Travelodge To Open 17 New Hotels This Year
Travelodge has announced that it will open 17 new hotels this year, creating 360 new jobs across its portfolio. Two of the new hotels will be in London, with the rest spread around the country.
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Calls For September Bank Holiday After May Wash Out
Travel and hospitality leaders are calling for an extra bank holiday in September in a bid to recover losses suffered because of miserable weather for May’s first bank holiday.
Read more...Over 330,000 Hospitality Jobs At Risk If Rent Protections Are Removed This Summer
The £2.5bn in rent debt hanging around the neck of the hospitality industry is a threat to the future of thousands of businesses and over 330,000 sector jobs, new analysis by UKHospitality has revealed.
Read more...International Tourists Can Revive UK Cities
UKinbound and seven leading tourism bodies* have written to the Prime Minister to highlight that the survival and recovery of over 200,000 city tourism and hospitality businesses they represent
Read more...Outlook Remains Challenging For UK-Listed Travel And Hospitality Companies Despite A 50% Fall In Profit Warnings
UK-listed travel, hospitality and leisure companies issued 90% fewer profit warnings during the first three months of 2021 than they did during the equivalent period in 2020, but they continue to face a challenging outlook
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Fishermann Pub Group Opens Third Site Following £550,000 Investment With Star
Hertfordshire pub operator Fishermann Pub Group is opening its second site with Star Pubs & Bars – The Rose & Crown at Welwyn – following a £550,000 joint refurbishment
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Sector Bosses Lose Legal Fight To Reopen Indoor Hospitality
Sector leaders have lost a legal challenge to force the government to reopen the hospitality sector ahead of May 17.
Greater Manchester’s night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord, alongside Punch Taverns boss Hugh Osmond
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Hospitality Ulster Says Lack of Engagement Causing Chaos with Outdoor Reopening Regulations
Hospitality Ulster has said that despite their repeated calls since Christmas for the Executive Office to engage with the industry, the late clarification of regulations…
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Call for decisive Government Action on Rent Debt
Ahead of submitting its formal evidence, UKHospitality has written to the Government urging it to adopt its proposals to help tackle the £2.5bn rent debt…
Read more...Hospitality Sector Loses £80.8bn of Sales in 12 Months of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped a staggering £80.8bn off hospitality’s sales in just 12 months, the latest edition of the UKHospitality Quarterly Tracker with CGA…
Read more...No-Shows Blight Busy Reopening for Operators
Bookings have been a big consideration for consumers in the early days of hospitality’s reopening—but one in seven already admits to not fulfilling them. Those…
Read more...No-Shows Blight Busy Reopening for Operators
Bookings have been a big consideration for consumers in the early days of hospitality’s reopening—but one in seven already admits to not fulfilling them. Those…
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Reduction Of EU Workers Puts Squeeze On Hospitality Operators As Sector Continues Recruitment Drive
As the hospitality sector continues its recovery, the latest figures from Fourth, the leading global software provider for the hospitality and leisure industries, reveal there has been a significant reduction in EU nationals
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Craft Guild Of Chefs Appeals To Industry Leaders To Mentor Young Chefs Through The Graduate Awards
Due to large amounts of the hospitality industry still being closed, the Craft Guild of Chefs has extended its deadline for the Graduate Awards 2021. This is to give senior chefs the opportunity to encourage
Read more...UKInbound And Seven Tourism Bodies Call For Government Action
UKinbound and seven leading tourism bodies* have written to the Prime Minister to highlight that the survival and recovery of over 200,000 city tourism and hospitality businesses they represent is dependent
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