Premier Inn owner Whitbread will give a market update next week.

Investors in Premier Inn’s owner will be hoping the UK’s largest hotel chain has been given a summer boost on the back of rising hotel prices and fans flocking to UK concerts.

Whitbread, which also owns the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains, will publish its half-year financial results on Thursday.

A group of analysts for AJ Bell pointed to reports suggesting that “bookings and pricing have improved over the summer in the UK” with some shareholders expecting some “good news” from the latest results.

Official inflation data showed that annual prices across UK hotels jumped in July and August, largely driven by an increase in overnight hotel stays booked the night before.

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