Pandemic costs hospitality sector £200m a day in lost sales
Sales by restaurants and pubs plunged from £133bn to less than £62bn last year - equivalent to £8m an hour
28 January 2021 • 6:00am
Pubs and restaurants lost £200m a day in 2020 as coronavirus restrictions caused sales across the hospitality sector to more than halve.
Hospitality sales plunged from £133bn in 2019 to just under £62bn a year later, the latest UKHospitality and CGA Quarterly Tracker revealed - equivalent to £8m an hour in lost sales.
Pubs, restaurants, hotels and other hospitality venues have been hammered by tough government rules since the pandemic hit including social distancing restrictions and a ban on serving alcohol unless it is ordered with food.