FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Travel and leisure / 14 October 2026
Travel and leisure: sector news on Wednesday 14 October 2026
Average tone +0.3 (neutral) across 5 companies with relevant coverage, from 90 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitbread | −2.0 | 34 | Coverage centred on Whitbread's half-year results, with profits falling on rising costs and the company resisting activist Corvex's call for a board seat. |
| International Airlines Group | −3.7 | 32 | Coverage was dominated by a British Airways Gatwick-Faro flight turning back after a reported cracked window, plus a story about a crew member setting off a costly emergency slide. |
| EasyJet | +2.0 | 13 | Coverage mixed new route announcements, insider buying and a reported £7.15 takeover offer against winter flight cuts at Liverpool and a warning that airfares could rise. |
| IHG Hotels & Resorts | +5.5 | 7 | Coverage was mainly about IHG signing a Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Debrecen, Hungary, which adds to its growth in the country. |
| Games Workshop | −0.5 | 4 | Coverage was mixed, with a falling share price drawing attention while another piece noted investors had been reassured on trading. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 Whitbread shares jump 4% on strong Premier Inn trading and profit upgrade potential
Shares jump on strong trading and upgrade potential - +9.7 Whitbread shares rise 4% as brokers flag stronger trading and upgrade potential
Shares rise as brokers flag stronger trading - +8.3 easyJet (LSE:EZJ) Earnings Valuation Now Sits Alongside a Pending £7.15 Takeover Offer
Pending £7.15 takeover offer supports valuation. - −8.3 Premier Inn owner Whitbread sees profits plunge despite selling more rooms as costs soar
Profits plunge as costs soar despite more rooms sold - −7.5 Premier Inn owner’s half-year profits slide amid rising costs
Half-year profits slide on rising costs - −7.5 Whitbread Shelves Some UK Hotel Sites as Tax Burden Rises
Shelving UK hotel sites due to tax burden - +7.0 IHG Hotels & Resorts accelerates growth of Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Hungary with Debrecen signing
New Holiday Inn Express signing supports pipeline growth in Hungary - −7.0 Premier Inn owner warns tax hikes are costing hotel investments and jobs
Tax hikes costing investments and jobs - +6.7 British Airways' hotel-inspired first class suites to start flying soon
BA's new first class suites about to enter service. - +6.7 Intercontinental Hotels : IHG Hotels & Resorts accelerates growth of Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Hungary with Debrecen signing
Repeat of Hungary Debrecen signing and growth announcement - −6.7 Premier Inn owner brands last two Budgets 'most unfriendly to hospitality ever'
Criticises Budgets as unfriendly to hospitality - −6.7 Premier Inn owner pulled back hotel investments after tax hikes, says boss
Pulled back hotel investment after tax hikes
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