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Safestay wins £1.4m Covid business interruption payout

Safestay wins £1.4m Covid business interruption payout

Hotel
Company director ban for bakery boss who overstated turnover to secure loan

Company director ban for bakery boss who overstated turnover to secure loan

News
Takeaway owner who pocketed Covid loan handed suspended prison sentence

Takeaway owner who pocketed Covid loan handed suspended prison sentence

Restaurant
Viewpoint: Covid business interruption insurance claims are still there for the taking

Viewpoint: Covid business interruption insurance claims are still there for the taking

Analysis
Boris Johnson: Eat Out to Help Out scheme was not a 'gamble'

Boris Johnson: Eat Out to Help Out scheme was not a 'gamble'

Restaurant
Tourism on the rise but still 9% short of 2019 levels

Tourism on the rise but still 9% short of 2019 levels

Influx in overseas visitors aids hotel recovery

Influx in overseas visitors aids hotel recovery

Hotel
UKHospitality calls on business secretary to extend coronavirus loan repayments

UKHospitality calls on business secretary to extend coronavirus loan repayments

PizzaExpress and SY23 owner win High Court ruling on insurance payouts

PizzaExpress and SY23 owner win High Court ruling on insurance payouts

Wake-up call: It’s time to face up to Covid debt repayment

Wake-up call: It’s time to face up to Covid debt repayment

Historic Fife hotel enters liquidation as industry body warns more will follow

Historic Fife hotel enters liquidation as industry body warns more will follow

Pub loses two-year legal battle over breach of coronavirus rules

Pub loses two-year legal battle over breach of coronavirus rules

Fuller’s launches legal action over business interruption insurance

Fuller’s launches legal action over business interruption insurance

Marketing
Trump Turnberry returns to pre-Covid trading but losses widen

Trump Turnberry returns to pre-Covid trading but losses widen

Hotel
Patients could be placed in hotels to ease NHS crisis

Patients could be placed in hotels to ease NHS crisis

How to be more resilient in the face of workplace disruption

How to be more resilient in the face of workplace disruption

How to
Leicestershire restaurant boss banned for Bounce Back Loan abuse

Leicestershire restaurant boss banned for Bounce Back Loan abuse

Hospitality businesses in the City of London and Birmingham hit hardest by the pandemic

Hospitality businesses in the City of London and Birmingham hit hardest by the pandemic

Pandemic pushed Gordon Ramsay Restaurants to £6.8m loss

Pandemic pushed Gordon Ramsay Restaurants to £6.8m loss

Recovery Loan Scheme extended for two years

Recovery Loan Scheme extended for two years

Restaurant owner ‘spent majority of Covid financial support on drinking and gambling’

Restaurant owner ‘spent majority of Covid financial support on drinking and gambling’

End of alfresco dining red tape ‘fantastic news’

End of alfresco dining red tape ‘fantastic news’

Restaurant insolvencies increase by 41% in a year

Restaurant insolvencies increase by 41% in a year

City centre hospitality jobs at risk as more people work from home

City centre hospitality jobs at risk as more people work from home

Wake-up call: the reasons behind the rise in food prices

Wake-up call: the reasons behind the rise in food prices

Food & drink
Hospitality venues continue to struggle with Covid cancellations

Hospitality venues continue to struggle with Covid cancellations

Hospitality sector policyholders dine out on Wolseley legal triumph

Hospitality sector policyholders dine out on Wolseley legal triumph

Marketing
Airport restaurants begin to rebound with increasing travel demand

Airport restaurants begin to rebound with increasing travel demand

Scottish hospitality disappointed in delay of lifting face mask law

Scottish hospitality disappointed in delay of lifting face mask law

Government launches survey on impact of coronavirus rent debt law

Government launches survey on impact of coronavirus rent debt law

New law to help resolve some outstanding coronavirus rent debt

New law to help resolve some outstanding coronavirus rent debt

Pret sales slow in London as infections rise

Pret sales slow in London as infections rise

Pandemic more than halved Wasabi turnover

Pandemic more than halved Wasabi turnover

Wake-up call: can my landlord wind up my business?

