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Chancellor urged to prioritise hospitality ahead of potential July emergency budget

02 June 2020 by

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been asked to put hospitality at the heart of plans to reboot the economy amid reports an emergency budget statement is prepared for July.

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Hospitality leaders call on government to cut VAT to help businesses survive

28 May 2020 by

Hospitality leaders have called on the government to cut VAT rates to help businesses survive while operating at a reduced capacity and to save jobs.

UKHospitality launches supplier alliance News

UKHospitality launches supplier alliance

27 May 2020 by
Scottish government extends grant support but is warned move does not go far enough News

Scottish government extends grant support but is warned move does not go far enough

27 May 2020 by
UKHospitality launches #Fair4Hospitality roadmap for reopening sector on 4 July News

UKHospitality launches #Fair4Hospitality roadmap for reopening sector on 4 July

20 May 2020 by
Government must act on rent before June payments due if businesses are to be saved News

Government must act on rent before June payments due if businesses are to be saved

18 May 2020 by

Campaign calls on government to transform UK streets into a Grand Outdoor Café News

Campaign calls on government to transform UK streets into a Grand Outdoor Café

15 May 2020 by

A campaign, led by music venue the Piano Works and supported by UKHospitality, is calling on[...]

Crowdfunding campaign to challenge insurers hits initial fundraising goal News

Crowdfunding campaign to challenge insurers hits initial fundraising goal

13 May 2020 by

A hospitality crowdfunding campaign looking to challenge insurance campaigns refusing to honour business interruption policies has[...]

Hospitality’s pessimism for future prompts renewed call for business support extensions News

Hospitality’s pessimism for future prompts renewed call for business support extensions

30 April 2020 by

Results revealed today from a survey of hospitality businesses paint a gloomy picture of low expectations[...]

More support needed to avoid 'bloodbath of job losses' as scale of revenue hit revealed News

More support needed to avoid 'bloodbath of job losses' as scale of revenue hit revealed

29 April 2020 by

The hospitality sector saw sales decline by 21.3% in the first quarter of 2020, as the[...]

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Business support gaps exposed as more than half of loans rejected

More than half of business support loans to hospitality firms have been turned down, while only a quarter of operators have received hospitality grants, according to new research."

27 April 2020 by
One million hospitality jobs at risk without reopening plan News

One million hospitality jobs at risk without reopening plan

23 April 2020
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An extended period of social distancing could cost one million jobs in the hospitality sector unless measures to protect businesses are put in place, according to UKHospitality.

UKHospitality chief tells Treasury committee to extend and accelerate support to sector News

UKHospitality chief tells Treasury committee to extend and accelerate support to sector

21 April 2020
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Support for hospitality must be “extended, enhanced and delivered swiftly” if jobs are to be saved, UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has told a government committee today.

Urgent government inquiry to examine how sector can be supported to reopen News

Urgent government inquiry to examine how sector can be supported to reopen

16 April 2020 by

An urgent government inquiry will examine the best ways to support hospitality and tourism businesses to[...]

Government grants must be accelerated and extended, trade bodies say News

Government grants must be accelerated and extended, trade bodies say

09 April 2020 by

Government grants are not being delivered quickly enough to businesses that have seen their revenue decimated[...]

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Kate Nicholls: 'The government really does need to act now, otherwise the administrations will continue'

07 April 2020 by

Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UK Hospitality, has led the charge as the industry battles to[...]

Landlords must not be allowed to target tenants during coronavirus, says UKHospitality News

Landlords must not be allowed to target tenants during coronavirus, says UKHospitality

02 April 2020 by

Commercial landlords must be prevented from taking punitive legal actions against businesses suffering a loss of[...]

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Hospitality sector makes 20,000 hotel beds available to key workers

Almost 200 hotels have made more than 20,000 beds available around the UK for NHS staff and other vital workers, following a call from hospitality trade body UKHospitality."

31 March 2020 by
Government asked to block commercial evictions as industry faces multibillion-pound rent bill News

Government asked to block commercial evictions as industry faces multibillion-pound rent bill

23 March 2020
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The government has been asked to block commercial evictions and other sanctions as restaurants and pubs face a multibillion-pound rent bill this week.

UKHospitality advises hotels against accepting leisure bookings News

UKHospitality advises hotels against accepting leisure bookings

23 March 2020
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UKHospitality has advised hotels against accepting any leisure bookings and recommended existing holidaymakers consider if they can leave premises.

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