
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: According to data from RSM Hotels Tracker, hotel room rates have increased by 13 per cent for the year to February 2023, beating the rate of inflation at 10.4 per cent.
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Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has raised the national insurance threshold by £3,000 but ignored pleas to keep VAT at 12.5 per cent for the hospitality industry.
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Reading Time: 13 minutesRussia / Ukraine: Eloise Hanson, editor of Boutique Hotel News, and Paul Stevens, editor of Short Term Rentalz, examine the aftershocks of the war in Ukraine and what it means for the travel and hospitality industries.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM calls on city centre hotels to update their offering and aim to broaden their appeal to help secure