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HGV drivers and the gap in
food and drink deliveries grows.
Hospitality was forced to endure the impact of Covid throughout the pandemic.
It has also had to manage a reopening process without hundreds of thousands
of non UK national workers sent ‘home’ by Brexit, ending of the free movement of
people. Despite warnings from the UK Road Haulage Association that HGV Driver
shortages would severely damage the UK supply chain. Government’s answer was
to increase the daily driving hours allowance of HGV drivers.
The shortage of HGV drivers just like hospitality workers is due to the ending of free
movement of people, leading to a shortfall of circa 100,000 in HGV drivers. Hospitality
has a shortfall of circa 180,000 people across a variety of positions, leading to
availability challenges. However, we are doing everything we can to mitigate these
challenges and provide a reliable consistent service.
Staycations boom The latest ONS figures
released earlier
set to remain this week show UK
job vacancies at a
56% reporting a 10%
The staycation boom looks set to remain as British record high, with the
hospitality sector
holidaymakers plan to make a repeat booking next
year. This developing trend has obviously been vacancy rate – equal to
fuelled by Covid and the ongoing uncertainty around
foreign travel. Research suggests it will continue
of consumers visited 210,000
beyond that as British holidaymakers settle into new
a hospitality venue in
holiday habits post-pandemic.
the first 10 days after roles.
This is helping businesses bounce back from the
July’s ‘Freedom Day’,
pandemic as holidaymakers are supporting local
almost double the
businesses now more than ever.
amount that returned
following the lifting
of lockdown last
summer.
Data from UKHospitality
survey, supported by CGA
Occupancy levels across
hotels in Britain rise further.
Research from booking platform Hoo found that on
average 93% of accommodation across 12 popular
staycation destinations was booked up in August,
up from 90% in June.
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