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UK hospitality and AI news for operators, every Tuesday: the week’s UK hospitality news, rule and tax changes, and the AI developments worth an operator’s attention — each with a link to the original report — plus one EDC Academy lesson and one thing to try.

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Past issues

  1. No. 4 · 10 November 2026Smaller card tips, festive tube strikes, pay in job adverts and ChatGPT business agentsCard tips are smaller but more frequent, London faces tube strikes before Christmas, and job adverts may soon have to show pay.
  2. No. 3 · 13 October 2026Pub closures, the VAT petition, Newcastle's levy and diners planning with AIThe BBPA warns on pub closures before the Budget, Newcastle drops its late-night levy, and more guests now ask AI where to eat.
  3. No. 2 · 6 October 2026Energy renewals, the hospitality tax burden, fewer no-shows and Gemini's free tierWholesale energy prices ease but pub rates lag, new data on hospitality's tax burden, and Google narrows what free Gemini users get.
  4. No. 1 · 29 September 2026Scotland backs a VAT cut, help for at-risk pubs, AI agents for small firmsThe VAT campaign gains a government ally, at-risk pubs get a possible funding route, and Meta opens its AI agent to small businesses.