National Insurance
National Insurance policy and rate changes have a direct impact on payroll, staffing costs, and financial planning across the UK hospitality industry. We report on government updates affecting employer and employee contributions, threshold adjustments, and relief measures. Coverage also includes industry reaction and analysis of how these changes influence hotel operations, recruitment strategies, and long-term cost management.
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Jun- 2025 -6 JuneFeatures
Predictions vs reality: testing OakNorth’s outlook on hospitality
The hospitality trade is a hard one. It runs hot in summer, cold in winter, and never moves in straight lines. Despite costs rising and customers shifting, the doors must open and the lights must stay on. As a lender to hotels, pubs and restaurants, OakNorth sees much of this…
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May- 2025 -22 MayHotel Brands
Travelodge revenues and profits hit by ‘tough market conditions’ in Q1
Travelodge has reported a drop in revenues from £205.5m to £198.4m, and a group EBITDA loss of £8.4m, down from profits of £4.9m in 2024, for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025, as its trading was hit by “tough market conditions”. The group stated that its sales were supported…
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14 MayFeatures
Are London’s economy hotels becoming too expensive?
Data from commercial real-estate data company CoStar has revealed that economy hotels are now more expensive than some midscale hotels in certain areas of London. This trend is a sign of London’s rising affordability challenges. However, in submarkets where prices for mid-tier hotels are slightly higher than economy rooms, the…
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Apr- 2025 -30 AprilHotels
Hoteliers strive to make up lost ground in March, RSM finds
UK hotels strived to make up lost ground in March, as the gap in occupancy and room rates year-on-year narrowed, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker. The data, which is compiled and produced by Hotstats and analysed by RSM UK, shows occupancy of UK hotels remained relatively flat in March…
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17 AprilHotels
Q1 hotel performance dips amid late Easter and budget pressures
Preliminary first-quarter 2025 revenue per available room (RevPAR) results have pointed to softer trading performance for UK hotels, according to new CoStar data. The report stated that cooler demand patterns adversely impacted revenue results as 2025 began. Despite a slightly stronger January, RevPAR started to trend downwards from February, with…
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16 AprilFeatures
Could Donald Trump help the London hotel market?
London has always been a strong hotel market and it has only gone from strength to strength since the pandemic. However, as costs and macro-economic factors continue to eat away at margins could the market be in for a correction. Will Kirkpatrick, head of hotels and extended stay at Newmark,…
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14 AprilFeatures
Full but failing: the quiet crisis in boutique hotels
Andy Murray’s Cromlix Hotel is beautiful. Award-winning, fully booked, and sitting on 34 acres of private grounds in the Scottish countryside. It was crowned AA Hotel of the Year Scotland 2024. It has a Michelin Key. Guests write glowing reviews. And yet, it’s losing money. In the year to March…
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8 AprilPeople
Bristol Hoteliers Association appoints new chair
The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) has announced the appointment of Adam Flint as its new chairman, replacing Raphael Herzog after six years in the role. Flint studied Hotel and Catering Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, qualifying in 1999 and starting his career as a graduate manager with Marriott International, for…
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1 AprilEconomy
UKH urges Gov to work with hospitality as ‘eyewatering’ £3.4bn costs hit
UKHospitality has urged the government to work with hospitality to help bring growth and jobs back to the sector on the day (1 April) that £3.4bn of new annual costs hit the sector. It comes as hospitality businesses will now face an additional £1.9bn in wage costs, £1bn of employer…
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Mar- 2025 -26 MarchEconomy
Chancellor resists calls for business relief in Spring Statement
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has resisted calls from businesses for relief ahead of the upcoming tax changes this April, as part of her Spring Statement today (26 March). UK businesses had been hopeful the chancellor would raise the relief rate for retail, hospitality, and leisure after cutting it to 40% in…
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