Hospitality Leaders Poll: Majority of operators will need large financial support to reopen

Sixty five percent of operators will need a huge chunk of their rent reduced or covered by the government in order to reopen before the end of the year, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA Insight/HIM. Asked ‘What would be the minimum amount of rent reduction/support you could operate with over the next six months?’, 35% said they would need between 41-60% to be covered or reduced. Another 18% said they would need between 61-80% and 15% said they would need between 81-100%.