British Institute of Innkeeping
Coverage focuses on the work of the UK’s leading membership organisation for licensees and pub operators. Reporting includes training and accreditation programmes, policy consultation responses, sector surveys, and business support initiatives led by the organisation. Insight is tailored for independent landlords, tenants, and pub managers seeking professional development, operational guidance, and advocacy on licensing, staffing, and sustainability across the on-trade.
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Oct- 2020 -29 OctoberCoronavirus
Only 1% of hospitality venues report test and trace incidences
Only 1% of pubs, restaurant and hospitality venues report test and trace incidences, according to leading trade associations. A survey of members from UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping and the British Beer & Pub Association, with respondents operating over 22,500 outlets across the UK, said they collectively only reported…
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20 OctoberNews
Star Pubs and Bars moves to three-tier rent approach
Star Pubs and Bars has announced it is increasing rent concessions for its leased and tenanted pubs in England with a new structure of discounts aligned to the government’s tier system of Covid restrictions. As part of the latest package of support for Star pubs in England, Tier 3 (very…
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19 OctoberCoronavirus
More than 750,000 hospitality jobs under threat without support
Over 750,000 jobs in the hospitality sector are under threat without government support, according to a survey carried out by leading trade associations. UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping and the British Beer & Pub Association found 76% of respondents were loss making before the government’s tier lockdown system was…
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Sep- 2020 -24 SeptemberCoronavirus
Quarter of hospitality businesses likely to collapse without support, survey finds
One quarter of hospitality businesses believe they may collapse in the next three months if they do not receive further government support, according to the latest survey from industry leaders. Pub and hospitality trade bodies, British Beer and Pub Association, UKHospitality and British Institute of Innkeeping, held a survey of…
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Aug- 2020 -20 AugustCoronavirus
Trade bodies pen open letter urging for ‘robust’ Test and Trace
Industry trade bodies have penned an open letter calling on the sector to maintain “robust” procedures when implementing Test and Trace or risk seeing guidelines “significantly strengthened”. In the letter, written by UKHospitality, The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the British Institute of Innkeeping, said that Test and…
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Jul- 2020 -3 JulyCoronavirus
Pub and hospitality trade bodies publish track and trace guidance
Leading trade associations representing the UK’s pub and hospitality sectors have issued joint guidance to businesses on supporting the Government’s track and trace customer registration scheme. The guidance has been jointly produced by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality. It aims to…
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Jun- 2020 -1 JuneCoronavirus
All pubs will need to be open for tapered furlough to work, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed some aspects of the new furlough scheme announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, including the additional flexibility and gradual tapering from August. However, the trade association has warned that for the tapered support to work, all pubs need to be open and…
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May- 2020 -29 MayPubs and Bars
Hospitality sector urges Sunak to maintain furlough scheme at 80% til October
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality (UKH) have called on the chancellor to extend the Job Retention Scheme to October and increase its flexibility for the pub and hospitality sectors. In a letter to Rishi Sunak, the trade bodies have urged the…
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Jun- 2019 -18 JuneTrade Associations
BII announces new COO
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has appointed Steven Alton as its new COO, assuming the role on 30 September. During the first few months he will oversee a strategy for the future, ensuring the BII is well placed to support the challenges facing licensees and staff in the hospitality…
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Feb- 2019 -21 FebruaryBusiness
Hospitality businesses hailed ‘heroes of the high streets’
Hospitality trade bodies have applauded the housing, communities and local government’s report which was published today (21 February) and said high streets and town centres needed to shift the focus from shopping onto leisure. This report follows the committees recent enquiry into what is needed to save the UK high…
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