Hotel and pub firm Whitbread has said trading improved across its UK Premier Inn hotels in recent weeks. Nevertheless, the London-listed firm said demand was “slightly softer” during the weekend in some areas, such as London, which had performed particularly well last year.
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00:08The hotel and pub firm Whitbread has said trading improved across its UK Premier Inn hotels in recent weeks.
00:17The London-listed firm said demand was slightly softer during the weekend in some areas, such as London, which had performed particularly well last year.
00:26The company, which also runs the Beefeater and Brewer's Fair brands, said total group sales increased by 1% to £739m for the three months to May 30th, compared to the same period last year.
00:41Here's an update this morning from hotel and pub firm Whitbread, which has said trading improved across its UK Premier Inn hotels in recent weeks.
00:51My name's Greg Wright and I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.
