Premier Inn's headline performance number wasn't great. Revenue per available room was down 2.5% year-over-year in the third quarter. But in hotels, like in life, context is everything. Whitbread, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Hemant Patel is on a business trip, it can take a few moments after waking to recall where he is. He stays ...

Photo Credit: An example of a reception area in the latest model design for Premier Inn, a low-cost hotel chain run by Whitbread. The company has changed its mind about using Amadeus's hospitality ...