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2 Jul 2025 Brand, Sustainability

Whitbread’s Thrive programme sets national example for inclusive employment

Business-led initiative expands to Liverpool City Region, offering a blueprint for tackling disability employment gaps Whitbread, the UK’s largest hospitality company and owner of Premier Inn, has expanded its Thrive programme—a pioneering, employer-led initiative supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) into work—into the Liverpool City Region. The

2 Jul 2025 Brand

Plane annoying – lack of sleep impacts summer getaways

As millions of Brits prepare to jet off on their summer holidays, new research by Premier Inn reveals that sleep – or lack of it – could be the biggest travel woe this summer. As more than one in four are planning a summer holiday, the UK itself remains

19 Jun 2025 Property

Premier Inn gets the go-ahead in Outer Dublin

UK’s largest hotel business secures a planning grant to build its first hotel in Outer Dublin at Sandyford Business Park, D18 – part of its strategy to grow a network of 5,000 Premier Inn rooms in Ireland.

17 Jun 2025 Brand

The Power of Women continues to Thrive.

Whitbread’s Gender Equality Network is recognising inspirational women across the business with its third annual celebratory event. For the last three years, GEN has been hosting its Superhero event, celebrating inspirational women across the business and marking their achievements with invaluable networking opportunities and celebration. The annual event most

12 Jun 2025 Brand, Community

Construction has officially begun – A milestone for children’s cancer care

This month, construction officially began on the Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital. As a Founder Partner of the Build it. Beat it. appeal we are honoured to support Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity in helping to build the future of children’s cancer care and beat cancer for

19 May 2025 Brand, Sustainability

Premier Inn kicks off UK-wide fundraising efforts in Penzance

A Cornish hotel team has launched a major new fundraising initiative to help transform the lives of seriously ill children across the UK. The initiative, kicked off by the team at Premier Inn Penzance will see a beloved charity mascot travelling the length and breadth of the UK. Great

19 May 2025 Estate, Property

Whitbread submits planning application to convert Verity House in Leeds City Centre into a Premier Inn

The UK’s largest hotelier progresses its plans for a 131-bedroom hotel in the South Bank area of Leeds City Centre

14 May 2025 Estate, Property

Premier Inn adds Central Plaza site in Carlisle to its development pipeline

Whitbread intends to redevelop the vacant site into a 104-bedroom Premier Inn hotel

13 May 2025 Brand, Property

Planning Appeal allowed for new Premier Inn at St Ives, Cornwall

Planning Inspectorate grants planning permission for a 90-bedroom hotel on Trewidden Road, St Ives.

7 May 2025 Estate, Property

Whitbread secures first hub by Premier Inn location south of the River Thames

The acquisition of Dorset House in Southwark marks the continued expansion of the hub by premier Inn brand in the Capital.

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