KPMG: UK travel sector trends 2021
Undoubtedly, 2020 has been a tough and unprecedented year for the travel industry.
In order to assess the impact and find out what is likely to happen later this year, I spoke with Will Hawkley (Associate Partner, Global Head of Leisure & Hospitality at KPMG), recorded in March 2021.
The key findings were:
- Government has launched a hospitality rollout plan alongside the progress of vaccines that gives some optimism to people.
- In Europe, the situation is still worrying, there are no allowances expected at least until the autumn.
- Pubs and restaurants clearly struggled, and it will be interesting to see how government support continues –
