Hotels To See Bumper Q4 – Volumes Are On The Rise
The outlook for the hotel investment market remains relatively strong, with a large amount of equity in the market ready to be deployed, according to the international real
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All the latest news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Food To Go Still Accounts For One-In-Four Out Of Home Occasions
According to the latest quarterly update to the Lumina Intelligence UK Food To Go Market Report 2021, over 1 in 4 (28%) visits made to a foodservice operator
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Wellbeing Day Creates Buzz Amongst Staff
Independent restaurant and bar operator, Buzzworks Holdings, introduced a new Wellbeing Day for all employees as part of their ongoing Wellbeing Strategy.
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Hospitality Loses Nearly 1,000 More Sites Since July As Cost, Staff And Supply Pressures Mount
Britain’s number of licensed premises fell by nearly a thousand between July, when the market fully reopened, and September 2021, the new Market Recovery
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Planning Approved For Heritage-Led Conversion Of Listed London Police Station Into Luxury Hotel
Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) has won planning approval to convert and extend a Grade II* listed 1960s police station in the City of London into a 216-guestroom five-star hotel
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SME Distillers Call For Duty Freeze To Prevent The British Gin Bubble From Bursting
Britain’s gin makers are calling on Rishi Sunak to freeze spirit duty and extend hospitality’s VAT cut to alcoholic drinks to help boost British business.
Read more...Spending Grew 13.3% In September, As Post-Work Socialising Boosts Hospitality
Consumer card spending grew 13.3 per cent in September compared to the same period in 2019, as Brits enjoyed the last of the summer sun. However, ongoing supply chain
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Keep VAT at 12.5% and Let Hospitality and Tourism Play its Part in Levelling Up, Trade Bodies Tell PM
A powerful coalition of the country’s hospitality and tourism trade and membership bodies has called on the Prime Minister to keep VAT low for businesses in these vital sectors
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Cambridgeshire Businessman Completes Ultimate Pub Crawl In Pursuit Of World Record
Matt Ellis of St Neots visited the 51 pubs he needed to break the record for the most pubs visited in 24 hours by an individual on Sunday (10th October)
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Collection Of Commercial Rent Improves But Pandemic Shortfall Continues To Grow
Investors in the UK’s commercial property sector experienced a shortfall in rent collected of £707,265,000 in the three months of the June Quarter
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Greene King’s Barrel-Load Of Support For Macmillan Cancer Support
PUB regulars are adding their voices to a huge nationwide thank you to Macmillan Cancer nurses and healthcare professionals this month.
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Impact Of Pandemic Still Being Felt’ Says Brakspear As Turnover Falls 45% In 2020
JT Davies & Sons, the parent company for Henley-based pub operator Brakspear, has reported a £19.4m turnover for the year ending 27 December 2020, a drop of 45% compared to 2019.
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Cultural Nightlife Sector Loses 86,000 Workers Since Start Of Pandemic
The UK’s cultural nightlife sector has lost about 86,000 jobs since the pandemic hit, according to new data. A new report commissioned by the Night Time Industries Association
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Star Pubs & Bars Helps Licensees Capitalise On Cocktail Boom
Star Pubs & Bars has launched a free cocktail menu builder to help its leased and tenanted licensees capitalise on a post lockdown boom in cocktail sales and aid their pandemic recovery.
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Chancellor Urged to Use Budget to Cut Tax on Draught Beer to Support and Safeguard Pubs
CAMRA calls for new, lower rate of tax on pints served in pubs
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, is urging the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to use his Budget later this month to introduce a new
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