Ufi Ibrahim
Ufi Ibrahim is a leading figure in UK hospitality, best known as the founder and CEO of the Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA), which works to help the hotel sector transition to Net Zero and meet ESG goals. She previously served as CEO of the British Hospitality Association from 2010 to 2018, where she oversaw its merger with the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers to form UKHospitality. Her leadership saw the launch of initiatives like the Big Hospitality Conversation, which helped create tens of thousands of jobs for young people. Ibrahim is also a former COO of the World Travel & Tourism Council and currently serves as a commissioner on the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission. This archive covers her influence on industry policy, sustainability, and workforce development.
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Dec- 2024 -10 DecemberHotel Brands
Lamington Group appoints new board of directors
UK real estate and investment company Lamington Group has established a new board of directors, headed up by six industry leaders, including the group’s founders, the Godwin family, and most recently Merzak Kaddour and Robert Ryan. Kaddour and Ryan will be joining the company as non-executive directors alongside Ufi Ibrahim…
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May- 2018 -31 MayEditor's Blog
Thoughts on merging the BHA and ALMR to create UKHospitality
In recent months two of the largest UK hospitality trade associations, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) and the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR), merged to create UKHospitality, a new body which will represent 700 operators across 65,000 sites. The new body will bring together businesses from all aspects of…
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Feb- 2018 -22 FebruaryPeople
Ufi Ibrahim leaves BHA after ALMR merger
Ufi Ibrahim, chief executive of the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has decided to step down after the merger bid by the BHA and Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) was approved. Following the approval by members of both the BHA and ALMR at a meeting held on February 21, the…
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2 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Hotel Confidence Report predicts cautiously optimistic future for hotel industry
The Hotel Confidence Report produced by hospitality insurer NFU Mutual and the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has shown a cautiously optimistic picture for the future of the hotel industry. The report found that 81% of hotel businesses sampled expected to maintain or increase investment levels to mid-2020 led by property…
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Jan- 2018 -23 JanuaryTrade Organisations
BHA and ALMR to merge creating UKHospitality
Two of the largest UK hospitality trade associations, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) and the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR), are to merge to create UKHospitality. UKHospitality will represent 700 operators across 65,000 sites. The proposed plan, which will be voted on by both associations in separate general meetings…
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22 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Trade bodies partner with DWP to push careers
Leading hospitality groups are urging businesses to make the recruitment and development of new workers a priority, in response to an impending hospitality skills shortage. The British Hospitality Association (BHA), The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) have partnered with unemployment charity, Springboard…
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Dec- 2017 -20 DecemberLatest News
BHA Travel Monitor shows dip in visitor numbers
Inbound tourism has dipped for the first time in three months according to the British Hospitality Association (BHA). Figures from the BHA Travel Monitor showed visitor numbers fell by 1% year-on-year, in contrast to increases of 6% and 5% seen in July and August, and to the 9% growth seen…
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Nov- 2017 -30 NovemberTrade Organisations
‘Fake and malicious’ reviews hit 85% of British hotels and restaurants, says BHA
A survey conducted by the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has found that 85% of hospitality businesses have been victim to fake online reviews intended to harm and blackmail them. This figure is up from the 65% recorded in the last survey two years ago. Some 71% of hospitality businesses said…
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23 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Mixed Budget reaction from hospitality associations
The hospitality industry has reacted with mixed reviews to the Chancellor’s Budget, some describing the plans as ‘disappointing’ and others commending the possible reduction of tourism VAT in Northern Ireland. Louise Goalen, HBAA chair, said the association was “disappointed by the absence of specific measures” with regards to hospitality and…
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8 NovemberTrade Organisations
BHA condemns Sadiq Khan’s ‘unfair’ London ‘tourist tax’
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has hit back at the Greater London Assembly’s (GLA) plans to introduce a ‘bed tax’ for the capital’s hotel rooms. The London Assembly Economy Committee met yesterday to further discuss the tax which it says could add between £91m to £364m a year to the…
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