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Bristol Hoteliers Association

Covers news and updates on the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA), which represents over 40 hotels in the city. Reporting includes the BHA’s advocacy work on staffing, business rates, and local tourism strategy, along with its partnerships, campaigns, and events supporting the hotel sector in Bristol.

  • Apr- 2021 -
    26 April
    Coronavirus
    Inside the hospitality industry’s staff crisis

    Inside the hospitality industry’s staff crisis

    As the hospitality industry begins to reopen after a series of strict and financially damaging national lockdowns, business owners are beginning to pick up the pieces after a long year. Married with Britain’s exit from the European Union in January last year, hospitality leaders are beginning to speak up about…

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  • Mar- 2021 -
    23 March
    Trade Organisations
    Bristol hoteliers launch 500-man recruitment drive

    Bristol hoteliers launch 500-man recruitment drive

    Hoteliers in Bristol are seeking to recruit at least 500 people for jobs, according to the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA). The trade organisation, which represents 40 hotels in and around the city, says the sector is preparing for a busy summer once hotels are allowed to reopen on 17 May.…

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  • 4 March
    Trade Organisations
    Hospitality industry welcomes budget package

    Hospitality industry welcomes budget package

    The UK hospitality industry has responded warmly to the confirmation of financial support in the government’s budget for this year. Yesterday (3 March), chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £65bn support package for the economy as the country prepares to leave lockdown restrictions in April. Under the new budget, hospitality and…

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  • Feb- 2021 -
    19 February
    Trade Organisations
    BHA condemns PM’s ‘first to close, last to open’ policy

    BHA condemns PM’s ‘first to close, last to open’ policy

    The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) is coming out against the prime minister’s “first to close, last to open” post-lockdown policy for the hospitality industry. The trade association, which represents hoteliers in Bristol, is “angry” with Boris Johnson over the possibility their businesses will be the last to reopen. Johnson is…

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  • 12 February
    EconomyBristol hoteliers outline Budget wishlist to MPs

    Bristol hoteliers outline Budget wishlist to MPs

    Hoteliers in Bristol are calling on the government for additional support for the industry ahead of the chancellor’s upcoming second budget in March. The Bristol Hoteliers Association has published a “wishlist” which includes extending the furlough scheme, extending the reduced rate of VAT for hospitality businesses for another 12 months,…

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  • Jan- 2021 -
    28 January
    CoronavirusHotels need roadmap to recovery, says Bristol Hoteliers Association

    Hotels need roadmap to recovery, says Bristol Hoteliers Association

    The Bristol Hoteliers Association has called on the government to provide the industry with a roadmap to recovery similar to the one that has been outlined for schools.  Following the parliament’s announcement that schools would not re-open until the second week of March at the earliest means hoteliers are now…

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  • 8 January
    CoronavirusBristol hotels offer to assist vaccine rollout

    Bristol hotels offer to assist vaccine rollout

    The chair of the Bristol Hoteliers Association has called on the government to use hotels to boost the UK’s vaccine rollout.  He said the move, which would use currently unutilised venues, would support local GPs as well as Ashton Gate, which will become one of seven vaccination ‘super centres’ across…

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  • Nov- 2020 -
    4 November
    CoronavirusBristol Hoteliers Association argues furlough ‘isn’t enough’

    Bristol Hoteliers Association argues furlough ‘isn’t enough’

    Hoteliers in Bristol have urged the government to increase their support of the industry during the upcoming second lockdown. While the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) said the extension of the furlough scheme was “very welcome”, it argued that many businesses will find lockdown “very challenging because of ongoing costs that…

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  • Sep- 2020 -
    21 September
    Free to readBristol hoteliers issue new call for Government support

    Bristol hoteliers issue new call for Government support

    Hoteliers in Bristol say more Government support is urgently needed to protect the long-term future of their businesses in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA), with the furlough scheme set to end next month and new restrictions such as the ‘rule of six’ presenting…

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  • Aug- 2020 -
    18 August
    CoronavirusBristol hotels reach 30% occupancy in August

    Bristol hotels reach 30% occupancy in August

    Hotels in Bristol are operating at around one-third of their potential capacity as they re-open following the Covid-19 lockdown. The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA), which represents 40 establishments, said it expects all members to have re-opened by the end of the first week of September. One of the latest to…

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