Wake-up call: can my landlord wind up my business?

Count the cost: how to manage ever-increasing business costs

Count the cost: how to manage ever-increasing business costs

Food & drink
Scotland to end vaccine passport scheme and lift restrictions

Scotland to end vaccine passport scheme and lift restrictions

IHG says hotel demand approaching pre-pandemic levels

IHG says hotel demand approaching pre-pandemic levels

Hotel
Two years of Covid 'cost hospitality sector £115b'

Two years of Covid 'cost hospitality sector £115b'

Wales to drop Covid Pass requirement for events and nightclubs

Wales to drop Covid Pass requirement for events and nightclubs

Pub & bar
Easing of Covid restrictions nudges up drinks sales in pubs, bars and restaurants

Easing of Covid restrictions nudges up drinks sales in pubs, bars and restaurants

Restaurant
Backwell House to close next month after being hit by the pandemic

Backwell House to close next month after being hit by the pandemic

Restaurant
City centre hospitality seeing uplift after work from home guidance dropped

City centre hospitality seeing uplift after work from home guidance dropped

More hotels to house NHS patients to free up hospital beds in Buckinghamshire and Dorset

More hotels to house NHS patients to free up hospital beds in Buckinghamshire and Dorset

Hotel
Scotland eases work from home guidance, but Covid passes remain for nightclubs

Scotland eases work from home guidance, but Covid passes remain for nightclubs

Hospitality welcomes easing of travel restrictions in England and Scotland

Hospitality welcomes easing of travel restrictions in England and Scotland

2022 is an opportunity but not as you’ve seen it before

2022 is an opportunity but not as you’ve seen it before

Nightclubs to reopen in Northern Ireland as Covid measures begin to ease

Nightclubs to reopen in Northern Ireland as Covid measures begin to ease

Hospitality sees growth in openings but sector has lost around 13 sites a day since beginning of the pandemic

Hospitality sees growth in openings but sector has lost around 13 sites a day since beginning of the pandemic

Dirty Martini gears up for legal battle over lockdown insurance

Dirty Martini gears up for legal battle over lockdown insurance

Pub & bar
Managed hospitality groups' December sales dipped by 11% as Omicron hit consumer confidence

Managed hospitality groups' December sales dipped by 11% as Omicron hit consumer confidence

Restaurant
Further restrictions on Scottish hospitality to be dropped from Monday

Further restrictions on Scottish hospitality to be dropped from Monday

Scottish hospitality calls for end of restrictions while ‘thousands’ of businesses still wait for financial support

Scottish hospitality calls for end of restrictions while ‘thousands’ of businesses still wait for financial support

One week on, some councils yet to open Omicron grant applications for hospitality

One week on, some councils yet to open Omicron grant applications for hospitality

Restaurant
Restaurant owner fined £5,000 for breaching Covid rules

Restaurant owner fined £5,000 for breaching Covid rules

Poor festive trading results in £3b hit to hospitality sector

Poor festive trading results in £3b hit to hospitality sector

Inside track: Say goodbye to tradition, says Neil Rankin

Inside track: Say goodbye to tradition, says Neil Rankin

Scottish hospitality ‘in limbo’ as decision on restrictions delayed to next week

Scottish hospitality ‘in limbo’ as decision on restrictions delayed to next week

Pandemic pivoting brings success to some but huge losses prevail

Pandemic pivoting brings success to some but huge losses prevail

Calls for reduction of Covid isolation period or ‘test and release’ to stem staff shortages

Calls for reduction of Covid isolation period or ‘test and release’ to stem staff shortages

Omicron grant cash lands with local authorities in England today

Omicron grant cash lands with local authorities in England today

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