Safestay PLC Trading Statement (5170F)
March 10 2020 - 2:00AM
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RNS Number : 5170F
Safestay PLC
10 March 2020
10 March 2020
Safestay plc
("Safestay", the "Company" or the "Group")
Trading Update
Safestay (AIM: SSTY), the owner and operator of an international
brand of contemporary hostels, announces that the spread of the
COVID-19 virus is having an impact on bookings across the hostel
network.
We have experienced a material reduction in new bookings over
the last week against our expectations and there have been a
growing number of group bookings from schools and colleges which
have been cancelled or postponed. It is too early to say what the
full impact from COVID-19 might be in the current financial year,
as it is not known how long the virus will continue to impact
travel and spending patterns in Europe and the UK.
As announced in a trading update on 3 February 2020, the Company
completed a successful year in 2019 and entered 2020 in a strong
financial position. The Board is confident that the business is
well placed to weather the current challenges and return to growth
as and when the travel market normalises.
In the meantime, the Company is reducing flexible costs where
possible to offset the dip in bookings whilst strictly adhering to
all health advice in order to help protect all of our staff and
guests.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 (MAR).
Enquiries
Safestay plc +44 (0) 20 8815 1600
Larry Lipman
Liberum Capital Limited
(Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 (0) 20 3100 2000
Andrew Godber/Edward Thomas/Laura Hamilton
Novella +44 (0) 20 3151 7008
Tim Robertson
Fergus Young
For more information visit our:
Website www.safestay.com
Vox Markets page
https://www.voxmarkets.co.uk/company/SSTY/news/
Instagram page www.instagram.com/safestayhostels/
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