Ukhospitality

Vote now: Do you think the extra bank holiday should be made permanent?

27-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and trade body UKHospitality (UKH) have led calls for the Government to make this year’s extra bank holiday a permanent fixture.

UKH backs call for Gov night-time sector support

26-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

UKHospitality (UKH) has backed calls for a Government support package to help counter shortages in night-time sector door staff, including assistance in recruitment and training of additional security staff, especially women.

Welsh hospitality industry doesn't need 'extra worry' of Visitor Levy

26-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Cash-strapped hospitality businesses in Wales need "more TLC", not the extra worry of a Visitor Levy on top of rising costs, UKHospitality (UKH) Cymru has warned.

Hospitality and brewing industry launch Carbon Toolkit to cut carbon

22-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Zero Carbon Forum has launched the Hospitality & Brewing Carbon Calculator and Toolkit on World Earth Day today (22 April 2022), to help hospitality operators and brewers calculate and cut down their carbon footprint.

Fake reviews set to be illegal under new Gov rules

20-Apr-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government has announced plans to make it “clearly illegal” to pay someone to write or host a fake review today (Wednesday 20 April).

UKH outlines 12 key policies for Gov to rebuild sector

13-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

UKHospitality (UKH) has outlined key recommendations for local Government, including tackling the job crisis and licensing extensions, ahead of elections in May.

UKH responds to Covid-19 inquiry consultation

11-Apr-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Trade body UKHospitality (UKH) welcomed the opportunity to comment on the Covid-19 Inquiry draft terms of reference, particularly the specific mention of hospitality.

Publican Awards 2022

Outstanding Industry Contribution – Kate Nicholls

08-Apr-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

This year’s award for Outstanding Industry Contribution was presented to UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls.

Labour shortages will 'stifle' economic recovery says UKH

07-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Failure to tackle labour shortages now will “stifle” hospitality’s ability to drive wider economic recovery, according to trade body UKHospitality (UKH).

Calorie labelling rules come into force

06-Apr-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

New calorie regulations, which will bring cost pressures and an increased workload to the sector, come into force today (Wednesday 6 April), fuelling criticism from trade bodies.

UKH welcomes bill to deal with Covid rent debt

28-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has welcomed the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill, citing dealing with rent debt “imperative” for the sector as it recovers from the Covid pandemic.

The MA's Review of the Week

'Deaf ear at the heart of Government'

25-Mar-2022 By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with UK Hospitality's Kate Nicholls to discuss the week's big developments including the disappointment of the Spring Statement and the challenges facing the sector down the line.

‘Very disappointing’ Spring Statement delivers ‘fatal blow’ to industry

24-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement, which was delivered yesterday (Wednesday 23 March), has come under fire from operators as a “real setback”, that failed to deliver vital support for the “fragile” sector.

Keeping VAT at 12.5% vital for sectors 'return to financial strength'

17-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

An inquiry held by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Hospitality and Tourism has called for VAT to remain at 12.5% beyond March.

79% of operators increase pay to improve recruitment crisis

16-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Almost four out of five (79%) of operators have increased pay rates for staff to improve recruitment and retention, with 91% expecting to hire more staff in 2022, the latest UKHospitality (UKH) and CGA Future Shock Report has revealed.

Poll: Should the late night levy be repealed?

11-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has reiterated calls for a reformation of the late-night levy.

More than three quarters of consumers support keeping 12.5% VAT

10-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 79% of consumers do not believe VAT should return to 20% in April, according to new research.

Hospitality only industry in a position to deliver post-pandemic growth

10-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality is the only industry in a position to deliver post-pandemic jobs, growth, and investment at speed, according to UKHospitality (UKH).

Less than a month until calorie label rules enforced

09-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pub groups with more than 250 employees have four weeks to prepare for calorie information regulations, which will come into force from 6 April.

UKHospitality offers Ukraine crisis support

07-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

UKHospitality (UKH) is working alongside the Government to offer aid and support to those affected by the crisis in Ukraine, as conflict reaches its 12th day.

UKH presses for pavement licences to be permanent

03-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

UKHospitality (UKH) has called for the Government to make pavement licenses permanent in order for the sector to make a faster post-pandemic recovery.

MA Leaders Club

‘We might have survived the black swan of Covid but still have grey rhinoceros of debt’

25-Feb-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

While the sector has battled the pandemic, it still has the debt as a result of the crisis, UKHospitality (UKH) chief executive Kate Nicholls has warned.

Gov urged to help firms move from single-use plastics

25-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

UKHospitality (UKH) has urged the Government to support hospitality businesses as they move away from single-use plastics, ahead of a proposed ban next year.

Sector welcomes end to restrictions in Scotland

23-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Trade bodies across the hospitality sector have welcomed the lifting of Covid restrictions in Scotland but urge the end to restrictions must come sooner and further support must be given.

UKH calls for five key support measures to aid living with Covid

21-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

UKHospitality (UKH) has urged the Government to consider how public messaging directly impacts consumer confidence in the future as part of the trade bodies five key support measurements as the UK learns to live with Covid.

Sector 'brought to its knees' by £115bn in losses

18-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The hospitality industry has lost almost £115bn in the two years since the start of the Covid pandemic.

