Spain's hard-hit hotels had offered to pay for foreign tourists to take coronavirus tests, in an effort to lure back visitors worried by a fresh wave of cases and put off by Britain's sudden imposition of a two-week quarantine.more
In Poland more than 80 percent of hairdressers and beauticians rate this summer season as worse than last winter, according to the #BeautyRazem Initiative study. The industry is calling for an 8 percent VAT rate on cosmetic services.more
70% hotels did not reach more than 40 percent in July. the reservation. Due to the poor performance at the beginning of the summer, more than half of the hotels do not expect a profit before 2022.more
Only one-quarter of business leaders say their organizations are fully ready for the end of the Brexit transition period, according to a survey by the Institute of Directors.more
Beauty salons, spas, tattoo parlours and nail bars are welcoming back their first clients for almost four months, as lockdown restrictions ease further in England.more
Beauty salons, tanning shops and tattooists can reopen in England from Monday, the government has said, while gyms and indoor swimming pools will be allowed to let customers return later this month.more
Celebrated footballer and former England captain David Beckham is moving into the virtual world as co-owner of London-based start-up Guild Esports.more
Business breathed a few weeks from the audit of the tax office. However, the time for relief is just ending - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more
Boris Johnson will on Tuesday unveil his plan to reopen the hospitality sector from July 4, and announce the result of the review of the two-metre social-distancing rule.more
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, her grandson Prince William and his wife Kate have shown their support for businesses as they emerge from the coronavirus lockdown, with the monarch praising firms for their response “at a time of great difficulty”.more
A UK pub chain has said it will open all of its sites on July 4 because it ‘cannot wait’ for the Government to make a decision about whether it is safe.more
A senior minister gave fresh hope to London’s stricken restaurants and bars today by saying the Government was “not gold-plating” the two-metre rule on social distancing.more
When the epidemic stops, officials will check that the company benefiting from the anti-crisis shield did not artificially understate its revenues - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more
UK high streets are on the "brink of collapse" as the eight-week countdown to the next quarterly rent instalment begins, the #RaiseTheBar campaign has said.more
Ireland will allow firms impacted by the coronavirus crisis to warehouse tax liabilities for 12 months, offering a "lifeline" as part of an additional package of business supports that could reach 6.5 billion euros, the government announced on Saturday (May 2).more
Thousands of people are backing calls for Sir Richard Branson to have his knighthood taken away. A petition signed by more than 13,000 people calls the business magnate a 'disgrace to his country' for asking the UK Government for a £500 million bailout for Virgin Atlantic despite reportedly not paying income tax for 14 yearsmore
According to the Business Center Club survey, which covered 600 companies in mid-April, over 70% companies intend to take advantage of the government's assistance package in combating the pandemic crisis - writes Monday "Rzeczpospolita".more
