Hotels in particular are being hit and specifically for the Autumn period -- this is because it is the conference season and this affects the top-end hotels the most. |
On the edge of London restaurants for instance are doing particularly well, it is the central core of the capital that is suffering. |
There needs to be an understanding of what is reasonable for a particular industry, so in hospitality there will be problems with listed buildings and Braille if menus that change daily. |
Top-end hotels, some restaurants and theatres are being hit, |
We are not seeing cancellations, but we are not seeing new bookings either, |
We must continue to encourage more domestic short-break and long-break holidays, and our overseas marketing is critically important. |