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

13 January 2022 by

A 40% drop in sales for the hospitality sector during the 2021 festive season versus 2019 represents a £3b hit to the industry, according to data from UKHospitality and CGA.

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Scottish hospitality businesses cutting staff hours and supplier orders after Christmas party plea

13 December 2021 by

Some hospitality and late night businesses in Scotland are cutting staff hours and reducing supplier orders in a bid to stay afloat after people were advised to cancel Christmas parties, a trade body has said.

Covid passes could be extended across hospitality in Wales News

Covid passes could be extended across hospitality in Wales

29 October 2021 by

Covid passports could be introduced across the wider hospitality industry in Wales if coronavirus cases continue[...]

Sector urged to use Hospitality Apprenticeships Week to champion diverse and exciting careers on offer News

Sector urged to use Hospitality Apprenticeships Week to champion diverse and exciting careers on offer

18 October 2021 by

Trade association UKHospitality has urged the sector to use Hospitality Apprenticeships Week this week as a[...]

Hospitality businesses report utility bills ‘shooting up’ News

Hospitality businesses report utility bills ‘shooting up’

14 October 2021 by

Hospitality businesses are reporting significant inflation in their utility bills, putting further pressure on the sector[...]

#VATsEnough campaign calls for chancellor to lock in lower VAT rate for hospitality News

#VATsEnough campaign calls for chancellor to lock in lower VAT rate for hospitality

07 October 2021 by

A major new campaign – #VATsEnough – is calling on the chancellor Rishi Sunak to make[...]

Hospitality Apprenticeships Week 2021 aims to change perception of the industry News

Hospitality Apprenticeships Week 2021 aims to change perception of the industry

23 September 2021

Attracting new recruits and changing the perception of the industry will be the focus of October’s Hospitality Apprenticeships Week 2021.

UKHospitality urges government to close rent debt 'loophole' News

UKHospitality urges government to close rent debt 'loophole'

13 September 2021

UKHospitality has welcomed the extension of debt protections for tenants but urged the government to close a ‘loophole’ on County Court Judgements.

Hospitality overpaying business rates by £2.4b every year News

Hospitality overpaying business rates by £2.4b every year

25 August 2021 by

UKHospitality and the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) have said they support government proposals to increase[...]

Customers returning to hospitality more quickly than last summer News

Customers returning to hospitality more quickly than last summer

23 August 2021 by

A UKHospitality survey, supported by data from CGA, has found that that 56% of consumers visited[...]

NHS app updated to reduce number of people told to self-isolate as hospitality warns of closures News

NHS app updated to reduce number of people told to self-isolate as hospitality warns of closures

02 August 2021 by

The NHS Covid-19 app is being tweaked following concerns too many people were being told to[...]

Pandemic cost hospitality industry £100b in sales News

Pandemic cost hospitality industry £100b in sales

30 July 2021 by

Hospitality businesses have suffered a £100.2b drop in sales from pre-pandemic levels in the 15 months[...]

Easing of legal restrictions not the end of hospitality’s challenges News

Easing of legal restrictions not the end of hospitality’s challenges

22 July 2021

Research published by the UK’s hospitality and pub trade bodies has reflected the scale of the challenges still facing businesses as they look to rebuild from the pandemic.

Government says app to verify Covid passports will launch this weekend News

Government says app to verify Covid passports will launch this weekend

16 July 2021

The government has said an app to verify Covid passports will be available “by Saturday” amid confusion over their use three days ahead of reopening.

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