FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Travel and leisure / 20 October 2026
Travel and leisure: sector news on Tuesday 20 October 2026
Average tone +1.5 (slightly positive) across 5 companies with relevant coverage, from 59 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| EasyJet | −1.2 | 27 | Coverage was split between positive news of new UK, French and European routes for summer 2027 plus a completed acquisition, and negative stories about a Tenerife flight emergency at Gatwick and bird strike diversions. |
| International Airlines Group | −3.7 | 13 | Coverage was dominated by a British Airways flight being intercepted by Nato fighter jets after radio silence, plus a diversion to Gatwick and criticism from Richard Tice. |
| Games Workshop | +4.0 | 7 | Coverage was mainly about Games Workshop revealing seven new Warhammer 40,000 Battleforce boxes for the holidays, plus Old World preorders opening on 24 October. |
| IHG Hotels & Resorts | +6.3 | 7 | Coverage was mainly about IHG expanding its pipeline, with new signings for a Holiday Inn Resort in Luang Prabang and a Crowne Plaza in Hyderabad. |
| Whitbread | +2.0 | 5 | Coverage was split between a UBS forecast upgrade citing stronger trading and an earnings recovery, and a board dispute in which Whitbread urged shareholders to vote against a Corvex partner joining the board. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 Whitbread gets UBS forecast upgrade as stronger trading points to earnings recovery
UBS upgrades forecasts on stronger trading, earnings recovery expected. - −7.5 Fighters intercept BA jet after pilots go quiet sparking terror attack fears
Fighters intercept BA jet, terror fears reported. - +7.5 IHG Hotels & Resorts signs Crowne Plaza Hyderabad Shamshabad Airport Road, marking brand’s debut in the ci..
New Crowne Plaza signing marks brand's Hyderabad debut. - +7.5 IHG Hotels & Resorts Signs Crowne Plaza Hyderabad, Marking the Brand’s Debut in the City
Crowne Plaza Hyderabad signing expands India footprint. - +7.0 IHG Hotels & Resorts Marks Debut in Luang Prabang with Holiday Inn Resort Luang Prabang Naluang Hill
IHG debut in Luang Prabang expands presence. - +7.0 Holiday Inn Resort Planned to Open 2027 in Luang Prabang, Laos
New Holiday Inn Resort in Laos adds to pipeline. - +6.7 easyJet opens 18 new European flight routes across the UK: how to book them and why regional airport links matter
18 new European routes from UK regional airports. - +6.7 easyJet launches 18 new UK flights with two in Aberdeen - see full list of routes
18 new UK flights including two from Aberdeen. - −6.7 easyJet pilots requested police on arrival at London Gatwick during the night
Pilots requested police on arrival at Gatwick. - −6.7 easyJet Flight Declares Emergency After Bird Strike Forces Diversion to Liverpool
Emergency declared after bird strike and diversion. - −6.7 easyJet Emergency: Tenerife Flight Met by Fire Engines at Ga
Emergency on Tenerife flight at Gatwick. - −6.7 EasyJet Tenerife flight met by Gatwick fire engines after mid-air emergency
Mid-air emergency, fire engines met flight at Gatwick.
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