Sunak announces new jobs scheme, extended VAT cut
UK: Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the government’s replacement for the UK furlough scheme, which will support the wages of workers
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England hospitality venues on curfew, face masks compulsory
UK: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that hospitality venues such as pubs, bars and restaurants must close at 22:00
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STAA vice chair warns of “catastrophic” drop in consumer demand
UK: Representatives from the UK hospitality industry, including the vice chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association, Jean-Philippe Monod,
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New hospitality tracker sees first quarter sales drop by 21.3 per cent
UK: The UK hospitality sector saw sales decline by 21.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, as the
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“Existential threat” of coronavirus to hospitality
UK: Trade association UKHospitality (UKH) has called coronavirus an “existential threat” to the hospitality industry in a letter to Rishi
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