Customers went out safely before the curfew restrictions were imposed on the sector, a new review of over 2 million hospitality interactions has revealed
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BBC reports that holiday bookings at the likes of TUI and National Express coach business has grown sharply over the last two weeks with the majority of trips being for the UK
Caterer.com estimated that the tighter tiered system coming into force this week will stop 98% of England’s hospitality sector from doing business as usual at a cost of up to £7.8bn
18% of diners said they would only book venues they felt confident in its Covid-secure measures after it had been reopen for a month
The research from industry trade associations from around 22,500 pubs, bars and restaurants and found that just 275 Test and Trace contact incidences were reported in venues
51% of players that have already made arrangements for 2021, 32% are planning to stay in the UK with a further 16% heading overseas for a stay-and-play holiday
New research has also found that 77% of consumers said they would rebook Christmas reservations if the ‘rule of six’ banning larger gatherings during the pandemic was lifted
According to the survey of hotel, pub, restaurant and cafe owners, 35% of businesses expect to make redundancies before the end of October and 32% are still deciding.
As part of a HVS webinar, global leaders shared their predictions for a 'stop-start' recovery, with big gateway cities such as London remaining a 'shadow of its former self'
However, 82% of those who have been to a pub, bar or restaurant since restrictions were lifted, agreed that their overall experience reassured them enough to revisit
