New year bookings at bars and restaurants are down due to rail strikes and price rises, industry experts say.
New Year's Eve celebrations look set to be hit by rail strikes and the cost of living crisis as industry experts say bars and restaurant bookings are down.
Kate Nichols, chief executive of industry organisation UK Hospitality told BBC Breakfast losses in December were worse than expected due to rail worker walk outs. She said bookings over Christmas were "quieter than usual" and her New Year's Eve tickets were 70% to 80% sold."We've found Covid is still impacting us," said Ms Baker. "We've had people cancelling over the last few days due to Covid and lots of staff off ill."Angela Baker with her son Joseph, who also works in the family hospitality businesses
"We will without doubt now see a huge swathe of businesses and jobs lost in January due to the government's inaction," he added. Mr Kohler urged ministers to negotiate with rail workers to end strikes and to give more support on energy bills and business rates.Ms Baker said: "I have had a number of friends who have lost or chosen to walk away from the hospitality business post-pandemic, and because of the cost of living.Image caption,
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