Night Time Economy

Rekom UK shutters 17 sites as it completes pre-pack administration

02-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Rekom UK has closed 17 sites across its estate following the completion of a pre-pack administration.

Rekom UK calls in administrators after ‘extremely difficult’ year

16-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

The UK’s largest nightclub operator is planning to call in administrators and has warned some of its venues could close for good as part of a restructuring of the business.

Night time economy hit as more than a third of people cut back on nights out

15-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

More than a third of people have reduced how frequently they go on a night out, new research has shown.

Alex Claridge named West Midlands' night time economy advisor

28-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurateur behind Birmingham’s The Wilderness has been appointed as West Midlands' night time economy advisor by the region’s mayor Andy Street.

Christmas trade down at night time hospitality businesses as strikes and inflation bite

04-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Trade in night time hospitality businesses was down by a fifth in December compared with 2019, a poll from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has shown.

Disappointment over lack of formal review for Late Night Levy

09-Nov-2022 By Georgi Gyton

UKHospitality has expressed disappointment that the Government will not carry out a formal consultation on the impact of the Late Night Levy.

One in three nightclubs 'face closure' by the end of 2022

03-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Nightclub closures have accelerated from one in five during the pandemic to one in three now facing closure by the end of 2022, figures clarified by CGA Vanilla reveal.

Hospitality demands 'urgent clarity' on energy support as businesses face 'financial cliff edge'

20-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Hospitality trade bodies have written a joint letter to the Chancellor ahead this week's planned fiscal statement warning a lack of clarity on energy support could be fatal for businesses.

Night time economy's future 'finely balanced' as operators demand support package

05-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

More than 6,000 night time economy and hospitality businesses have written to their MPs demanding an emergency financial package to support them through the current cost of living crisis.

One in five nightclubs lost in last three years, figures show

02-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Recent figures released by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) through CGA show that one fifth of the UK's nightclubs have closed in the last three years.

Relief for night-time economy as full Night Tube service restored

29-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that from this weekend all Night Tube services will be fully restored, after they were suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic.

Fears of 'irreparable loss of business and jobs' as further train strikes announced

15-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Long-term train strikes will lead to an 'irreparable loss of hospitality business and jobs', the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has warned.

'Bleak picture' for night time economy with nearly half of businesses 'barely breaking even'

04-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has issued a fresh call for VAT across the sector to be reduced to 12.5%, amid warnings businesses are facing 'a bleak summer'

Government ad campaign to warn students of needle spiking

04-Jul-2022 By Georgi Gyton

Students beginning university in September are to be targeted with Government ads warning them about the risk of being spiked with needles in nightclubs.

NTIA: 'Government must recognise economic, cultural and community value of night time economy'

29-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has said the Government must recognise the 'economic, cultural, and community value' of the night time economy.

Night Time Enterprise Zones announced to help revive London's high streets

07-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a new £500,000 programme to create Night Time Enterprise Zones in the capital to help support the city's economic recovery.

Three quarters of nightlife businesses say door staff shortage impacting public safety

16-May-2022 By James McAllister

Three quarters of nightlife businesses say door staff shortages are impacting public safety, according to new data from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and UK Door Security Association (UKDSA).

Queen's Speech 'a missed opportunity' for night time economy

11-May-2022 By James McAllister

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has said yesterday's (10 May) Queen’s Speech was a 'missed opportunity' as far as the night time economy is concerned.

Scottish Beer & Pub Association calls for late-night economy champions

28-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has recommended that new ‘hospitality and late-night economy champions’ should be appointed in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Co-ordinated approach needed to combat drink spiking, MPs find

26-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The Government should consider a support package for night-time industries to boost security measures and help combat drink spiking, MPs have said.

Sacha Lord warns night-time economy faces 'new period of darkness'

14-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Greater Manchester's night time economy advisor, Sacha Lord, has warned that the UK's nightlife industry faces a 'new period of darkness' amid the cost of living crisis.

NTIA calls for 'damaging' vaccine passports to be scrapped nationwide

17-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called for so-called vaccine passports to be scrapped nationwide, saying they are 'neither proportionate nor effective' in controlling the spread of Coronavirus.

Relief as Wales prepares to ease restrictions

14-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

Wales is set to gradually move back to Alert Level Zero by the end of the month, removing trading restrictions that have been in place since late December.

NTIA: ‘Let us dance on New Year’s Eve’

24-Dec-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has penned a last-minute letter to the Prime Minister requesting that he ends uncertainty about post-Christmas Covid restrictions.

Welsh night-time economy 'considering legal options' as First Minister plans to close nightclubs again

17-Dec-2021 By James McAllister

Night-time economy businesses in Wales are 'considering their legal options' this morning after it was announced the country's nightclubs will be forced to close again from 27 December.

Chancellor accused of 'going into hiding' as hospitality seeks financial assurances

16-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

The night-time industry has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of going into hiding after receiving no assurance of financial support from the Government following the spread of the Omicron variant.

Omicron pain leaves night-time economy facing '12 days of Christmas misery'

14-Dec-2021 By James McAllister

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called on the Government to urgently provide night-time economy businesses with financial support, as the impact of the Omicron Covid variant hits trade.

