FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Travel and leisure / 9 October 2026
Travel and leisure: sector news on Friday 9 October 2026
Average tone +3.8 (positive) across 5 companies with relevant coverage, from 67 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Airlines Group | +3.0 | 31 | Coverage was dominated by British Airways unveiling new A380 cabins, including the world's largest business class, plus lounge investment and the return of Israel flights. |
| EasyJet | −4.0 | 23 | Coverage was dominated by easyJet cutting its winter schedule, with 1.4 million seats axed as costs rise, plus Gatwick delays and several onboard incidents and diversions. |
| IHG Hotels & Resorts | +7.5 | 6 | Coverage was mainly about IHG expanding its hotel pipeline, with new signings in Yogyakarta and Vrindavan and a Kimpton opening in Cascais. |
| Games Workshop | +3.7 | 5 | Coverage was mixed but leaned positive, with revenue reported up 10.9% and new Warhammer products and a novel announced. |
| Whitbread | +8.7 | 2 | Coverage focused on Whitbread's hotel expansion, with the Premier Inn owner agreeing a major deal for Bristol and Plymouth hotels and acquiring two Future Inns sites. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +9.2 Air India and IHG Hotels Announce Loyalty Partnership
Loyalty partnership with Air India broadens IHG's reach. - +9.2 Premier Inn owner agrees major deal for Bristol and Plymouth hotels
Premier Inn owner agrees major hotel deal, expanding its estate. - +8.3 'Luxury hotel in the sky': British Airways is transforming its A380s
Favourable coverage of A380 premium transformation - +8.3 Whitbread Acquires Two Future Inns
Whitbread acquires two Future Inns hotels, growing its portfolio. - +8.0 BA announces world's biggest business class, promising ‘hotel-quality sleep at 35,000 feet’
World's biggest business class, strong marketing story - −8.0 British Airways passenger describes terrifying moment plane dropped 28,000ft 'completely without warning'
Passenger recounts terrifying drop, reputational harm - −7.8 EasyJet axes 1.4million seats this winter – affecting thousands of flights
1.4 million winter seats axed, disrupting customers. - +7.8 British Airways unveils all-new cabins for Airbus A380
New A380 cabins unveiled, positive product investment - +7.7 British Airways Unveils Redesigned Cabins for Airbus A380 Retrofit Programme
Redesigned cabins in retrofit programme, positive - +7.7 British Airways unveils world’s biggest business class on A380
Biggest business class unveiled, positive - −7.5 EasyJet cuts thousands of winter flights to save on fuel
Thousands of winter flights cut to save on fuel. - +7.5 British Airways to retrofit entire A380 cabins
Major A380 cabin investment by British Airways, a positive product move
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