{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61efc450dc4aa800136f9bc1/663e23d6cede820013f91790?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls on boosting the sector in 2024","description":"<p>Kate Nicholls is the CEO of UKHospitality: the lead trade body for the hospitality industry in the UK. It represents more than 750 companies operating around 100,000 venues, in a sector that employs 3.5 million people. In this episode Kate discusses how the sector's still recovering from Covid-19, why a VAT cut is the single best way to boost hospitality right now, and why she hates the term 'staycation'.</p><p><br></p><p>For more interviews, news and analysis, go to the business page at <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/business\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">standard.co.uk/business</a>, or pick up the Evening Standard newspaper.</p>","author_name":"Evening Standard"}