As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak hit the United Kingdom, footfall to bars and restaurants declined. Across the hospitality sector on March 20, 2020, there had been a 58 percent decline in footfall in the last seven days compared to the same seven days in 2019. Bars, pubs and restaurants were ordered to close to visitors on March 20.
Percentage change in hospitality footfall due to to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 20 to March 20, 2020*
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7-day running average change compared with same day last year
* Seven day running average change, compared with same day in 2019. Includes restaurants, casual dining restaurants, cafes/delicatessen, bars, bar restaurants, food pubs and nightclubs.
Data shows year-over-year seated diners at restaurants on the OpenTable network across all channels: online reservations, phone reservations, and walk-ins. For year-on-year comparisons by day, the source compares to the same day of the week from the same week in the previous year. For example, they compare Tuesday of week 11 2020 to Tuesday of week 11 in 2019. Only states or cities with 50+ restaurants in the sample are included. All restaurants on the OpenTable network in either period are included. OpenTable is active in more than 80 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.
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Wireless Social. (March 22, 2020). Percentage change in hospitality footfall due to to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 20 to March 20, 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110280/coronavirus-hospitality-footfall-united-kingdom-uk/
Wireless Social. "Percentage change in hospitality footfall due to to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 20 to March 20, 2020*." Chart. March 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110280/coronavirus-hospitality-footfall-united-kingdom-uk/
Wireless Social. (2020). Percentage change in hospitality footfall due to to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 20 to March 20, 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110280/coronavirus-hospitality-footfall-united-kingdom-uk/
Wireless Social. "Percentage Change in Hospitality Footfall Due to to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in The United Kingdom (Uk) from February 20 to March 20, 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110280/coronavirus-hospitality-footfall-united-kingdom-uk/
Wireless Social, Percentage change in hospitality footfall due to to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 20 to March 20, 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110280/coronavirus-hospitality-footfall-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 04, 2022)
