FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Travel and leisure / 11 October 2026
Travel and leisure: sector news on Sunday 11 October 2026
Average tone +3.7 (positive) across 5 companies with relevant coverage, from 22 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| EasyJet | −7.3 | 5 | Coverage centred on easyJet cutting up to 1.4 million winter seats because of high fuel costs, with a warning about flight prices. |
| IHG Hotels & Resorts | +6.3 | 5 | Coverage was mainly about IHG's expanding pipeline, with new Hotel Indigo and voco signings in Indonesia and India plus an InterContinental resort project in Malaysia. |
| International Airlines Group | +7.0 | 5 | Coverage was mainly about British Airways product upgrades, including a new A380 business class cabin and refurbished Heathrow lounges. |
| Whitbread | +4.7 | 4 | Coverage was mainly about Premier Inn expanding into former hotel and Beefeater sites and Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants reopening, which leans positive. |
| Games Workshop | +7.8 | 3 | Coverage was mainly about Mike Flanagan being named director of Amazon's Warhammer 40,000 series starring Henry Cavill, which moves the screen adaptation forward. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +9.2 Amazon Hands Henry Cavill’s Warhammer 40,000 Series to Carrie Reboot Director Mike Flanagan
Amazon Warhammer 40,000 series gets a director, advancing licensed IP exposure. - −8.3 EasyJet cuts 1.4 million winter seats as warning issued over flight prices
1.4 million winter seats cut; price warning issued to customers. - +8.3 Henry Cavill's New Sci-fi Streaming Series Sets Carrie Reboot Creator to Direct
Director attached to Warhammer 40,000 series, progressing the screen adaptation. - +8.3 IHG signs Hotel Indigo Yogyakarta for 2029 opening
New Hotel Indigo signing expands IHG's development pipeline in Indonesia. - +8.3 IHG signs 130-key voco hotel in Vrindavan
New voco signing in India adds to IHG's growth pipeline. - −7.7 easyJet Cuts Up to 1.4 Million Winter Seats as Fuel Costs Stay High
Winter capacity cut as fuel costs remain high. - −7.5 Farsnews | UK's EasyJet Cuts 700,000 Seats on Winter Flights in Face of Rising Fuel Costs
Seat cuts on winter flights due to rising fuel costs. - +7.5 World’s biggest business class comes to British Airways A380
British Airways A380 gets very large business class; product upgrade. - +7.5 A look at the world’s biggest business class on British Airways
Positive coverage of British Airways' large business class. - +7.5 Over 110 Brewers Fayre & Beefeater restaurants REOPENING - all locations so far
Brewers Fayre and Beefeater sites reopening; positive for Whitbread's restaurant operations. - −7.0 easyJet to Cut Another 700,000 Seats From Winter Flight Schedule
Further 700,000 seats removed from winter schedule. - +6.7 British Airways A380 cabin revamp
British Airways A380 cabin revamp, product upgrade.
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