Industry body UK Hospitality says it expects to see revenue hit by up to 20% due to rail strikes, in comparison to what would be a normal week in June
She said:"I think it's a combination of a perfect storm that are facing - a tsunami of inflationary cost pressures, energy bills soaring, food bills soaring, difficulty in sourcing staff and also then the cost-of-living squeeze which is already seeing a downturn in consumer spending and footfall.
The hospitality sector was among the most heavily-regulated during the COVID-19 pandemic - pubs and restaurants, for example, had regularly-changing rules on how many customers could be served and where they could be served.Ms Nicholls said that the sector had seen customers postponing events during the pandemic, but this week customers were cancelling and not re-booking because of the uncertainty around travel.
He said:"A week lost every month for the foreseeable future is going to do incredible short-term and long-term damage to the economy and the UK's reputation as an attractive destination for investment."
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