A number of pub operators with sites at some of Britain’s most popular tourist spots believe a recent spike in staycation bookings will prove ‘critical’ in their recovery from Covid-19.
A group of licensees, pub campaigners and small brewers have joined forces to create mass membership group the Campaign for Pubs as the on-trade prepares for life after lockdown.
Jay Flynn, whose Virtual Pub Quiz broke a Guinness World Record earlier this month, shared his tips on running a successful online pub quiz, which include keeping question topics accessible and using word-of-mouth marketing.
The challenges of running a hospitality operation while dealing with social distancing restrictions are many, particularly during the recent hot weather.
Insight tracker CGA has revealed the attitudes of Chinese consumers towards eating and drinking out of home, meaning UK pubs can look to their international peers for an idea of how the public will feel about visiting in the months after reopening.
An operator who was the architect behind his village’s volunteer scheme to help the vulnerable has said he hopes the pub’s presence will secure its future.
From Spanish Flu to world wars, nothing has affected the great British pub as much as Covid-19 but is there something to be learned from how the trade coped during previous setbacks?
