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The school holidays have arrived, Parliament is in recess until 5 September and London has wound down to slumber away the summer months. Or has it? Just how much effect do the summer holidays have on London businesses? Well, in truth, London is such a culturally rich and diverse city that the effects of holidays vary from business to business. However there are a few common themes such as:

Transport

Whilst Transport for London and the Mayor’s office are constantly working on schemes to reduce congestion caused by the school run, in term time our roads, buses and tubes are affected by school transport. In the school holidays this congestion is noticeably less on some routes. This means that businesses which rely on transport and deliveries may have to work to a different schedule in term and holiday time with the reduced travel time in the holidays resulting in cost savings.