but there are also plenty who have no intention of cancelling any big christmas nights out. we are going to one a week on saturday, and we re not pulling out. absolutely not. you need to do it sensibly, but as long as you do it sensibly, it s nice to have fun again. paul runs three pubs in yorkshire and is worried. he has had lots of cancellations too at what should be the busiest time of year. so important to have christmas to boost them coffers and get you through march. without that, we really are looking. is not looking good.
but there are also plenty who have no intention of cancelling any big christmas nights out. we are going to one a week on saturday, and we re not pulling out. absolutely not. you need to do it sensibly, but as long as you do it sensibly, it s nice to have fun again. definitely think twice before i go for christmas parties or anything like that. any cancellations? no, never. absolutely not, why would we? no, notjust yet. party on! paul runs three pubs in yorkshire and is worried. he has had lots of cancellations too at what should be the busiest time of year. so important to have christmas to boost them coffers and get you through to march. without that, we really are looking. it s not looking good. there s huge amount of uncertainty about this new variant, but that s the last thing this hard hit sector needs
figures in the industry have told the government that advice from some health officials for people to limit socialising in response to the omicron variant of coronavirus will harm businesses. emma simpson reports. they re all ready for the christmas season at this small wine bar and restaurant, but on monday, the phones started ringing. we ve lost, in the last 2a hours, about £8500 worth of business. we ve had a group booking for today cancelled, a group booking for an event out of house at their offices cancelled tonight, and a further three groups later in the week. on paper, nothing s changed for hospitality today. it should be business as usual. but there s a bit of a chill wind starting to blow through this sector, with some customers getting cold feet. but there are also plenty who have no intention of cancelling any big christmas nights out.
later in the week. fin tonight, and a further three groups later in the week. on paper, nothing has changed later in the week. on paper, nothing has changed for later in the week. on paper, nothing has changed for hospitality - later in the week. on paper, nothing has changed for hospitality today. i has changed for hospitality today. it should be business as usual. but there is a bit of a chill wind starting to blow through this sector, with some customers getting cold feet. but there are also plenty who have no intention of cancelling any big christmas nights out. we are auoin to any big christmas nights out. we are going to one any big christmas nights out. we are going to one a any big christmas nights out. we are going to one a week any big christmas nights out. we are going to one a week on any big christmas nights out. we are going to one a week on saturday - any big christmas nights out. we are going to one a week on saturday and we are not pulling out. we are not
as we discussed earlier, the prime minister was challenged repeatedly today about guidance on socialising in the run up to christmas. the hospitality sector is worried about the potential impact over the next few weeks, as our business correspondent emma simpson has been finding out. they re all ready for the christmas season at this small wine bar and restaurant, but on monday, the phone started ringing. we ve lost, in the last 24 hours, about £8,500 worth of business. we had a group booking for today cancelled, a group booking for an event out of house at their offices cancelled tonight, and a further three groups later in the week. on paper, nothing s changed for hospitality today. it should be business as usual. but there s a bit of a chill wind starting to blow through this sector, with some customers getting cold feet. but there are also plenty who have no intention of cancelling any big christmas nights out. we re going to one a week on saturday, and we re not pulling out.