The strength and resilience of the regional tourism industry will take centre-stage at Cumbria Tourism’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) next month, following the release of figures which reveal that just over 45 million people visited the county in 2016. This ...

The weaker pound has prompted a staycation frenzy, meaning big business for pubs, restaurants, and tourist attractions     The May bank holiday could earn a whopping £3 billion* for UK high street businesses, as thrifty Brits choose to spend ...

Cut Tourism VAT has expressed its disappointment at the main parties’ manifestos in the upcoming general election. Campaigners expressed concerns that none of the main parties, the the Conservatives, Labour or Liberal Democrats have committed to reducing the tax on ...

The number of foreign visitors to UK has smashed through the 37 million mark for the first time in another record year for tourism. The total number of visits rose 4 per cent from 36.1 million to 36.7 million with ...

Ahead of the general election, UKinbound have launched a manifesto for the tourism industry, which last year contributed over £22 billion to the UK economy and employs over 3 million people across the country. The new Government will need to ...

VisitEngland has ,this month launched the latest version of The Pink Book, a guide designed to give English accommodation providers an overview of their legal obligations. Now in its ninth edition, ‘The Pink Book: Legislation for tourist accommodation’ provides a ...

Official figures reveal a record-breaking start to the year for inbound tourism to Britain. Figures revealed earlier this month show that a new record has been set for inbound visits to the UK in the first two months of the ...

The Rt. Hon Ed Balls will be the keynote speaker at the hospitality and tourism industry’s expanded annual summit which is being held on June 6, just two days before the general election. Politician – and Strictly dancer – Ed ...

British hotels and the leisure industry are set for a record year with a substantial increase in both home and international visitors planning holidays in the UK. The Barclays Corporate Banking report, Destination UK: driving growth in the UK hospitality ...

TripAdvisor has launched its first-ever mobile Check-Index revealing travellers’ and locals’ most frequented hotels, restaurants and attractions in major European tourism destinations. The study was based on TripAdvisor’s massive trove of mobile location data. “Our mobile Check-Index shows the points of ...