£700m cash grants for UK hospitality businesses
UK: Hospitality businesses in England most impacted by Covid-19 and the Omicron variant will benefit from £700 million in government grants, delivered to councils across the country today. Businesses in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors can apply for one-off grants (maximum £6,000) depending on the premise’s rateable value: • £51,000 and above rateable value: […]
Airbnb sanctioned for “violation” of US Cuba embargo
US / Cuba: Airbnb Payments, a unit of Airbnb, has agreed to a settlement with the US Treasury Department for alleged violations of US sanctions against Cuba. According to the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control [OFAC], the home-sharing firm will remit $91,172.29 to “settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations of sanctions […]