UK Christmas Parties Are Roaring Back After Years of Covid and Strikes
Operators are reporting full houses across the board, whether private members clubs, mini-golf venues or the corner pub.
Swingers Crazy Golf has become a popular destination for holiday parties.
Photographer: Luke DysonLondon’s hospitality sector is booming as bookings for Christmas parties soar past 2019 levels, following years blighted by Covid-19 lockdowns and strikes.
Across the British capital, restaurants, pubs and bars were booking reservations for office parties and dinners six months ago in anticipation of a busy season and as a way to incentivize workers. The new Wolseley City restaurant was 70% booked for Christmas parties before its doors opened in early November. The Birley Clubs, a string of members-only institutions that include high-profile Annabel’s, were 50% booked for the winter holidays by June, says Chief Operating Officer Edoardo Minoli.