Premier Inn Owner Whitbread Records £724.7m Loss
Whitbread, owner of Premier Inns has recorded a loss of £724.7m in the first half of its financial year as the impact of coronavirus continues to devastate the sector.
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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.
Hospitality Sector Calls On Welsh Government For Support
UKHospitality Cymru writes to Senedd outlining scale of crisis facing businesses and necessary support
UKHospitality Cymru has written to members of the Welsh Senedd outlining proposals for the support
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Scottish Government Responds To Licensed Hospitality Sector’s Pre-Action Letter For A Judicial Review
Following the unprecedented steps, taken by five of Scotland’s hospitality Industry bodies, of commencing the legal process against restrictions imposed on the licensed trade by the Scottish Government
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Quarter Of Diners Will Only Return To Venues They Know And Love Post-Local Lockdowns
Majority of diners identify as more safety-conscious than friends or family, but half say nothing will stop them from turning up for a booking
Read more...Staycations Drive Consumer Spend As UK Benefits From Boom In Domestic Holidays
UK consumer spending continued its recovery across the Summer months driven by growth in retail, dining and travel expenditure, according to Cardlytics’ latest State of Spend report
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Scottish Government Launches Support For Nightclubs
Nightclubs that have been closed by law since March are to benefit from targeted funding.
One-off grants of up to £50,000 will be available to businesses in both sectors through the COVID-19
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Kind-Hearted Brits Are Happy To Pay 10 Per Cent More For A Pint To Help The Hospitality Sector
Kind-hearted Brits are happy to pay 10 per cent more for a pint to help the hospitality sector – with Londoners willing to fork out a whopping 22 per cent extra for their beer.
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Marston’s Announce Children In Need Partnership
Marston’s pubs will join fellow businesses across the country and take part in a range of fundraising activities, after the pub company announced its recent partnership with BBC charity, Children in Need.
Read more...Scottish Parliament Approves New Five-Tier Lockdown Plan
Scottish MSPs have approved the country’s five-tier strategic framework which are set to come in to effect on Monday, November 2.
Read more...UKInbound Research Shows That Targeted Government Support Would Save Jobs And Businesses
UKinbound has released its latest Business Barometer results which show that viable, export earning, inbound tourism businesses would be saved from collapse
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Latest PHE Data Reveals Hospitality Venues Were Linked To Just 2.7% Of COVID-19 Cases
Trade bodies report figures showing pubs, restaurants and hospitality venues are COVID-secure, urging Government to remove 10pm curfew
Read more...Reopening Of Hospitality Improves Consumer Confidence But Concerns Over ‘Second Wave”
Customer confidence has improved slightly for the third quarter but concerns remain over a second wave of the pandemic, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker.
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Revolution Bars Launches CVA With Sites Set For Closure
Revolution Bars has launched a company voluntary arrangement that could see it close six of its 50 bars.
The bar owner’s parent group, AIM-listed Revolution Bars Group, said the move will allow its Revolution Bars Ltd subsidiary
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Stonegate Scrums Up With James Haskell For Guinness Six Nations Pub Quiz
Hosted by WeLoveSport on Super Saturday – Saturday 31 October, 7pm
Following the success of the ‘Game of 2 Halves’, the UK’s biggest in-venue football quiz which took place pre the FA Cup Final on Saturday 1 August
Read more...PwC Hotels Forecast: COVID-19 Pandemic Prompts Most Volatile Outlook For Fifty Years
UK hotel trading performance is set to decline significantly in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research from PwC. In the bleakest
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