Bob Cotton Quotations

Hotels in particular are being hit and specifically for the Autumn period -- this is because it is the conference season and this affects the top-end hotels the most.

On the edge of London restaurants for instance are doing particularly well, it is the central core of the capital that is suffering.

Top-end hotels, some restaurants and theatres are being hit,

We are not seeing cancellations, but we are not seeing new bookings either,

We must continue to encourage more domestic short-break and long-break holidays, and our overseas marketing is critically important.

There needs to be an understanding of what is reasonable for a particular industry, so in hospitality there will be problems with listed buildings and Braille if menus that change daily.