Regulation
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Aug- 2018 -15 August
Bespoke’s Lugger Hotel awarded five-star AA rating
Portloe’s Lugger Hotel has been awarded a five-star rating by the AA, alongside two AA rosettes, following a recent inspection.…
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13 August
Airbnb slams Bristol ‘exclusions’ zone proposal
Airbnb has slammed a proposal for exclusion zones in Bristol, calling it a “shameless attempt by a hotel group” to…
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8 August
Airbnb ‘exclusion zones’ recommended by head of Bristol Hoteliers Association
The head of the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) has called for city leaders to investigate short-term lets on platforms like…
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Jul- 2018 -23 July
HMRC proposal to access taxpayers’ bank accounts in secret ‘condemned’
An HMRC proposal that would have allowed secret access to taxpayers’ bank accounts has been condemned as an “unreasonable invasion…
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17 July
European Commision demands clearer Airbnb price presentation
The European Commission and EU consumer authorities are calling on Airbnb to be more transparent on its presentation of prices.…
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16 July
Airbnb now a third of the size of the hotel sector in London
Airbnb listings now equal roughly a third (32%) of the size of the hotel sector in London, with 64,000 Airbnb…
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9 July
200,000 companies sued over business rates
Over 200,000 businesses were taken to a Magistrates court for failing to pay for businesses rates under the first year…
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6 July
UKHospitality calls for ringfencing of digital tax revenue
UKHospitality has warned the Treasury that it must undertake a full and wide-ranging review of business rates and ringfence future…
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5 July
UKHospitality warns against tourist tax ahead of Edinburgh move
UKHospitality has reiterated its message that a tourist tax in Edinburgh, or any part of the UK, could be “disastrous…
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4 July
New Belfast hotel may not open due to lack of certification
UK budget accommodation chain easyHotel may not be able to open its new Belfast property due to a lack of…
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