Cornwall could see a staggering 80,000 tourists entering the county this weekend, as businesses open their doors on ‘Super Saturday’. There is expected to be an influx of visitors as hotels, campsites, pubs and restaurants are allowed to open on July 4, for the first time since lockdown. Hotels, AirBnBs, campsites and caravan parks are gearing … Read more
Pub groups were on the rise as investors cheered moves to reopen the hospitality sector. Ministers are said to be looking at whether pubs, restaurants and cafes could be back in action by June 22, rather than July 4, in a bid to ‘save the summer’. A reduction to Britain’s two-metre social distancing rule to … Read more
Easing the social distancing rule from two metres to one will have ‘no significant impact’ on the risk of spreading coronavirus, a government adviser claims. Professor Robert Dingwall said a change in policy could allow four times as many people into a space as is currently allowed, signalling a huge boost for the hospitality industry. … Read more
The boss of a tourism board in the UK has today warned how business owners in the hospitality sector are committing suicide due to the financial pressures they are facing in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. James Mason, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, says the UK’s £50billion international tourism industry could lose up … Read more
Premier League clubs are facing combined losses of up to £177million in season ticket and corporate hospitality sales due to the coronavirus crisis. Analysis undertaken by Sportsmail reveals that the 20 top-flight clubs were projecting income of around £708m from match-day revenue this season, with almost a quarter of that set to be lost as a … Read more
Major hospitality firm G1 Group halts plans to dismiss new staff after Government reveals coronavirus job retention scheme G1 will reexamine their planned dismissals in light of the government’s package Staff had already been told their were to be fired before Sunak’s announcement A spokesman for the hospitality group called the coronavirus pandemic the: ‘most difficult … Read more
Major hospitality firm G1 Group halts plans to dismiss new staff after Government reveals coronavirus job retention scheme G1 will reexamine their planned dismissals in light of the government’s package Staff had already been told their were to be fired before Sunak’s announcement A spokesman for the hospitality group called the coronavirus pandemic the: ‘most difficult … Read more