Travel

The most useful operating signals include bookings, occupancy or passenger yields, costs and forward reservations.

Whitbread PLC (LSE:WTB) is drawing investor attention around its response to UK hospitality business-rate changes.

easyJet plc (LSE:EZJ) is drawing investor attention around winter bookings and airline cost pressures.

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (LSE:IAG) is drawing investor attention around airline capacity, pricing and fuel-cost expectations.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LSE:IHG) is drawing investor attention around hotel demand and capital returns.

On a Budget day when the FTSE 100 gained just 7.96 points to close at 10,694.50, one stock stood clearly above the rest. Whitbread (LSE:WTB) rose 145.0p, or 5.59%, to 2,737.0p on Wednesday 28 October 2026, putting it at the top of the index's …

That date is not just administrative housekeeping. It determines who appears on the company's register and therefore who is entitled to the payment, which is due on 4 December 2026.