Covid: Omicron fears cause wave of hotel cancellations

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Covid: Omicron fears cause wave of hotel cancellations
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Best Western is one hotel group that has seen many customers scrapping Christmas bookings.

Fears about the Omicron Covid variant have led to a raft of cancellations at hotels, with many customers changing their Christmas plans.

Jonathan Fletcher, who manages a Best Western hotel in Dorset called The Grange, says customers have been phoning all week cancelling meals and parties. "One local business cancelled because they'd been told by head office not to gather in groups larger than 20 people. Overall, 268 people were booked in for Christmas parties this week. Now we're down to 130."Mr Fletcher says people are also cancelling overnight stays.

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