FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Travel and leisure / 1 October 2026
Travel and leisure: sector news on Thursday 1 October 2026
Average tone +3.0 (positive) across 5 companies with relevant coverage, from 35 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Airlines Group | +5.5 | 16 | Coverage was mostly about British Airways adding Caribbean capacity, with new Antigua and Barbados flights, and resuming its free Starlink Wi-Fi rollout on A350s. |
| IHG Hotels & Resorts | +8.3 | 7 | Coverage was mostly about IHG's expansion, with a Vignette Collection signing in Madrid, a Kimpton debut in Rome and luxury ambitions in India. |
| EasyJet | −1.2 | 6 | Coverage was mixed, with strikes in Portugal threatening around 500 flights and causing cancellations from an Essex airport, alongside possible hand luggage rule changes. |
| Games Workshop | +1.2 | 4 | Coverage was mixed: shares edged up and outperformed the market, and a new Dawn of War IV trailer was released. |
| Whitbread | +1.3 | 2 | Coverage was mixed, with Premier Inn issuing a statement on housing asylum seekers, which carries some reputational risk. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 IHG Accelerates Luxury & Lifestyle Growth in Spain With Signing of San Bernardo, Vignette Collection in Madrid
New Vignette Collection signing in Madrid extends luxury growth in Spain. - +9.7 Key facts: LSE:IHG Q3 RevPAR +4.1%; Share Repurchase Completed
Q3 RevPAR up 4.1% and buyback completed. - −8.7 easyJet strikes in Portugal threaten around 500 flights in early October
Portugal strikes threaten around 500 easyJet flights in October. - +8.7 Kimpton Rome Hotel Planned for 2029
Kimpton Rome hotel planned, expanding the brand's European footprint. - +8.7 Premier Inn owner Whitbread gives Microsoft AI a hospitable welcome
Whitbread adopting Microsoft AI, positive efficiency and innovation story. - −8.3 Warhammer YouTuber Pulls the Plug After 10 Years Amid Games Workshop Takedowns, Death Threats, and Doxxing Over 3D Printing Designs
YouTuber quits amid GW takedowns, harassment claims; reputational damage. - +8.3 IHG to Debut Kimpton in Rome
Kimpton debut in Rome is a brand expansion. - −7.5 easyJet cancels flights from Essex airport due to strikes at holiday hotspot
Strike-related cancellations of easyJet flights from Essex airport. - +7.5 easyJet announces two new routes from LJLA to Girona and Murcia
Two new routes from Liverpool expand easyJet's network. - +7.5 DAWN OF WAR IV: BLOOD RAVENS AND DARK ANGELS UNITE IN NEW CGI TRAILER
New Dawn of War IV trailer supports its game franchise. - +7.5 ‘We would like to bring more luxury brands to India’: InterContinental Hotels’ Sudeep Jain
IHG executive outlines plans to add more luxury brands in India. - +6.8 IHG and ANA Launch Loyalty Partnership
New loyalty partnership with ANA widens customer appeal.
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