{"id":29108,"date":"2022-02-11T17:38:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=29108"},"modified":"2022-02-17T19:46:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T19:46:01","slug":"six-nations-is-a-turning-point-for-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/six-nations-is-a-turning-point-for-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Nations is a turning point for Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 100,000 rugby fans are expected in Cardiff over the weekend for the Six Nations game against Scotland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The return of the tournament is being welcomed by businesses as it&#8217;s the first game since the easing of COVID restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Six Nations is big business. A few years ago, the <a href=\"https:\/\/businessnewswales.com\/the-economic-benefits-of-the-rbs-six-nations-to-wales\/\">Royal Bank of Scotland<\/a> found that tournament&#8217;s home games bring more than \u00a330 million pounds to Cardiff\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Christmas restrictions, businesses can\u2019t wait for the fans to arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many businesses are seeing the benefits of the weekend&#8217;s game. Hotels around the city are fully booked or cost hundreds of pounds per night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the City Arms pub this can&#8217;t come soon enough. The pub lost \u00a350,000 pounds during the Christmas restrictions alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gary Corp, the manager of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/2022\/02\/04\/six-nations-pub\/\">City Arms,<\/a> hopes the Wales v Scotland game will be a turning point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_7915.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28895\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_7915.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_7915-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_7915-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_7915.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28895\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_7915.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_7915-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_7915-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Credit: Gabriel Morris <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Corp said last year was &#8220;absolutely heart-breaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve seen big events not happening, these big games not being played. 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