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Hospitality jobs at risk
According to the latest survey of UKHospitality members, tackling rent arrears is critical to the future health of the sector, which accounted for 10% of UK employment before the outbreak. The £2.5 billion rent debt […]
Hospitality sector loses
According to the latest UKHospitality Quarterly Tracker and CGA Hospitality Scoreboard, the sector’s revenues have fallen by nearly two-thirds since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
Between April 2020 and March 2021, businesses could lose around […]
New Covid-19 tracker
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has announced a program called Destination Tracker in preparation for the resumption of international travel.
The initiative aims to streght […]
The importance of the tourism sector for the national economic recovery
The latest UK employment figures have been released, confirming the importance of the tourism sector as a driver of economic recovery:
– 4 in 5 of those people who have lost their jobs since the pandemic […]
Biofuel lobby
A number of low-cost cargo airlines have complained to the European Union that the biofuel quotas introduced should apply to all flights, not just low-cost airlines. European low-cost airlines and NGOs have expressed concern about […]
Scandinavian Bonus-Malus
Sweden wants to introduce a new type of bonus flyer scheme to reduce the ecological footprint of its two main airports. Aircraft arrivals would be categorised according to their pollution impact, the government announced on […]