More than 130 senior hotel and holiday park executives have written to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, warning that Labour’s planned changes to business rates represent the most serious threat to the sector’s viability and must not be limited to pubs alone.
In a letter coordinated by UKHospitality, industry leaders said the government’s proposed relief package for pubs risks leaving large parts of hospitality “hung out to dry”, despite facing similarly sharp increases in costs.
Signatories include senior figures from Butlin’s, Hilton, Travelodge and Whitbread, alongside Haven, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Leonardo Hotels, Marriott International and Parkdean Resorts.
The intervention comes amid mounting criticism of Labour’s reforms to business rates, which executives say will drive closures, job losses and higher prices for consumers if left unaddressed.
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