Hospitality

Hospitality 'faces a summer of venue closures' due to self-isolation rules

26-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

UKHospitality has warned that hospitality 'faces a summer of venue closures and reduced service' as a result of self-isolation rules that are forcing thousands of workers to quarantine.

Friday Five: the week's top news

23-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include the Government announcing plans for compulsory vaccine certificates, optimism for the managed sector as sales near 2019 levels, and Hawksmoor mulling an IPO.

Hospitality facing shortfall of more than 200,000 workers

22-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality is facing a shortage of more than 200,000 workers with vacancies across every business in the sector, according to new research from the UK’s leading industry trade bodies.

Hospitality businesses 'cautiously optimistic' about the future, new report says

21-Jul-2021 By BigHospitality

Hospitality businesses are cautiously optimistic about the future of their sector, according to Christie & Co’s latest Sentiment Survey.

Hospitality helps push UK job vacancies past pre-pandemic levels

15-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

The number of job vacancies in the UK surpassed pre-pandemic levels in the three months to June according to new data, driven in part by the hospitality sector.

Government reconsiders 'vaccine passports'

12-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

The Government is reportedly considering plans to introduce so-called 'vaccine passports' for hospitality in the autumn, despite a recent review concluding there should be no legal requirements for their use.

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Business after Brexit: how can hospitality close the labour gap?

29-Jun-2021 By Tijen Ahmet

The Youth Mobility and Graduate Visa schemes can offer a short-term fix to the hospitality skills gap, but longer-term solutions are needed.

Hospitality costs pile up as Javid declares 19 July ‘end of the line’ for lockdown

29-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality trade bodies have called on the Government to consider introducing mitigation measures to help alleviate rising operating costs for business still facing weeks of restrictions.

Friday Five: the week's top news

25-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include details on D&D London’s new Stratford restaurant, data showing the staffing crisis is 'driving up' hospitality wages, and Hawksmoor's biggest restaurant yet.

Friday Five: the week's top news

18-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include delays to lockdown easing, Steven Edwards' plan to expand his Hove flagship Etch, and an extension of the lease forfeiture moratorium.

Federation of Small Businesses calls on Government to develop strategy to bolster hospitality's recovery

18-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has made a series of recommendations to help bolster the hospitality sector as it recovers from the Coronavirus pandemic.

Friday Five: the week's top news

11-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include the UK eating out market being predicted to make a 'full recovery' in 2022, and a new campaign initiative to drive hospitality employment.

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A settled hospitality sector is long overdue

24-May-2021 By Ted Schama

As hospitality venues begin to reopen, I can't wait for things to return to something much closer to the normal we once all took for granted.

Hospitality to benefit from £2.5bn sales increase in first week of full reopening

13-May-2021 By BigHospitality

Pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues in the UK are set for a much-needed £2.5bn sales increase next week as indoor service resumes, according to a new report.

UK’s first Persian hospitality network launches for food and hospitality professionals

27-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

A social networking platform aiming to celebrate and raise awareness of Persian people and brands in the UK hospitality sector has launched this week.