Brits to spend £51bn on city breaks this year August 18, 2021 Holidaymakers exploring UK cities on staycations will spend a collective £51bn this year. On average Brits are going on three city breaks this year and spending on average £414 on a holiday, according to the 2021 Travelodge City Holiday Index. Holidaymakers will spend £17.08 more than the 2020 city break average spend of £396.92, according [...]
Electra Private Equity to rename as Unbound in hospitality demerger August 17, 2021 Electra Private Equity has reiterated its plans for a spin off of its hospitality brands and will rename the company Unbound Group. Restaurant brands TGI Friday and 63rd+1st will be split away under a new company named Hostmore, with shares given to Electra shareholders. The private-equity investment trust will be left with one remaining business, [...]
Taliban say peace in Kabul ‘top priority’ at first press conference August 17, 2021 The Taliban have said security and peace in Kabul is their “top priority” as they hosted their first press conference since gaining control of Afghanistan. “We don’t want fighting in Afghanistan and we don’t want our nation to see the consequences of fighting,” the group’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed told journalists in Kabul. The militants said [...]
Pubs run dry amid HGV driver shortage August 17, 2021 Pubs have reported running out of beer after breweries were forced to cancel deliveries thanks to a shortage of delivery drivers. Beer giant Heineken was among those to cancel orders as the sector braces for draymen to take industrial action later this month. “Due to the resource issues we continue to face in third party [...]
British student evacuated from Afghanistan after ‘danger holiday’ August 17, 2021 A 21 year-old British student who travelled to Afghanistan on holiday has said he has now been evacuated. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Miles Routledge said he had landed in Dubai after previously staying at a United Nations safe house in Kabul. He posted a video appearing to be inside a military aircraft and [...]
Outrage among holidaymakers as Tui cancels flights to Spain, Italy, Slovenia and Turkey August 17, 2021 Travel firm Tui has cancelled holidays to hotspot European destinations and beyond as coronavirus restrictions continue. The holiday firm will not offer Tui flights to Malta and certain parts of Italy – Sardinia, Sicily and Calabria – or holidays in Almeria and Girona in Spain until at least 31 October. Flights and packages for holidays [...]
Boxpark CEO: ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity for expansion August 17, 2021 Boxpark CEO Roger Wade has said the post-lockdown property market offers a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to expand. The founder of the food and leisure park concept told CityA.M. it was the “best time to expand” in London as there had been a “major clear out” of hospitality businesses and many empty spaces available. [...]
President Biden stands ‘squarely’ behind decision to withdraw from Afghanistan August 16, 2021 US President Joe Biden has stressed a “swift and forceful” response if the Taliban attempts to disrupt the US evacuation from Afghanistan. “Once we have completed this mission, we will conclude our military withdrawal,” Biden told journalists after the Taliban seized all major cities in Afghanistan. The President said it would be wrong to ask [...]
Two thirds of employers considering pay cuts for remote workers August 16, 2021 As many as two thirds of companies are considering slashing the pay of staff who are hesitant to return to the office. Up to 68 per cent of businesses are debating whether or not to introduce pay cuts for staff who choose to work from home, according to a survey by HR software provider CIPHR. [...]
Afghanistan’s Paralympic athletes unable to compete in Tokyo August 16, 2021 Afghanistan’s Paralympic team will be unable to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics as commercial flights out of the country have been called off following the Tablibn takeover. “Due to the serious ongoing situation in the country, all airports are closed and there is no way for them to travel to Tokyo,” a spokesperson for [...]
