Giving up vegan arm helps Britain’s biggest meatpacker eye profit surge Markets The UK’s biggest meatpacker has upgraded its profit target after offloading its loss-making vegan arm. FTSE 250 listed Hilton, which packages beef, lamb and fish, said it now expected to make a pre-tax profit of between £66m and £71m, a 10 per cent uplift from its previous forecast range. That comes after the firm sold [...]
Hilton, Butlins left fuming over business rates snub Hospitality Hilton and Butlins have been left fuming after being snubbed by Andy Burnham’s pledge to slash business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues. The two hospitality giants said that hotels and resorts have been unfairly ignored by successive government interventions to cut the business rates bills of hospitality firms. Stephen Cassidy, senior vice president [...]
Hospitality leaders ramp up pressure on Labour to slash VAT Hospitality Leaders of top hospitality firms have ramped up pressure on Labour to slash VAT, which they warn is leading to hundreds of thousands of job losses. Pub chains JD Wetherspoon, Fuller’s and Greene King, as well as hotel giant Hilton and Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca, have thrown their weight behind a campaign to cut Value [...]
Holidaymakers face billion-pound tax on ‘great British holiday’ March 23, 2026 The “great British holiday” is under threat from a proposed tax which would hit visitors with £1.6bn in new charges and threaten 33,000 jobs, hospitality bosses have warned. The country’s holiday economy could be “decimated” by a levy on tourist accommodation which would turn away domestic and international holidaymakers, according to new modelling. Industry body [...]
Competition watchdog probes top hotel chains over data sharing March 2, 2026 The UK’s competition watchdog has launched a probe into top hotel chains including Hilton, Marriott and FTSE 100 giant IHG over their suspected use of a data analytics tool to share information with each other. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the investigation on Monday morning, which centres around the hotel chains’ use of [...]
Traveltok takes off: Why Hilton, Ryanair, Expedia and British Airways are flocking to Tiktok August 16, 2024 It’s highly likely that someone you know has been to Montenegro, Albania or Slovenia in the past year. This is no coincidence. These destinations have soared in popularity after going viral on Tiktok’s “travel dupes” trend, where users seek out lesser-known or less-touristed alternatives to popular locations. Savvy travellers are swapping Paris for Bruges, London [...]
Landmark Hilton hotel creates almost 140 jobs but losses widen January 30, 2024 Almost 140 jobs were created by the company behind the Hilton hotel in Manchester's iconic Beetham Tower as it continued to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, newly-filed documents have revealed.