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Whitbread tops out flagship Brighton City Centre Premier Inn 26 Aug 2026 Property Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hotel company and owner of Premier Inn, has marked an important construction milestone at its new flagship hotel in Brighton City Centre. The structural frame of what will become the Brighton’s second Premier Inn is now complete, paving the way for the opening of the new 187-room budget hotel in early 2028.

New YouGov UK hotel brand rankings: “Premier Inn is the clearest all-round leader” 25 Aug 2026 Brand Premier Inn has been named the “clearest all-round leader” in new YouGov hotel brand rankings. The hotel company is the most considered hotel brand in the UK according to YouGov’s new 2026 UK hotel brand rankings, leading its competitors by a considerable margin.

Whitbread appoints Stuart Hookins as Estates Director to support delivery of long-term property strategy 4 Aug 2026 Estate, Property Experienced property leader joins Whitbread from Royal Mail Group Appointment follows retirement of long-serving Estates Director Simon Hobbs Whitbread’s five-year plan includes recycling £1.5bn of freehold property by FY31 Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hotel company and owner of Premier Inn, has appointed Stuart Hookins as Estates Director for the UK &...

Premier Inn heads to Hunstanton on the North Norfolk coast 20 Jul 2026 Property Premier Inn, the UK’s largest hotel brand, has confirmed it is coming to Hunstanton. The chain’s parent company, Whitbread PLC, intends to invest in a 108-bedroom Premier Inn hotel on Southend Road, subject to planning.

Whitbread secures planning approval for transformational city centre regeneration scheme 9 Jul 2026 Property Whitbread secures planning consent for redevelopment of Norwich Nelson hotel site Plans include modern Premier Inn hotel, student accommodation, new homes, commercial space and a new public park Ambitious redevelopment is part of Whitbread’s national asset intensification strategy An ambitious regeneration scheme that will transform a prominent gateway site opposite Norwich Railway...

Whitbread kicks off construction of its first Outer Dublin Premier Inn 1 Jul 2026 Estate, Property 157-bedroom hotel at Sandyford Business Park is targeted to open in Spring 2028 Whitbread appoints Monami Construction to build the eight-storey hotel UK’s largest hotelier is targeting a 5,000-bedroom network across Ireland Whitbread PLC, the parent company of Premier Inn, the UK’s largest hotel chain, has commenced construction of its first hotel in Outer Dublin at Sandyford Business Park, D18.

For guest information: Whitbread Branded Restaurants are open and trading 18 Jun 2026 Brand Whitbread’s Branded Restaurants including Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Bar + Block, Table Table, Whitbread Inns and Cookhouse + Pub are open and trading and continue to welcome guests across the UK. We are sharing this information to help guests after some Artificial Intelligence (AI) sources are incorrectly reporting that following our announcement on 30 April 2026, some restaurants have already closed.

Whitbread launches stunning new seafront Premier Inn in Bognor Regis 15 May 2026 Property The new Premier Inn on Bognor Regis seafront was officially welcomed to the famous seaside town on Friday (15th May) at a community launch event attended by more than 50 local stakeholders, elected representatives and members of the community.

Whitbread hero raises money for CLAPA 14 May 2026 Brand A Whitbread programme manager is taking on a mammoth cycling challenge to raise money for the charity Cleft Lip and Palate Action (CLAPA). Lousie Cox, who has worked at Whitbread (owner of Premier Inn) for 11 years, and her husband to be, Dale, have decided to challenge themselves in one of the biggest ways possible.

Enabling people to live and work well At Whitbread, we are committed to making a lasting impact through our Force for Good programme, built on three pillars: Responsibility, Opportunity and Community. This report focuses on our key sustainability issues: decarbonisation, resource use, supply chains, product quality and creating equal opportunities, which enable us to strengthen the resilience of our business and have a positive impact.