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The perfect storm of the financial crisis, high rates of VAT and planning delays took its toll on the hotel sector in 2011, with 36 per cent fewer hotel rooms opening than predicted at the start of the year.
Pub operators are awaiting a ‘crucial’ decision from HM Revenue & Customs over the rate of tax applied on gaming machines, following the announcement that they will be split into two bands.
The proposed night-time parking charges for London’s West End will cost businesses in the area £800m a year and threaten over 5,000 jobs, a study has found.
Employers within the hospitality industry are being urged to do more to recruit young people at both graduate and non-graduate level after a survey of recent university graduates found that more than a third are disappointed with the levels of...
Former Little Chef chief executive Ian Pegler has revealed his top tips for turning ailing businesses around after saving the roadside restaurant chain and his latest project, events venue Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, from failure.