Large hospitality businesses were “utterly ignored” in yesterday’s Budget despite being on the “front line” of the Coronavirus impact, UKHospitality has said.
The possibility of an automatic rise in alcohol duty in next week’s Budget has sparked warnings over the impact of price increases from industry trade bodies.
Research revealing it’s often cheaper to book hotel rooms directly, rather than online, has led to renewed calls for a ban on rate parity clauses used by Online Travel Agents (OTAs).
The Government’s proposed points-based immigration system will make it less costly for Indian and other Asian restaurants to recruit specialist chefs from abroad.
Proposed changes to the immigration system have provoked fierce condemnation from the hospitality industry, with trade body UKHospitality calling it “disastrous” for the sector.
Hospitality trade bodies have called on the Conservatives to follow through on promises to cut business rates after the party won a clear majority in the general election.
