Consumers keen to spend despite caution on economy
Consumers are set to prioritise eating and drinking out in their spending after lockdown, but remain cautious about longer term financial impacts of the pandemic….
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Hospitality
All the latest hospitality news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
WBPA Responds to Indications Over Reopening of Pubs
The Welsh Beer & Pub Association (WBPA), the leading trade association representing brewers and pubs in Wales, has responded to indications over the reopening of…
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UKHospitality Publishes Scottish Parliament Election Manifesto
UKHospitality has today published its manifesto: Rebuilding Scotland’s Hospitality and Tourism Sectors ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. The manifesto highlights the vital importance…
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MPs Rally to Criticise ‘Divisive’ Covid Passport Proposals
A cross party group of over 70 MP’s including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and senior Tory Iain Duncan Smith have launched a campaign opposing…
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First Minister Mark Drakeford Announces Latest Lifting Of Restrictions In Wales
Outdoor hospitality in Wales is expected to reopen on 26 April, first minister Mark Drakeford has announced, providing coronavirus cases continue to fall.
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Black And White Hospitality Spearheads Group Action In Business Interruption Saga
Black and White Hospitality, the company which operates the Marco Pierre White group of franchised restaurants and manages a portfolio of hotels across the UK, has launched further group
Read more...New Rates Relief Fund A Mixed Bag For Sector
UKHospitality has welcomed the announcement of anew business rates relief fund and extra targeted support for businesses which, the trade body says
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Outdoor Hospitality Bookings Soar As Millions Book Visits For The First Two Weeks Of Reopening
Pubs and restaurants have reported a huge surge in bookings for outdoor tables after the announcement of hospitality reopening from 12 April,
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Leon Thompson Appointed Executive Director Of UKHospitality Scotland
UKHospitality has announced today that Leon Thompson has been appointed UKHospitality Scotland Executive Director.
Read more...Hospitality Expects Long Term Restrictions As Price Of Reopening
Hospitality operators expect increased safety measures such as social distancing and wearing masks to be trading requirements for the foreseeable future
Read more...UKHospitality: Business Rates Relief Cap Could “Strangle Sector Recovery”
UKHospitality is warning that the business rates relief cap will jeopardise the futures of thousands of hospitality venues, which will face full rates bills within weeks
Read more...New Guidance Urges Local Authorities To Deliver Financial Support To Forgotten Businesses
New guidance aims to ensure previously ineligible businesses are supported with targeted grant support
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Lockdown Legacy: A Year Of Pain For The Hospitality Sector
One year on from the first lockdown, a shattered industry calls for the Government to be guided by “data not dates” and ease restrictions
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Time At The Bar As Jobseekers Pin Hopes On Hospitality
Struggling jobseekers are pinning their hopes on getting work in the hospitality, beauty and retail sectors, as vacancies start to appear in industries expected to…
Read more...Consumers Happy To Head Out From 12 April
With less than a month to go before hospitality starts to resume trading, CGA’s new Consumer Countdown to Reopening Series research shows
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