Coronavirus UK: Some hospitality business owners ‘suicidal’

The boss of a tourism board in the UK has today warned how business owners in the hospitality sector are committing suicide due to the financial pressures they are facing in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. James Mason, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, says the UK’s £50billion international tourism industry could lose up … Read more

75-page hospitality industry report sets out roadmap to getting restaurants and pubs open on July 4

The hospitality industry has submitted a 75 page report setting out a roadmap to getting restaurants and pubs open on July 4, that includes ditching the hotel buffet and no more drinkers at the bar. The dossier has been submitted to ministers by UKHospitality, the trade body for the industry, as reported by The Daily … Read more

Premier League clubs facing losses of up to £177m in season ticket and corporate hospitality sales

Premier League clubs are facing combined losses of up to £177million in season ticket and corporate hospitality sales due to the coronavirus crisis.  Analysis undertaken by Sportsmail reveals that the 20 top-flight clubs were projecting income of around £708m from match-day revenue this season, with almost a quarter of that set to be lost as a … Read more

Major hospitality firm G1 Group halts plans to dismiss new staff

Major hospitality firm G1 Group halts plans to dismiss new staff after Government reveals coronavirus job retention scheme G1 will reexamine their planned dismissals in light of the government’s package Staff had already been told their were to be fired before Sunak’s announcement A spokesman for the hospitality group called the coronavirus pandemic the:  ‘most difficult … Read more