News: April 2012

New website pages and Facebook campaign launched. A survey of over 200 members of the British Hospitality Association shows that an overwhelming majority support the industry’s campaign to reduce VAT to five per cent on hotel accommodation, attractions and for meals away-from-home The survey marks the launch of new VAT pages on the BHA website – www.bha.org.uk giving updated developments on the campaign as well as a comprehensive series of questions and …

Now the dust has settled on George Osborne’s budget, Phil Benson considers the industry reaction to the unchanged VAT rate for hoteliers. When the Chancellor of the Exchequer announces a new budget, it is always greeted with a mixed reaction. Some of the measures in the latest budget from Chancellor George Osborne have been welcomed by the UK hotel industry, but some businesses have been left without much to cheer as important …