Category: Travel & leisure

‘It’s a hospitality-wide problem‘: night-time traders react to business rates relief plan

Gyms, pharmacies, restaurants and cafes and convenience store owners question why only pubs and live music venues should get help Pubs and live music venues to get support after business rates backlashWaterstones boss defends...

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Burberry bosses urge Rachel Reeves to reinstate tax-free shopping for tourists

British luxury brand urges chancellor to pursue ‘progressive policies’ in budget to increase spending sprees by foreignersBosses at Burberry have urged Rachel Reeves to reinstate a tax-free shopping scheme for...

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Torquay hoteliers on 50 years of Fawlty Towers, and why Basil wouldn’t survive in world of online reviews

Decades after the BBC sitcom first aired, B&Bs in the Devon resort only occasionally lean into their association with the showWith his abusive and impatient service, ill temper and overt snobbery, Basil Fawlty might not have...

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Heathrow airport reopens but ‘huge impact’ on travel expected for days – live updates

Planes begin to land at airport but airlines said the closure would continue to have a “huge impact” on passengers in the coming daysHeathrow airport says “flights have resumed at Heathrow following...

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Manchester’s Bee Network introduces tap-in travel on buses as well as trams

Andy Burnham hails ‘truly integrated, London-style’ system with fares calculated and capped automaticallyManchester will enjoy a transport network on “a footing with London, New York and Madrid” when...

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Council tax in Scotland to reach record high with 15% rise in some areas

Levies on tourists and cruise ships considered by some local authorities in attempt to plug funding gapsCouncil tax costs in Scotland will hit record levels next month after local authorities agreed to raise rates by up to 15%,...

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