did you has been a massive learning curve. did you have has been a massive learning curve. did you have to take advantage of some of the government schemes, did you furlough your staff? yes. some of the government schemes, did you furlough your staff? you furlough your staff? yes, we did not lose any you furlough your staff? yes, we did not lose any members you furlough your staff? yes, we did not lose any members of you furlough your staff? yes, we did not lose any members of staff, - you furlough your staff? yes, we did not lose any members of staff, they| not lose any members of staff, they all came not lose any members of staff, they all came back as we reopened, and white all came back as we reopened, and while we all came back as we reopened, and while we were closed, we close the hotel while we were closed, we close the hotel throughout the pandemic, five members hotel throughout the pandemic, five members of staff were kept on, we were talking to our customer
wejoin her now. good morning. welcome back to st nicholas market in the heart of bristol, home to lots of independent traders, everything from glassware to jewellery to greeting cards, and the businesses here, as you say, have had a really torrid time throughout the pandemic, like so many retailers, having had to close in july and government support in order to keep going, things like the furlough scheme and government loans, and what they are telling me now as they are very concerned about potential for the uk government to reintroduce restrictions on things like working from home. being in the centre of the city they are very dependent on office workers and people coming into the centre, they are very worried that could stop again. one sector very hard hit by the pandemic was the hotel sector, we cannot speak to the owner of the
beric lodge hotel in bristol. we can now speak to. reflecting on the last year, what has it been like running a hotel? last year, what has it been like running a hotel? very stressful, at the beginning running a hotel? very stressful, at the beginning of running a hotel? very stressful, at the beginning of the running a hotel? very stressful, at the beginning of the pandemic - running a hotel? very stressful, at the beginning of the pandemic in l the beginning of the pandemic in february the beginning of the pandemic in february when everything started to hit february when everything started to bit we february when everything started to hit we were losing all of our bookings hit we were losing all of our bookings and money left right and centre bookings and money left right and centre because it is only me that in my hotel. centre because it is only me that in my hotel, basically. we sat down with our my hotel, basically. we sat down with our 29 my hotel, basically.