Scottish Hospitality Group

More than 400 business leaders have backed the Scottish Hospitality Group’s (SHG’s) call for business rates relief in the coming Scottish Government budget. Iconic Scottish hospitality businesses such as Buzzworks, McGinty’s Group and Culloden House have joined hundreds of other re

More than 400 hospitality businesses and workers have signed an open letter to the First Minister Humza Yousaf, urging him to save Scottish hospitality.

Business owners behind some of the country’s top hospitality venues have said Scotland needs to launch an industry-specific recovery plan if it has a chance of recuperating to pre-pandemic levels.

A group of Scottish hospitality firms has proposed a solution for businesses struggling to cope with the so-called "pingdemic" forcing thousands of workers into self-isolation. The Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) said its new process could help businesses avoid having to close unnecessarily. It has

Law firm CMS is joining forces with Interpath Advisory to stage a free to attend seminar for Scottish hotel and leisure businesses as they reopen after the second COVID-19 lockdown. The event will include a presentation by Stephen Montgomery, spokesperson for the Scottish Hospitality Group, a body w

Scotland faces being left behind in the COVID-19 economic recovery compared with England if the incoming Scottish Government is allowed to continue with a two-tier system to emerge in the summer, according to the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG).

A united set of recommendations from organisations representing Scotland’s hospitality sector have been submitted to the Scottish Government, urging Ministers to mirror the reopening plans for England as closely as possible, with the stripping away of additional restrictions such as a curfew a

The Scottish Hospitality Group (SGH) has called on the UK government to improve the furlough scheme after it emerged its members are – on average – paying the UK government around £150,000 per week in National Insurance contributions, while receiving just £66,000 a week in fi

The Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has welcomed the news of a three-month rates relief extension and a reduction in the poundage to 49p, announced in the Scottish Government budget, although it has warned the financial aid for the hospitality industry doesn’t go far enough to suppo

Companies in the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) have taken on more than £16,000,000 debt since lockdown started to allow them to stay afloat.

A trading update from members of the Scottish Hospitality Group has revealed that businesses took in only 20% of last year’s earnings during the vital Christmas trading period.

Business support in Scotland is shamed by that given by other UK nations and countries across Europe, according to the Scottish Hospitality Group.

The Scottish Hospitality Group is calling for the Scottish Government to unequivocally promise that pubs, bars and restaurants won’t be faced with an unfair festive hangover due to the relaxation in lockdown rules.

A new petition calling for the Scottish Government to ‘tweak the tiers’ is already gaining momentum after it was launched last week by the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG).