The London Underground Night Tube reopened over the summer while certain lines are slowly restoring all service, with the Piccadilly line the last to have come online in August.ĭespite much-warranted hand-wringing about the flight of talent and capital due to the pall of Brexit (and the follow-up specter of an airborne pandemic), London is hanging in just fine, relying on a dipping currency to attract investment and, of course, previously priced-out tourists. The city still tops our Promotions category, coming out in front for Insta hashtags, Facebook (or is it Meta) check-ins and TripAdvisor reviews.įortunately the city is almost back to pre-pandemic capacity, if the tube is any indication.

Not that the city’s promotion engine was waning. Of course the eyes of the world were fixed on London throughout all the tumult more than any other city-save for maybe Kyiv-reminding everyone that London is spectacular and it’s been a really long while since they visited.

This has been the busiest start to summer London has seen in more than a decade-with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Royal Ascot, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Wimbledon, Boris’s resignation and, in the worst kind of end to summer, the Queen’s death and weeks of mourning. London is back! But, given the past few months, have citizens even noticed?

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