No post-election business bookings bounce for Premier Inn

(Reuters) - Premier Inn owner Whitbread reported a 2.2% fall in UK like-for-like sales year to date on Thursday, cautioning clarity on Brexit following a decisive British election last month had yet to deliver a bounce in business bookings. Whitbread warned multiple times last year that it saw companies cutting back on business trips amid tortuous negotiations over Britain's plans to leave the European Union.On Thursday, the bluechip company said that weakening confidence among people making..