 Travel and tourism will be the background theme as Whitbread PLC LSE:WTB and WH Smith PLC issue trading updates on Wednesday, with investors keen to know if the fortunes of the sector are turning around. The owner of the Premier Inn chain, Whitbreads hotels had 81 occupancy in the first quarter of this year, with Aprils final results showing profits and dividends returned and the outlook starting to look brighter. 