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Some parts of the hospitality industry could re-open in July, Boris Johnson has said. The sector – which includes theme parks, hotels and restaurants – was the first to shut down when the prime minister introduced lockdown restrictions in March. However the prime...

Three quarters of restaurant and bar operators in the UK have warned they do not expect their businesses to survive with social distancing measures in place. Operators including café chain Paul; JKS, which owns the London restaurants Gymkhana and Hoppers; and hotel...

‘Cats’ and ‘Les Misérables’ mega-producer Cameron Mackintosh says the West End shows won’t go on until next year One of the world’s most successful producers of musicals, Cameron Mackintosh, has warned that theatres won’t be able to reopen until 2021 due to...

Robin Hutson, chairman and chief executive of Home Grown Hotels and Lime Wood Group has written to the prime minister saying the “toxic recipe” of furlough ceasing and hospitality businesses opening under social distancing rules would translate to “mass redundancies...

The hospitality sector is one of the key drivers of the UK economy, generating £130 billion revenue each year and employs 2.9 million people, including a large number of EU citizens. One in 10 hospitality employees are considering leaving the UK due to Brexit, that’s...

The London Night Time Commission believes that London can provide so much more at night: in neighbourhoods, workplaces, high streets and public spaces. The Think Night report sets out how London can work better for all Londoners from 6pm to 6am, helping people to live...