Job vacancies in sector 'now double' pre-pandemic levels

16-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Job vacancies are 100% higher in the hospitality sector than the corresponding pre-Covid period, according to the latest labour market statistics published today (Wednesday 16 February) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

£5m Hospitality Rising campaign launches to tackle job crisis

10-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Grass-roots campaign, Hospitality Rising, has secured about £350,000 in pre-launch seed funding in order to introduce a campaign of up to £5m to tackle the ongoing employment crisis within the hospitality sector.

Trade bodies formulate repairs guidance

09-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality (UKH), have produced best practice guidance for the management of pub repairs and dilapidations.

Hundreds of sector bosses call on Sunak to hold 12.5% VAT

08-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

More than 250 hospitality business leaders, including pioneering voices in the pub sector, have written to the Chancellor urging the Government to keep VAT at 12.5% beyond March 2022.

‘Rising energy costs hitting firms at worst possible time’

07-Feb-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Rocketing energy bills are crippling the sector at “the worst possible time”, following the impact of Plan B guidance over the festive period and ahead of Government support such as the lower VAT rate and business rates support ending.

Prices expected to rise by 11% across sector

07-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Prices across the hospitality sector are expected to rise by 11% throughout the year, as businesses try to combat cost pressures and rising VAT rates, a UKHospitality (UKH) survey has revealed.

Keeping 12.5% VAT 'could generate £7.7bn of turnover over next decade'

04-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A report commissioned by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), UKHospitality (UKH), the Tourism Alliance and the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions has revealed keeping VAT at 12.5% could generate £7.7bn of additional turnover over the...

Triple whammy of costs will ‘inevitably result in price rises’

01-Feb-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Government reforms to the alcohol duty system have been welcomed by one trade body alongside warnings for further changes ahead of a “triple whammy of costs” for the sector.

Calorie labelling rules to come into force at ‘very challenging time’

31-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

UKHospitality (UKH) has called for a delay in the implementation of new regulations regarding labelling calories, due to come into force in April 2022.

UKH survey to help Government shape future of sector

20-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

UKHospitality (UKH) has urged operators, including pubs and nightclubs, to take part in its upcoming annual Benchmarking Survey, following its hiatus last year due to the pandemic.

Plan B rules lift ‘good news’ but severity of impact ‘must not be underestimated’

19-Jan-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government's latest announcement that Plan B rules are being scrapped has been cautiously welcomed by trade bodies, alongside calls for further support.

Cutting isolation to 5 full days ‘very helpful for sector’

13-Jan-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government’s announcement about self-isolation for those with Covid-19 being able to end after five full days following two negative lateral flow tests has been welcomed by the trade as it could help ease staffing pressures.

Hospitality sees 27% sales drop on New Year’s Eve

13-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Sales in pubs, bars and restaurants were down by more than a quarter (27%) on New Year’s Eve, new data from UKHospitality and insight consultancy CGA has revealed.

Scottish hospitality businesses ‘left in limbo’

12-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Scottish hospitality businesses have been ‘left in limbo’ and ‘need answers now’ following Nicola Sturgeon’s latest coronavirus update as the sector saw another opportunity for recovery ‘snatched away’, according to trade bodies across the sector.

Extended licences offer ‘vital extra trading time’ during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

11-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Extended licensing hours for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this summer could give hospitality businesses ‘vital extra trading time’ after being devastated by coronavirus, according to UKHospitality (UKH).

Councils receive Omicron grant cash

07-Jan-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Local authorities will receive the funding for the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grants from today (Friday 7 January), the Government has announced.

Testing delays ‘causing havoc’

06-Jan-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Delays in Covid testing has meant sector staff have had to isolate for almost a fortnight, according to reports.

‘Good chance’ fresh restrictions won’t be imposed says PM

05-Jan-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Prime Minister Boris Johnson implied it was unlikely further Covid measures would be implemented to tackle the spread of Omicron.

Welsh pubs see a quarter of the revenue of English pubs

05-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Welsh pubs have seen at least 25% less revenue than their English counterparts due to the more stringent restrictions imposed in Wales.

Pubs lost £10,335 on average over Christmas

04-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs, bars, and restaurants lost £10,335 on average in the week leading up to Christmas with Christmas Day takings down 60% when compared to 2019, figures from UKHospitality (UKH) have shown.

Sector welcomes no new Covid rules in England before new year

28-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Health secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed there will not be any further Covid restrictions in England before new year.

It's not biting the hand that feeds if its scraps from the table

22-Dec-2021 By Ed Bedington

It wasn’t so much a shining knight, riding to our rescue on the white horse, more like a clown on the back of a knackered old seaside donkey.

‘Catastrophic figures’ show December trade is set to be disastrous

21-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Pub revenue was down more than 40% over the past weekend with one in five businesses having reported a sales drop of more than 60%, according to UKHospitality.

December revenue predicted to drop by a quarter

17-Dec-2021 By Rebecca Weller

The Government need to step in and provide financial help before it’s too late as December revenue for the hospitality sector has been predicted to drop by a further quarter, according to industry body UKHospitality.