Fuller Smith and Turner’s chief executive Simon Emeny has slammed ‘mixed messages’ from ministers over the Omicron variant, which is spreading rapidly across the UK
Industry bosses are pleading for more support from No 10 during a particularly difficult winter
He said boozers have been hit with a ‘double whammy’ of nervous customers cancelling bookings and too many staff having to isolate with Covid-19. He advised Brits to ‘prioritise what matters to them’ when considering whether to attend Christmas parties or celebrations.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatBut figures in the hospitality industry say remarks like this have dealt them a blow, having taken a hammering since the first national lockdown in March 2020.
‘Being out last night in the centre, it was very, very quiet. The reality in London is that our sales are currently down between 60 and 80%He said the government’s support for his struggling industry has been ‘pitiful’, adding that there’s ‘very little financial support for anybody at the moment’. He said ‘mixed messages’ from the Government over the Omicron strain are ‘clearly not helpful’ for the hospitality industry.
‘But the only way through this though, having given those mixed messages to customers, is to give financial support to the sector. The country needs a vibrant hospitality sector coming out of this.
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