NTIA calls for night time economy advisors in every major UK city to 'save sector'

02-Dec-2021 By James McAllister

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) have launched a campaign calling for night time economy advisors to be established in every major UK city.

NTIA: ‘The late-night sector is still extremely fragile’

29-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has welcomed the Government’s decision to not reimpose restrictions on hospitality and night-time economy settings in the wake of the new Omicron Coronavirus variant.

Extension of vaccine passports ‘will sound death knell for Scottish hospitality’

16-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Scotland’s hospitality trade bodies have released joint survey results highlighting the ‘impossible financial situation’ that an extension of vaccine certification would put the sector in.

Vaccine passports 'decimating' Scottish nightlife

27-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

New data from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) reveal that trading levels for Scotland's night-time economy have been decimated in the first week of the country's ‘vaccine passport’ scheme.

Scottish hospitality condemns weekend 'chaos' as Covid vaccine certificates are enforced

25-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality leaders in Scotland have described the first weekend of mandatory Covid vaccine certificate enforcement as 'an unmitigated disaster', with footfall falling by up to 40% and staff facing abuse.

Security shortage 'becoming critical'

18-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has warned that door security staff shortages in the night time economy are 'becoming critical'.

'Questions remain' over why the Scottish Government believes Covid vaccine certificates are necessary

29-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Industry leaders have questioned why the Scottish Government continues to believe vaccine certificates are necessary for late-night venues, as Covid cases fall rapidly across the country.

Hope for night-time economy as Government chooses to hold vaccine certificates 'in reserve'

13-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said the Government no longer plans to go ahead with introducing so-called 'vaccine passports' for crowded venues in England later this month.

Scotland's night-time economy on 'path to devastation' as Covid vaccine certificates given go ahead

10-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

The Scottish Government has been accused of ignoring the concerns of hospitality after the country's parliament pushed through plans to introduce so-called 'vaccine passports' for crowded venues from next month.

Rekom UK sees ‘record trading’ as clubbers return

20-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

Rekom UK has revealed a surge in people returning to nightclubs with trading currently 150% up on its 2019 figures.

Nightclubs hit with 'hammer blow' as Covid vaccine certificates to be compulsory for crowded venues

20-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

The Government's decision to make so-called 'vaccine passports' compulsory to enter crowded venues such as nightclubs from the autumn has been condemned as 'an absolute shambles' by the night-time economy.

Nightclubs reopen as ‘Freedom Day’ dawns

19-Jul-2021 By Georgi Gyton

Clubbers have returned to the bars and dancefloors of nightclubs as England reached its long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ today (19 July).

'Hurdles ahead' for night-time economy as it gets green light to reopen

13-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

The night-time economy faces 'some important hurdles', but looks set to benefit from high demand from 18-30s as it prepares to unlock.

Nightclubs to reopen without Covid tests or 'vaccine passports'

01-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Nightclubs and music venues are set to reopen without the need for Covid tests or so-called 'vaccine passports', in a major boost to the beleaguered night-time economy.

NTIA demands reopening of night-time economy as thousands protest ongoing restrictions

28-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Thousands of people including industry workers from across the night-time economy took to the streets of central London yesterday (27 June) to protest ongoing lockdown restrictions imposed on the sector.

Night-time economy to protest against ongoing Government restrictions with #FreedomToDance march

23-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Industry workers and business owners from across the night-time economy will take part in a march through London this weekend to protest the ongoing lockdown restrictions imposed on the sector.

'Freedom Day' delay will 'decimate' night-time economy

14-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

A delay to the final stage of the Government's roadmap out of lockdown will 'decimate' the night-time economy, with a quarter of business facing imminent closure without further financial support.

Night-time economy will 'challenge Government' if denied opening on 21 June

09-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Any delay to the 21 June date for lifting all restrictions would leave many night-time economy businesses on a 'financial cliff edge', the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has warned.

Three quarters of nightlife venues face bankruptcy without rent solution

13-May-2021 By James McAllister

MPs have been warned that spiralling rent arrears threatens to bankrupt 75% of commercial tenants in the night-time economy once the lease forfeiture moratorium expires at the end of June.

Majority of night-time economy businesses think vaccine passports would damage business

06-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Nearly 70% of night-time economy companies believe the introduction of Covid-status certification would have a negative impact on business, according to a study by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).

Planning reforms leave hospitality businesses 'fearing the worst'

31-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Planning reforms that make it easier for 'unused' commercial premises to be converted into housing has left hospitality businesses 'fearing the worst', according to the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).

Concerns raised 'national shortage' of door supervisors threatens reopening of night-time economy

22-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The UK Door Security Association (UKDSA) has raised concerns over the state of the industry and the current licensed resource security numbers available once businesses reopen over the coming months.

All eyes on Chancellor as business leaders call Budget 'most important day in history of hospitality’

03-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality leaders have implored Rishi Sunak to properly support businesses in today's (3 March) Budget, describing it as 'arguably the most important day in the history of the sector'.