider Impact on Hospitality Industry
Leading figures in the hospitality and licensed on trade have criticised the inquiry into the government’s coronavirus response for failing to consider the impact on…
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End of Mandatory Face Coverings Legislation in Scotland ‘Not Before Time’, says SLTA
The announcement by the First Minister that the legal requirement to wear face coverings on public transport and in some public places – including licensed…
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UKHospitality Comments on UK Covid-19 Inquiry Consultation on Draft Terms of Teference
UKHospitality has welcomed the opportunity to comment on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry terms of reference – in particular the specific mention of hospitality within the…
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Drinks Sales Continue to Trail Pre-COVID-19 Levels
On Premise drinks sales are hovering just below pre-pandemic levels as we enter the second quarter of 2022, CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows. It…
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FEA Members Feel Confident Yet Cautious Over Recovery, but Supply Chains Still a Worry
Members of the Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA) have contributed to two recent surveys that provide an overview of the post-covid recovery as well as spotlighting…
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£330 Million In Omicron Grants Unspent By Councils
Firms in England, which were most impacted by the Omicron variant, in particular the hospitality and licensed on-trade received less than half of the £635…
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SLTA ‘Bitterly Disappointed’ Over Face Coverings Extension
The hospitality industry has described the First Minister’s delay on the removing of a legal requirement for face masks in their bars and restaurants as…
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New Law to Resolve COVID-19 Commercial Rent Debts Now in Place
A new law is now in place to help resolve certain remaining commercial rent debts accrued because of the pandemic, Business Minister Paul Scully has…
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UKHospitality Scotland voices disappointment as compulsory face coverings to continue
Laws requiring masks to be worn on public transport and in some other settings in Scotland will not be scrapped next week as planned due…
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