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 […]
Condense Reality, a virtual reality startup developing technology to transform how viewers watch live entertainment and sports, has raised a seed round of more than £800,000, including £220,000 from SFC Capital, the most active seed-stage investor in the UK. The remaining funds come from two grant awards, together worth almost £500,000, as well as smaller […]
An innovative Scottish software business that provides a comprehensive booking platform for the leisure travel sector has announced plans to launch a suite of data technology products designed to help travel agents and tour operators to gain vital insight into which parts of the sector are seeing the fastest and most sustained recovery in order […]
Phoenix Cinema in Leicester is preparing to re-open its doors this autumn after receiving support from Lloyds Bank, as part of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The independent cinema and art centre, which has become a cultural institution in the city since opening in 1963, was forced to close its doors on 17th […]
Experienced business professionals, Anthony Lewis and Jonathan Burgoyne, have recently purchased Bloomsbury Guest House in York, with funding successfully secured by specialist commercial finance broker, Christie Finance. Bloomsbury Guest House, long-established and located in a popular area of York, has been owned by the previous owners since 2009 and has been operated as a lifestyle […]
One of Manchester’s most iconic music venues has secured its future with the support of a six-figure funding package from Lloyds Bank. Based in the Northern Quarter, Band on the Wall has a musical history spanning more than 200 years and has hosted performances from the likes of Joy Division and Buzzcocks. Alongside being a […]
As hospitality and leisure businesses prepare for the August Bank Holiday, research from Barclays Corporate Banking reveals just 6% of businesses in the sector are confident of growth across the Summer. The significant challenges currently facing the industry are underscored in a new Barclays study of over 300 senior hospitality and leisure executives. On average, […]
A North Yorkshire leisure venue that offers ten-pin bowling, snooker, children’s soft play and more says it has plans in place to install social distancing measures when it is able to reopen on 1st August, after securing support from Lloyds Bank. Matrix Superbowl in Sandylands Business Centre, Skipton has eight bowling lanes and is a […]
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Edition 287 – August/September 2020
Leadership By Business Money group editor Robert Lefroy UK CEOs leading the w...
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