Coronavirus
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Apr- 2022 -4 April
£330m in Omicron grants unspent by local councils, study finds
Firms in England, which were most impacted by the Omicron variant, received less than half of the £635m support package…
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Feb- 2022 -8 February
Consumer spending slows in January
Consumer card spending rose by only 7.4% in January compared to the same period in 2020, marking the smallest uplift…
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Jan- 2022 -31 January
Bournemouth hotel to house NHS patients
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is transferring patients to the Village Hotel in Bournemouth to free up hospital beds.…
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24 January
BHA’ hopes for events business boost as Plan B ends
The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) is hoping that the Government’s decision to end the ‘Plan B’ Covid-19 restrictions will lead…
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21 January
Festive sales slide despite increase in productivity
Festive sales were considerably down in comparison to 2019, but staff headcounts and hours worked are heading in the right…
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20 January
Removal of Plan B signals ‘gradual return’ to normality, says UKH
Hospitality sector trade association, UKHospitality, has “heralded” the announcement of the return to Plan A as a key milestone on…
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13 January
Fifth of businesses report cancellations amid Omicron
Just over one-fifth (21%) of businesses that are still trading experienced an increase in cancellations from customers in the last…
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Dec- 2021 -23 December
London hotel market recovery to continue despite Omicron
The hotel market recovery is set to continue despite the new Omicron variant, according to research from Knight Frank. It…
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22 December
Xmas cancellations fall 40% compared with 2020 levels
December cancellation rates for Christmas bookings have fallen 40% from 2020, with the final two weeks of December (including Christmas…
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21 December
Sunak unveils £1bn support package for Omicron-hit businesses
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a further £1bn support package for businesses impacted by the new Omicron variant. As part…
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