Drab End To The Year For Hoteliers As Profit Margins Come Under Pressure
Despite occupancy and room rates of UK hotels holding up in December, the squeeze on operating profits marked a drab end to the Christmas season…
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Reform UK Proposes 10% Hospitality VAT Rate in Pub Sector Support Package
Reform UK has announced a comprehensive five-point strategy aimed at supporting Britain’s struggling pub sector, with party leader Nigel Farage promising significant tax relief for…
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Tourism Industry Presses Parties on Manifesto Commitments Ahead of Holyrood Vote
Scotland’s tourism and hospitality sector will put political parties under pressure on jobs, investment, and economic growth in the run-up to the Scottish Parliament election…
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Only A Pavement Away Places 807 People Into Hospitality Careers
Only A Pavement Away, the charity connecting people facing homelessness and prison leavers with hospitality employment, has placed 807 individuals into jobs since launching in…
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Treasury Prepares £100m Annual Support Package for Struggling Pub Sector
The Treasury is expected to unveil a financial support package worth approximately £100 million per year for the pub sector, following mounting concerns about venue…
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Hospitality Closures Accelerate In Fourth Quarter As Costs Rise Again
Britain’s number of licensed premises fell by 0.4% in the last three months of 2025, the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from NIQ reveals The country…
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Bristol Hoteliers Say Arena Will Make City A Top Destination Again
Hoteliers in Bristol have high hopes that the long-awaited new arena will put the city right back on the map as a top destination and…
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UK’s Biggest Hotels & Holiday Parks Urge Chancellor To Implement Hospitality-Wide Business Rates Solution
In a letter to the Chancellor, more than 130 leading accommodation businesses warn that business rates hikes will present the most significant challenge to ongoing…
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Master Innholders Opens Applications for 2026 Membership
The Master Innholders has officially opened applications for hospitality leaders wishing to join its prestigious community of hoteliers in 2026. As a standard-bearer for professionalism…
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More Than 20 Hospitality And Leisure Uses Face Bigger Business-Rates Rises Than Pubs, New Data Shows
Following the announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves of a “temporary support” package for pubs new analysis shows that pubs are far from the most exposed…
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Hotels Also Need To Be Considered In Any Business Rates “U” Turn Says Colliers
Hotels must be considered in the governments proposed “rethink” on any business rates says business rates specialists Colliers as its flawed business rates valuations are…
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Why Investors Are Increasingly Backing British Hotels
By Giles Fuchs, Owner and Co-Managing Director of Burgh Island Hotel and The Pilchard Inn After years of disruption and recalibration, Britain’s hospitality sector is…
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Bristol Hoteliers Cautiously Optimistic About New Year
Hoteliers in Bristol are cautiously optimistic that 2026 will be a better year for their businesses despite continuing financial challenges. Adam Flint, Chair of Bristol…
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RBH Hospitality Strengthens Relationship with Accor Through New Ibis Signing
Management company, RBH Hospitality Management has been appointed to operate Ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile, further expanding its long-term relationship with Accor and strengthening its…
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UK Hotel Investment Reaches £5.0 Billion in 2025
Savills reports that UK hotel investment volumes are estimated to have reached £5.0 billion in 2025, representing a 15% year-on-year softening, while remaining closely aligned…
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