Current Affairs
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Aug- 2015 -14 August
Best Western CEO urges school leavers to consider hospitality
The chief executive officer of market consortium Best Western GB, Rob Payne, has called on school leavers to consider a…
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11 August
Hotel and travel companies must ‘act fast’ on auto-enrolment
Small hotels and hospitality businesses have been urged to “act fast” to untangle payroll data in order to meet…
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7 August
Edinburgh Fringe hotel prices ‘most expensive in Europe’
Hotel prices in Edinburgh have increased by 39% this August mainly due to the simultaneously running Edinburgh International Festival and…
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5 August
Tube strike: Unions told to ‘call it off’ by hospitality industry
The British Hospitality Association has urged unions organising the London tube strike to call off future actions to allow the…
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Jul- 2015 -22 July
All-party parliamentary group to lobby for cut in tourism VAT
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has announced the establishment of a cross-party parliamentary group of MPs to help boost tourism…
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20 July
Travelodge seeks £1bn sale as total revenues surge 17.9%
Travelodge is reportedly planning a £1bn sale or stock market float of the company in the wake of strong financial…
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10 July
OTAs are a heavy burden on hotel profits, says HVS
Hotels have become increasingly reliant on bookings from online travel agents (OTAs) and might soon be forced to work with…
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8 July
Summer Budget 2015: National Living Wage to be introduced
Chancellor George Osborne has announced the launch of a new National Living Wage that will be launched from April next…
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8 July
Summer Budget 2015: Sunday trading could be extended
Sunday trading hours could be extended to give businesses greater flexibility over their weekend opening hours, the Chancellor George Osborne…
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6 July
‘Room to Reward’ charity launches in the UK
A charity that campaigns for the hotel industry to recognise and reward deserving individuals within registered charities has launched in…
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