Articles tagged “whitbread”

Hotels

Premier Inn Expects Boost From Shrinking Independent Hotel Sector

Premier Inn says it has gained pricing power as 10% of all UK independent hotels have closed in the past few years. More remarkably, it says repeat guests made 86% of its bookings this year. It's a direct booking champ other hoteliers could learn from.

Premier Inn Expects Boost From Shrinking Independent Hotel Sector

Hotels

Premier Inn First Quarter Sales Boosted By Rebound Travel

Premier Inn expanded to Germany earlier this year and it reflects in its strong first quarter sales as travel picks up.

Premier Inn First Quarter Sales Boosted By Rebound Travel

Hotels

Premier Inn to Expand Budget Hotel Empire in Germany Through Acquisitions

Branded rivals Ibis, B&B, Motel One, and Best Western better watch out. UK-based brand Premier Inn is hungry to grow in the large German market.

Premier Inn to Expand Budget Hotel Empire in Germany Through Acquisitions

Hotels

Whitbread’s Premier Inn Sees Boost From Budget Travel Demand

Cost-conscious consumers might have helped UK-based hotel chain Premier Inn beat performance expectations. Still, the company seems set to find added measures to add value for its shareholders with a potential share buyback program.

Whitbread’s Premier Inn Sees Boost From Budget Travel Demand

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Whitbread’s Premier Inn Gains Hotel Guests as Inflation Pounds UK

Whitbread's Premier Inn reported strong third-quarter occupancy figures for its 890 hotels, averaging 85 percent. Executives credited the performance to travelers becoming more cost-conscious during an inflationary period in its key markets of the UK, Germany, and the Middle East and thus migrating away from costlier hotel brands. The budget hotel chain said on Thursday…

Hotels

Premier Inn Sees Upsides for Itself With Economic Headwinds

Premier Inn expects to gain market share as rising energy and labor bills prompt many independent hotel owners to throw in the towel. Sad news for the industry, but good news for parent company Whitbread.

Premier Inn Sees Upsides for Itself With Economic Headwinds

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Premier Inn Owner Whitbread Names Dominic Paul New CEO

Premier Inn's owner Whitbread said on Wednesday that it has named Dominic Paul as its new CEO, to succeed Alison Brittain, who has "decided to retire from full-time executive life" at the end of the year. Brittain had steered UK-based budget brand Premier Inn for a half-dozen years, including through the shoals of the pandemic,…

Hotels

Premier Inn’s Owner Whitbread Is Finding Shelter From Inflation Pressures

Premier Inn is one of the first brands to talk openly about how inflation is impacting its bottom line. Expect to hear soon from other hotel brands acknowledging cost pressures, too.

Premier Inn’s Owner Whitbread Is Finding Shelter From Inflation Pressures

Hotels

Premier Inn Sales Rose Along With Omicron

Hotels and other travel brands did see good numbers as they headed into the holiday season, but we're likely to see signs of consumers tapping the breaks in the early part of 2022. Let's hope that will be short-lived.

Premier Inn Sales Rose Along With Omicron

Coronavirus

UK Delay in Lifting Restrictions Hasn’t Fazed Premier Inn Owner Whitbread

Here's one company well-placed to make the most of a bad situation, especially with Germany on the rebound.

UK Delay in Lifting Restrictions Hasn’t Fazed Premier Inn Owner Whitbread