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

24 November 2023 by

Visits to the UK have increased 112% year-on-year, but is still 9% short of 2019 levels, as tourism continues to return following the pandemic.

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‘This is a killer’: industry reacts to rise in National Living Wage

22 November 2023 by

The industry has criticised the government’s announcement that it will increase the National Living Wage by almost 10% from next April.

Tom Kerridge: Hospitality venues will close without business rates freeze News

Tom Kerridge: Hospitality venues will close without business rates freeze

10 November 2023 by
‘Stop de-railing Christmas’: Government announces law to ensure 40% of trains run during strikes News

‘Stop de-railing Christmas’: Government announces law to ensure 40% of trains run during strikes

07 November 2023 by
Hospitality calls for business rates support amid 'endless cost rises' News

Hospitality calls for business rates support amid 'endless cost rises'

06 November 2023 by
Number of UK licensed premises drops below 100,000 for first time in two decades News

Number of UK licensed premises drops below 100,000 for first time in two decades

30 October 2023 by

Warning that £864m hospitality business rates bill would be ‘final nail in the coffin’ News

Warning that £864m hospitality business rates bill would be ‘final nail in the coffin’

18 October 2023 by

The hospitality industry could be faced with an “insurmountable” £864m business rates bill next April, UKHospitality[...]

Not 'just a job': more people considering a career in hospitality News

Not 'just a job': more people considering a career in hospitality

12 October 2023 by

The number of those considering a career in hospitality has risen to one in three, compared[...]

Thirty-seven hospitality brands urge train unions not to strike over Christmas News

Thirty-seven hospitality brands urge train unions not to strike over Christmas

02 October 2023 by

Rail unions have been urged not to strike during the festive period by 37 hospitality brands,[...]

Government launches skills passport to direct benefit claimants into hospitality News

Government launches skills passport to direct benefit claimants into hospitality

11 September 2023 by

A pilot scheme has been launched in Liverpool that will train jobseekers in hospitality skills to[...]

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Train strikes announced for September

ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, has announced a fresh wave of strikes on 1-2 September, marking its 11th one-day strike over a 15-month dispute. "

21 August 2023 by
UKHospitality urges government to continue offering business rates relief News

UKHospitality urges government to continue offering business rates relief

21 August 2023
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Hospitality sector bills could rise by £220m next year should business rates increase with inflation, according to analysis from UKHospitality.

UKHospitality calls for ‘urgent action’ after gloomy economic forecast News

UKHospitality calls for ‘urgent action’ after gloomy economic forecast

10 August 2023
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UKHospitality has urged the government to act “sooner rather than later” to tackle the energy crisis after it was warned the UK is heading towards five years of “lost economic growth”.

Hospitality operators urged to respond to Ofgem consultation News

Hospitality operators urged to respond to Ofgem consultation

10 August 2023 by

UKHospitality has asked operators to back calls for Ofgem to urgently implement recommendations from its energy[...]

UKHospitality: Urgent government action needed to bring down costs News

UKHospitality: Urgent government action needed to bring down costs

04 August 2023 by

The rise in interest rates will only “exacerbate the financial challenges” many hospitality businesses are struggling[...]

Sadiq Khan calls for crackdown on Airbnb in London News

Sadiq Khan calls for crackdown on Airbnb in London

20 July 2023 by

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for greater regulation of Airbnb-style holiday lets to help[...]

Hospitality firms excluded from new government business council News

Hospitality firms excluded from new government business council

19 July 2023 by

The prime minister has launched a new business council to hear the thoughts of sector leaders[...]

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UKHospitality calls on business secretary to extend coronavirus loan repayments

The chair of UKHospitality has urged the government to extend CBILS (Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans) repayment terms to ensure the “survival of thousands of businesses in hospitality”. "

14 July 2023 by
UKHospitality calls late night levy extension 'damaging blow' for the industry News

UKHospitality calls late night levy extension 'damaging blow' for the industry

13 July 2023
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UKHospitality has yet again called on the Home Office to abolish the late night levy after the government adapted the law for local authorities.

UKHospitality urges Scottish businesses to respond to visitor levy consultation News

UKHospitality urges Scottish businesses to respond to visitor levy consultation

27 June 2023
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UKHospitality Scotland is encouraging operators to respond to the tourist tax consultation and outline the impact it will have on their businesses.

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