"Analysing booking data from the 8th to the 11th of September, Access Hospitality has revealed that bookings for the London hospitality industry dropped by 67% compared to the previous week. The most pronounced impact occurred on Monday, September 8th 2025, the first day of the tube strikes, when bookings dropped by 62% overnight. Access Hospitality has noted that this figure is 50% below the weekly average for bookings, emphasising a sharp decline in consumer behaviour as the transport disruptions began."
"In the past week, tube strikes have impacted the social behaviours of Londoners as walk-ins have plummeted by 68.7% throughout the strike period. Customer cancellations surge by over 50% With widespread disruptions throughout the city, Londoners are opting to stay close to home as cancellations surged by over half as a result of travel uncertainty. With more customers cancelling their bookings as a result of the tube strikes, the hospitality industry has seen a sharp decrease of 54% in no-shows compared to data collected from the previous week."
"The data paints a clear picture: when London's transport network grinds to a halt, so does its social scene. Bars and restaurants rely heavily on footfall and last-minute bookings - both of which were severely impacted."
Five consecutive days of strikes across the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway caused major travel disruption and a 450% surge in searches for strike end dates. Booking data for 8–11 September shows a 67% drop in hospitality bookings in London compared with the previous week. The largest single-day impact occurred on Monday 8 September 2025, with bookings falling 62% overnight, 50% below the weekly average. Walk-ins declined 68.7%, cancellations increased by over 50%, and no-shows fell 54% as customers stayed closer to home and altered social plans.
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