Hotel searches to London have fallen by 24 per cent during the Tube strike, according to hotel search website trivago.co.uk.
Searches made between 6th and 8th July for a hotel stay in London during the scheduled tube strike (8th to 10th July) were compared to the corresponding days during the previous week (Search period: 29th June to 1st July; Travel period: 1st to 3rd July).
Searches from the UK dropped by 24 per cent for a London hotel stay during the Tube strike. Global searches to London dropped by just 9 per cent, suggesting the majority decrease in travel interest came from the UK.
Searches for all future hotel stays in London dropped by just 4 per cent, suggesting the decrease is both caused by and limited to the Tube strike.
Significant effect on tourism
Denise Bartlett, UK Public Relations: “It is extremely rare to see a significant decrease in travel interest to a city as large as London. With around 3000 hotels (as bookable via trivago), a decrease of 24 per cent is likely to have a significant effect on the city’s tourism over the two-day period. The decrease in hotel searches is just one indicator of the effects of the tube strike, with visitors relying almost solely on the underground system in order to travel within the city.”
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