Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed almost all remaining Covid rules in Scotland will be lifted next Monday (9 August), in an announcement described as 'the news hospitality has been waiting for'.
Nicola Sturgeon has announced all of Scotland could move to Level 0 on 19 July, with most remaining restrictions potentially set to be dropped on 9 August.
Scotland's hospitality sector is bracing itself for 'another lost summer' after it was announced the nationwide easing of Covid-19 restrictions will likely to be pushed back by three weeks.
Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that Glasgow will finally move from Level 3 to Level 2 of Scotland's five-tier system of Coronavirus restrictions from Saturday (5 June).
Restrictions on Scottish hospitality businesses serving alcohol indoors are set to ease across most of the country next week, but pubs and restaurants will still be subject to curfew restrictions.
Rules demanding pubs in England only be allowed to open if they serve a 'substantial meal' are set to be scrapped as and when the sector is able to unlock.
Dining Street Limited, the casual dining operator behind restaurant chains Richoux, Villagio and The Broadwick, has entered administration with 147 jobs lost.
Greater Manchester's Night Time Economy Adviser Sacha Lord has said hospitality in England must reopen at the same time as non-essential retail if the country returns to a tiered system.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) says it is expecting the quietest Christmas on record this year for pubs, as they struggle to remain open over festive period.
Trade body UKHospitality has called on the Government to immediately announce relief measures to ‘save hospitality’ as the sector faces its toughest ever winter.
The UK’s hospitality sector has suffered lost sales of more than £53bn in 2020, with more losses to come from a collapse of Christmas trading due to ongoing Coronavirus restrictions.
Des Gunewardena has called on the Government to fund more support for struggling restaurants by introducing a Covid-tax on industries that have benefited from the pandemic.
The Scottish Government has pledged a £104.3m package of support for tourism and hospitality, much of which will be targeted at licensed hospitality businesses that previously fell through the cracks.
