The recovery in activity in London’s offices and hotels after the pandemic lockdowns lagged behind many rival European cities in 2022, according to data that measure the use of lifts in buildings.
Offices and hotels in Amsterdam showed the largest increases in elevator usage last year, research by Finnish elevator company Kone found. London offices were ranked fifth in terms of how much the use of lifts rose during the year, and its hotels came tenth.
Data on elevator journeys are used as a proxy of activity levels in commercial buildings such as offices and hotels. The figures will add to worries among some policymakers and landlords over the slow return of workers to British companies’ offices.