UKHospitality
Hospitality facing £900m business rates hike, threatening ‘devastation’
Ahead of the Autumn Statement, new analysis by trade body UKHospitality reveals that business rate bills could go up by more than a third, leaving firms facing collapse.
Abolish late night levy for nightclubs
The levy continues to overburden the hospitality sector with even more costs at a time when businesses are hit by soaring energy prices and staffing issues.
Third of UK’s hospitality businesses at risk
More than a third of the UK’s hospitality sector is at risk of business failure in early 2023 due to the cost of doing business crisis, according to analysis of a new survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and Hospitality Ulster.
UKH publishes energy advice, guidance, and costs calculator for all businesses
Due to the extraordinarily high energy prices hospitality businesses are facing this winter, UKHospitality is taking the unprecedented step of making its energy guidance publicly available.
Energy efficiency, upskilling and green incentives critical to hospitality’s net zero journey
The UK’s hospitality sector is committed to reaching net zero by 2040 but government partnership with the sector is central to achieving the target, UKHospitality has said in its response to the government’s Net Zero Review.
Every part of UK has something for tourists
Responding to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s (DCMS) ‘Promoting Britain Abroad’ report, UKHospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls said: “The DCMS committee is absolutely right to highlight the enormous value tourism offers to the UK economy, and hospitality is at the heart of that offering.
Ukhospitality pushes for energy costs action for hotels
UKHospitality has called on the Government for urgent support if thousands of hospitality businesses are to avoid collapse this winter in the face of soaring energy costs.
Hospitality businesses get boost from extended licensing hours over Platinum Jubilee weekend
This summer’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations to mark 70 years of the Queen’s reign, represents an opportunity for hospitality businesses across the UK looking to boost the recovery
High energy costs force hospitality businesses to raise prices and cut opening hours
Soaring energy costs are forcing some hospitality businesses to raise their prices and cut trading hours, according to a new survey by four leading trade bodies.
UK’s weekend hospitality sales plummet by 40% amid fears of another lockdown
Over half (54%) of venues were down more than 40% in revenue last weekend, with one in five businesses reporting a crushing sales drop of more than 60%
Hospitality’s Christmas bookings hope, as Omicron declared ‘mild’
The hard-pressed hospitality sector received a much-needed boost today, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) announcement that cases of the Covid-19 variant Omicron appear to be ‘mild’
Hospitality bucks national trend to deliver 15% apprenticeship growth
The UK’s hospitality sector is delivering continued apprenticeship growth, bucking the national trend in other sectors. Speaking at the Hospitality
New agriculture bill to boost hospitality sector
UKHospitality has welcomed the publication of the government’s agriculture bill, along with the supply-chain security it will provide to hospitality
UKHospitality slams call for 2.5% Scottish tourist tax
UKHospitality has warned against the Association of Accounting Technician’s (AAT) call for the introduction of a 2.5% tourist tax in
Cash isn’t king: e-payments to become most popular payment method by 2021
Discover Global Network, the payments brand of Discover Financial Services and UKHospitality (UKH), predicted that by 2021, e-payments will overtake the power of cash payments.
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