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.
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Apr- 2021 -26 AprilCoronavirus
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 MarchTrade Organisations
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 MarchTrade Organisations
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 FebruaryTrade Organisations
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 FebruaryEconomy
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 JanuaryCoronavirus
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 JanuaryCoronavirus
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 NovemberCoronavirus
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 SeptemberFree to read
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 AugustCoronavirus
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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