
The parent of Premier Inn and the Costa Coffee chain said its budget hotel group had ‘outperformed its competitive set’, with total sales growth of 13% in the 24 weeks to 16 August.
Andy Harrison, chief executive of Whitbread, said: ‘Whitbread has continued to deliver good sales growth with total sales up 14.8% in our second quarter. Our brands have outperformed in a tough economic climate, with like-for-like sales growth of 4.2% and we have continued our network expansion at Costa and Premier Inn.’