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Mat Waters

It’s a treble! Bank holiday-filled month to give early boost to ‘staycation summer’ says hospitality and tourism expert

24.04.2023
Matthew Waters
Hospitality and Leisure
3 min read

Hospitality and tourism businesses in East Anglia are set for a welcome boost in trade with three separate bank holiday weekends in May, which could signal another ‘staycation year’ for the region, according to a leading tourism and hospitality expert.

James Shipp

Tax year-end planning more vital than ever for leisure and hospitality businesses, says sector expert

07.03.2023
James Shipp
Hospitality and Leisure
4 min read

With changes to Corporation Tax and Investment Allowances, businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector need to be taking action before the end of the tax year

Mat Waters, Lovewell Blake

Hospitality sector sees inflation impact its post-pandemic recovery

07.06.2022
Matthew Waters
Hospitality and Leisure
6 min read

There is a simplistic financial rule-of-thumb within the restaurant industry which states that the price the diner pays can be divided equally to cover three cost categories: the ingredients on the plate; staffing; and overheads - with any profit the business generates forming part of the latter.

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Nothing seems to demonstrate the effect of last year’s staycation boom quite like the quintessential Great British beach hut

27.04.2022
Matthew Waters
Hospitality and Leisure
4 min read

In 2021, research by hotel booking website Hoo suggested that the average asking price of a beach hut had increased by 41% as British holiday-makers stayed within our shores, while a follow-up study this month has shown a reduction of 24% as the staycation property bubble maybe doesn’t burst, but begins to deflate.

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Hospitality survey

30.03.2022
The Marketing Team
Hospitality and Leisure
1 min read

2022 will be a critical year for the UK Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure sector, as it seeks to emerge from the Covid pandemic.

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Ukraine crisis likely to lead to another ‘staycation summer’ says leading tourism expert

22.03.2022
Kim Mann
Hospitality and Leisure
3 min read

The continuing conflict in Ukraine could see East Anglia’s holiday sector facing increased demand during 2022, according to a leading regional hospitality and leisure specialist.

Matthew Waters, Lovewell Blake Partner

Leading specialist accountant calls for delay in VAT hike for hard-pressed hospitality and leisure sector

17.02.2022
Matthew Waters
Hospitality and Leisure
3 min read

As hospitality businesses continue to grapple with soaring food and energy costs and staff shortages, from April they will also face an increase in employer’s national insurance of 1.25% thanks to the Health and Social Care Levy, and a rise of 6.6% in the headline National Living Wage.

Omicron support grants for businesses in Broadland and South Norfolk

19.01.2022
Dominic Smith
News, COVID-19, Hospitality and Leisure
2 min read

With the announcement today that “Plan B” measures in England will end on the 27 January, it is worth looking at what grants are still available whilst restrictions are in place.

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