Drop in UK business travel hits Premier Inn-owner Whitbread

(Reuters) - A Brexit driven drop in business travel within the United Kingdom dented profits at budget hotel company Whitbread Plc in the first half of its financial year and left it deeply uncertain about demand in the coming months.The hotel industry, like the UK economy generally, has suffered from the uncertainty surrounding Britain's split from the European Union, with firms reining in business trips."Shorter-term trading conditions in the UK regional market have been difficult,..