Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced its ranking as the most active agents in the hotel sector across Europe for 2020 based on the number of hotels sold, according to the latest rankings provided amongst tracked brokers on Real Capital Analytics (RCA). RCA’s latest figures released this month revealed that Christie & […]
New research from investment holding company MBH Corporation shows nearly one in 10 people (9%) plan to take a caravan holiday in the UK for the first time this year as tourists worry about potential Covid-19 risks when on vacation. That is three times the number who took a UK caravan holiday for the first-time […]
A firm which specialises in providing alpaca trekking adventures has expanded its digital capabilities and secured local council funding following Business Gateway support after the business launched at the end of 2020. Situated in the beautiful Ardgowan Estate in Greenock, West Coast Alpacas offers an outdoor activity with a difference. Visitors can take part in […]
Time Finance and Start Point Finance have supported a creative arts firm with a £80,000 facility under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Together, the two financiers were able to swiftly tailor a funding solution that would bolster a creative art group’s cash position during this challenging time and support their plans for innovation […]
Athlete Factory, a high-level fitness and sports performance company based in Chester, has received a six-figure NPIF loan backed by CBILS from NPIF – BSF & MSIF Microfinance, managed by specialist social impact lender GC Business Finance and MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). Founded by Phil Greening, a former English […]
Restrictions on travel introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic continue to hit global tourism hard, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) showing a 70% fall in international arrivals for the first eight months of 2020. According to the newest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international arrivals plunged 81% in July and […]
A Stirling country house and estate has diversified its business model and positioned itself for growth, thanks to a £200,000 funding package from Bank of Scotland. Gartmore House, built in the mid-18th century, is a 23-bedroom mansion house and activity centre offering group residential packages, conferences for up to 500 people, and craft activity workshops […]
One of the most eagerly anticipated sessions at the Future Hospitality Summit, taking place on Monday 26th October, live in Riyadh and virtually over the internet, will look at new technology that could allow the world to travel again. It is being moderated by David Tarsh, who recently co-founded OK2Roam, a pandemic management system for […]
The global tourism industry had a rosy outlook for 2020 continuing a historic rise in the industry in recent times. However, at the beginning of the year, it became apparent that Covid-19 had turned the world upside down and global tourism effectively came to a collective halt. According to data presented by Stockapps.com, the projected […]
Following Covid-19, improving health and wellbeing offerings could offer hospitality and leisure businesses £21.1bn in additional revenue by 2023. An additional 4.8 million Brits, or 9% of the UK population, now say health & wellness is ‘extremely important’ to them after Covid-19 61% of businesses plan to invest more on health and wellbeing offerings in […]
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Edition 290 – January/February 2021
It’s the economy By Business Money group editor Robert Lefroy The Long Haul 2...
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