FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Travel and leisure / 13 October 2026
Travel and leisure: sector news on Tuesday 13 October 2026
Average tone +3.1 (positive) across 5 companies with relevant coverage, from 57 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitbread | −2.5 | 20 | Coverage centred on Whitbread's interim results and its dispute with Corvex over a board seat, with the shares described as under pressure. |
| International Airlines Group | +5.5 | 12 | Coverage was mostly about British Airways investment in premium products, including a large business class cabin on its A380s and Heathrow lounge upgrades. |
| IHG Hotels & Resorts | +6.2 | 11 | Coverage was mainly about IHG growing its estate, with the InterContinental Taipei opening and new Crowne Plaza and voco signings in Cairo and India. |
| EasyJet | +6.8 | 8 | Coverage centred on a bidding contest between Castlelake and Apollo for easyJet, with shares reaching their highest level since February 2022. |
| Games Workshop | −0.3 | 6 | Coverage was split between a falling share price, including a slip despite a profit beat, and positive pieces on the stock's outperformance. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 EasyJet Shares Hit Their Highest Level Since February 2022
Shares at highest level since February 2022. - +9.2 Games Workshop Stock: The ‘Anti-AI Share’ That Outperformed Apple and Tesla
Praises shares for outperforming Apple and Tesla; positive reputation. - −8.3 Warhammer 40,000 Maker Games Workshop Hits the Headlines for Its Falling Share Price
Coverage focuses on falling share price. - +8.3 British Airways to unveil world's biggest business class on A380s
BA unveiling largest business class cabin on A380s. - +8.3 British Airways Plans “World’s Largest” Business-Class Cabin With 106 Suites on Its A380s
BA plans largest business class cabin with 106 suites. - +7.2 IHG Hotels & Resorts Opens InterContinental Taipei, Expanding Luxury Portfolio in Greater China
Company announces luxury opening, expanding Greater China portfolio. - +7.0 Why Does easyJet (LSE:EZJ) Remain In Focus After A Summer Bidding Contest Between Castlelake And Apollo?
Castlelake and Apollo bidding contest puts easyJet in focus. - −6.7 Aer Lingus flight cancellations leave readers raging
Aer Lingus, an IAG brand, cancellations upset customers. - +6.7 Work gets under way on new British Airways lounge at Heathrow
Work begins on new BA Heathrow lounge. - +6.7 Airport Hospitality World: Aspire’s Vilnius facility unveiled; British Airways to transform Heathrow lounge portfolio
BA transforming Heathrow lounge portfolio. - +6.7 British Airways Heathrow Lounges Get Major Transformation
BA lounges getting major transformation. - +6.7 IHG Hotels & Resorts signs Crowne Plaza New Cairo, strengthening presence in the Egyptian capital
Company announcement of Cairo signing strengthens regional presence.
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