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Easyhotel’s secret to success in the budget sector

Hotel Owner

The budget hotel sector has seen major growth in the last few years as people either cut back on luxuries or want less luxury from their hotel stays. In 2022, Easyhotel’s RevPAR was up 56% and its market share increased showing strength of the budget model in the current climate.

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LivAway Suites opens in Nashville

Hotel Business

” The expansion into Nashville is part of the brand’s growth plan to have 50 locations open, or under construction, by the end of 2026. ” West77 Partners completed the project under budget, reinforcing their partnership with LivAway Suites. LivAway’s thorough design contributes to this outcome,” he said.

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Chancellor resists calls for business relief in Spring Statement

Hotel Owner

UK businesses had been hopeful the chancellor would raise the relief rate for retail, hospitality, and leisure after cutting it to 40% in the October budget, where increases in the national living wage and employer NI contributions were also announced. in 2026 and meeting the 2% target from 2027 onwards.

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A&O Hotels revenues hit £192.7m as it celebrates 25th anniversary

Hotel Owner

The site has been acquired, and construction will begin in spring 2025, with the opening planned for late 2026. We have evolved and created a budget product that is attractive to both travellers and investors, elevating it to a new level. The newest project, A&O Heidelberg, will feature 118 rooms in a five-story building.

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UK Budget to raise taxes by £40bn: Hospitality industry reacts

Serviced Apartments

Reading Time: 7 minutes UK: UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has delivered a Labour Budget for the first time in 14 years as the government warned of “difficult” decisions to “restore economic stability” and plug a £22 billion black hole in public finances that was estimated by the Office for Budget Responsibility [OBR].

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Budget: Increases to employers’ NI and minimum wage

Hotel Owner

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has increased employers’ national insurance contributions in a bid to help raise as much as £40bn in taxes, pledging to also boost long-term growth and “mark an end to short term-ism” as part of Labour’s first budget since it came into power. an hour from April, up from the current pay of £11.44.

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Whitbread celebrates topping out of Premier Inn Snow Hill

Hotel Owner

Due to open in early 2026, the hotel will deliver 212 compact hubs with Premier Inn bedrooms which are designed around a new atrium space. Whitbread acquired the Snow Hill development site from the City of London Corporation in 2020, securing planning permission to convert the former police station into a budget hotel in September 2021.