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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Joanna Hodgson and Simon Hunt

Pub and bar groups hope for strong Christmas trade in London, but rail strikes to hit total hospitality spend

Pub and bar groups look to be in line for bumper Christmas party trade in London with bookings on the up, but the industry warned rail strikes could hurt total hospitality spend in the capital.

A host of both London-listed and private bar and pub companies all told the Evening Standard that Christmas bookings in the capital for the next four weeks are ahead of last year and in some cases above pre-covid performances in 2019.

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