Taking off: City Airport chief on the return of business travel and the future of the Square Mile September 27, 2021 It’s been a quiet 18 months at London City airport, the Docklands-located airfield beloved of City slickers jetting into Canary Wharf and the Square Mile. Thankfully for chief executive Robert Sinclair, however, those days now look increasingly as if they are over for good. “We’ve certainly seen a material increase in passenger volumes from July [...]
Exclusive: Business bookings up two-thirds as Eurostar gears up for recovery September 24, 2021 Eurostar’s boss hailed the return of the business market as new figures showed a significant uptick in September bookings. Business travel was up 62 per cent in the first two weeks of September on the fortnight before, as a gradual loosening of travel restrictions and the return of in-person meetings drove increased passenger numbers. Jacques [...]
Russ Shaw’s London Tech Week Diary: Londoners the secret sauce September 23, 2021 London Tech Week – the showcase of all things innovative – is back. Each day this week, Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates boss Russ Shaw CBE will write for us reflecting on the jamboree. Here’s day four. The fourth day of London Tech Week has been a celebration of the unique element behind [...]
Russ Shaw’s Tech Week Diary: When the chips are down September 23, 2021 London Tech Week – the showcase of all things innovative – is back. Each day this week, Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates boss Russ Shaw CBE will write for us reflecting on the jamboree. Here’s day three. During Day 3 of London Tech Week, we heard from experts at the centre of an [...]
Covent Garden al fresco to stay as Council considers long-term future for Soho September 15, 2021 Covent Garden’s al fresco revival is set to continue after Westminster City Council approved a continuation of the outdoor dining scheme that has proven a lifeline for hospitality businesses in the area. And whilst the road closures that allowed Soho to become an outdoor festival over recent months will come to an end on September [...]
Mayor ‘ready’ to work with Westminster Council to maintain al fresco ‘lifeline’ for hospitality businesses August 27, 2021 Sadiq Khan has said he is “ready” to work with Westminster Council and local residents to maintain traffic-free roads in Soho. Cars have been barred from much of the capital’s oldest entertainment hub since the end of the first Covid-19 lockdown, with bars and restaurants setting up on the pedestrianised streets. But Westminster City Council [...]
End of the road: Soho’s al fresco festival to end in September August 26, 2021 It has been one of the few positives to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic, but as the virus recedes it appears so will Soho’s al fresco revival. Westminster City Council has informed businesses that traffic will be re-introduced to Soho’s streets at the end of September, bringing to an end the weekend and evening [...]
The City will bounce back: Royal Exchange owners on the future of retail August 17, 2021 Is London over? There are plenty of doom-mongers ready to make that case after the pandemic flipped the world on its head. But for answers, it helps sometimes simply to follow the money. Two new skyscrapers approved recently for the City of London and occupancy increasing at pre-existing buildings like 22 Bishopsgate bode well. And [...]
The future of the office: How one property firm is using virtual reality to create the new normal August 16, 2021 The future of the office has never been more richly discussed. For all the benefits of flexible working, most firms seem determined to bring people back in to reap the benefits of collaboration and creativity. But the co-founder of one property firm, Kitt, is determined to make sure that when we get back to the [...]
Meet Shein: The secretive Chinese fast-fashion firm taking over online retail July 27, 2021 Taking the Tube at the minute can still, at times, feel like time travel. Around you are slightly tattered posters for theatre productions that haven’t been on stage for more than a year; ads for movies touted for cinema release that ended up quietly released to Netflix with little fanfare. Amongst these relics of a [...]
