"Minibars have become the bane of the hotelier's life but, for the guest, a minibar stocked with a variety of items remains an iconic aspect of their stay in a hotel," he says. "When guests first enter a hotel room there are three things they check out: the bathroom, the TV and the minibar.
"The minibar represents an indication that you're travelling somewhere and what will really save it in the end will be more people travelling, particularly corporate travellers, who tend to use them more than leisure travellers. But Covid-19 has really pushed the decline of the minibar as it's finally given some hotels a reason to remove them."