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The episode discusses the hotel and airline industries, Diageo's challenges and strategy, and provides a guide on how to select investment funds.

As potential jet fuel shortages unnerve summer holidaymakers, airlines have been reporting shaky demand as people hold off from booking trips. But what of the hoteliers? In this week’s episode, we discuss the quarterly update from InterContinental Hotels (IHG) , owner of Holiday Inn, as well as recent figures from Premier Inn owner Whitbread (WTB) . Mark Robinson explains why the picture is brighter than many fear, and how long he expects that to continue. We then talk through the latest figures from drinks giant Diageo (DGE) , which has found life very hard for some time now. But with a dividend cut out the way, its CEO, former Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis, is due to outline his new strategy this summer. Are things looking up? Or is it too soon to say for the Guinness maker – Mark has the answers. More on Diageo here Finally, we tackle this week’s Big Read , asking the fundamental question for any investor – how to pick a fund. Val Cipriani explains our five-step guide, giving you a checklist of things to look for, mistakes to avoid, and more. Read more here: Our five-step guide to picking the best funds Shares soar on (another) Taco feast InterContinental reports rising revenues…

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Guests: Mark Robinson, Val Cipriani

Topics covered

• fund selection
• hotel industry
• airline demand
• Diageo strategy
• investing advice

Keywords

• fund selection
• InterContinental Hotels
• Whitbread
• Diageo
• investing advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: InterContinental Hotels, Holiday Inn, Whitbread, Diageo

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