Articles tagged “uk”

Corvex isn't satisfied with Whitbread's April overhaul. Now it wants the whole company sold, and is threatening a board fight to force it.

Whitbread blinked. Facing an activist investor and a widening gap between its market value and its property assets, Premier Inn's owner has opted for a sweeping reset.

The UK Government is set to invite industry players to a roundtable event to discuss guest safety. The event could see ministers and companies discuss new protocols that could have wide-ranging impacts.

Room00’s new expansion plan sees its asset selection process adapt to each market. The company is not chasing a fixed hostel-hotel mix, but matching each property to the format that fits best.

A stronger second half helped the UK hotel market recover in 2025, but London lagged, and rising costs mean many operators are still struggling to grow profits.

The race is on to push Heathrow’s expansion plans through regulation and planning. But the airport’s case for a third runway relies heavily on sustainable aviation fuel and aviation still faces major challenges scaling the technology needed to decarbonize.

The probe puts hotel benchmarking and revenue data tools back under the regulatory spotlight, testing where market intelligence ends and improper coordination begins.

As building emissions rules tighten and financing remains a challenge, hotel groups may increasingly need in-house expertise to manage carbon data, owners, and compliance.

Whitbread is a year into a five-year strategy. Corvex wants it to stop and reassess. That puts pressure on the Premier Inn owner to justify its long-term plan.

Encore is using its new line of credit to expand internationally. With the acquisition of production company Eclipse, it expands its London footprint and gains a home advantage at some of the city’s top venues.