UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the job retention scheme would be withdrawn gradually over the next 5 months, ending in October. Taxpayers have been meeting the wage bill of 8.4 million workers since March, at a cost of around £ 14 billion a month. The plan is aimed at preventing mass layoffs, as […]
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced 2 day ago that bars and restaurants would reopen nationally from next week, although Paris will need careful monitoring despite no longer being a virus hotspot. Despite the lifting of the ban on travelling more than 100 kilometres, the ban on gathering more than 10 people continues. Prime Minister […]
Throughout the second half of June, airlines within the Lufthansa Group are increasing their services substantially relative to the previous weeks. As in the first half of June, the emphasis will be on the destinations for summer tourism. The goal is to make as many destinations as possible available to vacationers and business travellers, thus […]
Italian chef Niko Romito introduced ‘Pandolce,’ a sweet bread he made in his Castel di Sangro bakery near his 3 Michelin-starred restaurant Reale. The Pandolce is available for online sale with deliveries starting June 4. It is also available for sale in Rome’s Spazio Niko Romito Bar e Cucina, which has been open to takeaways […]
A Paris-based designer has introduced a security bubble to enclose diners when they reopen in a bid to follow physical distancing laws at restaurants. Christophe Gernigon says that his Plex’Eat, which resembles a giant bell-jar hanging from the ceiling and containing a diner and their food and drink, provides “complete freedom of movement” in an […]
Industry charity Hospitality Action has launched on its website a COVID-19 wellbeing hub, providing resources and advice to support workers. Hospitality Action, which has provided financial support to employees and companies with the closure of many restaurants in the UK since the beginning of the pandemic, has begun work to protect the mental health of […]
