Londoners are bracing for a weekend of travel disruption, with some bus strikes expected to still go ahead across the weekend following disputes over pay. Bus drivers, engineers and controllers working across 60 bus routes around London were expected to launch strike action between Friday and Sunday this weekend amid discussions over pay and working conditions.
Analysing booking data from the 8th to the 11th of September, Access Hospitality has revealed that bookings for the London hospitality industry dropped by 67% compared to the previous week. The most pronounced impact occurred on Monday, September 8th 2025, the first day of the tube strikes, when bookings dropped by 62% overnight. Access Hospitality has noted that this figure is 50% below the weekly average for bookings, emphasising a sharp decline in consumer behaviour as the transport disruptions began.
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