Trainline on track for recovery: Ticket bookings bounce back strongly after lockdown easing – but sales are still only half pre-pandemic levels UK net ticket sales of £334m in quarter to end of May, half of £481m in Q1 2019 At the end of May, UK sales were at around 70% of the levels of 2019 … Read more
Parents slam outdoor adventure firm Go Ape for cancelling their bookings after it reopened TOO EARLY Go Ape reopened on March 29 with other outdoor sports facilities such as golf The treetop climb organisation closed again on Wednesday after taking advice Furious parents criticised the decision as children will be back to school soon By … Read more
Staycation boom boosts holiday park owner Away Resorts as bookings soar 47% By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 5 April 2021 In demand: Away Resorts’s Isle of Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park on the Isle of Wight Holiday park owner Away Resorts saw a 47 … Read more
Pubs and restaurants have seen a huge surge in bookings for outdoor tables ahead of lockdown restrictions being eased next month, according to research. Hospitality website Caterer.com said millions of people were making reservations for the two weeks after April 12. Restaurants and pubs in England will be able to serve customers in outdoor seating … Read more
Pubs and restaurants have received tens of thousands of bookings ahead of the April reopening, leaving customers unable to get a table for weeks. Fuller’s, (pictured in London) which has 400 pubs, said: ‘We are certainly taking a high level of bookings – people clearly can’t wait to get back to the pub, which is … Read more
Campsites and holiday lets across Britain saw a surge in bookings as Boris Johnson mapped out his roadmap out of lockdown last night, with some rentals selling out within minutes. Holidays abroad may still be on hold, but Britain’s travel industry was given a shot in the arm by the news that staycations will be allowed … Read more
Gordon Ramsay has revealed he had to cancel over 22,000 bookings for his restaurants in December before England was plunged into its third lockdown. The chef, 54, who owns 35 restaurants across the UK, said the effect Covid has had on the hospitality industry is ‘devastating,’ but he remains optimistic his business could re-open by … Read more
Hopes of a summer holiday abroad this year have been thrown in doubt with the Government announcing those returning from overseas will have to pay to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days on their return. Several other countries are also expected to ban arrivals from the UK due to the large number of coronavirus … Read more
Holiday bookings by the over-50s who are anticipating being able to travel after having the coronavirus vaccine is giving a much-needed shot in the arm to the industry. Several companies say bookings from this age group have helped the sector with many now looking to head away for several weeks to make up for the … Read more
Holiday firms are reporting an explosion in ‘grey pound’ bookings from Easter onwards as Britain’s millions of over-50s plan multiple breaks away because of ‘vaccine confidence’ and the likely scrapping of travel restrictions. Tui, the UK’s biggest package holiday company, said today that more than half of online bookings this week to places such as … Read more