Premier Inn owner’s costs to rise by up to £50m after business rates changes

Premier Inn owner’s costs to rise by up to £50m after business rates changes - Whitbread is among hotel owners to be hit hard ...
Reuters

Premier Inn Hotels Limited

Whitbread warned on Friday that British budget measures would cost the Premier Inn owner 40-50 million pounds ($66 million) in its next fiscal year, as a sharp increase in business rates threatened to ...
The Financial Times

Easyjet founder loses legal battle with Premier Inn over ‘Rest easy’ branding

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easyGroup has lost a legal battle with Premier Inn after the High Court dismissed ...
The Mirror

Premier Inn to replace cladding on 12 of its hotels amid Grenfell fears

Hotel chain Premier Inn is replacing the cladding on 12 of its properties amid safety fears - including one that opened just days before the Grenfell Tower disaster. Following the tragedy in west ...
The Financial Times

Premier Inn should loosen up a little as it expands

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Hemant Patel is on a business trip, it can take a few moments after waking to recall where he is. He stays ...
BBC

Judge puts court row over words 'rest easy' to bed

A hotel chain has won a High Court trademark fight with a group that includes the easyJet airline over its use of the words "rest easy". Lawyers representing easyGroup claimed Premier Inn Hotels, ...