Regulatory and Legal Affairs

Reading Time: 8 minutes UK: Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget today, revealing “permanently lower business tax rates” for hospitality properties.  The 2025 Budget aims to fill a £20…

Income tax and NI thresholds will be frozen while the minimum wage will rise by 50p from April 2026, the chancellor Rachel Reeves said in her Autumn Budget statement today. …

UKHospitality has warned that a government move to consult on a holiday tax in England could raise costs for domestic travellers and add pressure to the cost of living.  The…

Hospitality businesses face about £1.4bn in additional wage costs from April 2026 following new increases to statutory pay rates, according to industry body UKHospitality.  The organisation said the rises make…

Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: England’s mayors will be able to invest in transport, infrastructure, and the visitor economy through a new levy on overnight stays. Any new levy would…

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), together with the governments of Japan, Malaysia and a coalition of leading industry stakeholders, have issued a joint statement at COP30 calling on governments to accelerate coordinated action to achieve net zero carbon emissions from international aviation by 2050.

Rua Al Madinah Holding, a PIF company, and Adeera have signed a partnership agreement to operate and manage two buildings comprising 250 hotel rooms and 120 luxury residential units under its brand Alia, within Rua Al Madinah Project, which is being developed near the Prophet’s Mosque.

Client Alert  |  November 18, 2025 While its final shape is subject to change, the Digital Omnibus is expected to introduce far-reaching amendments that would impact core data protection principles…

When news broke that Sonder was shutting down, my first thought wasn’t about SPACs, leases or capital markets. It was about the guests and teams suddenly caught in the middle.

HOTREC today publishes a major new study by Syntesia Policy & Economics on the impact of taxation on the hospitality sector across the EU, Iceland, Norway and the UK. The…