UKinbound has written to the new minister for arts, heritage and tourism, Rebecca Pow MP to welcome her to the role and to begin a dialogue regarding the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the UK’s inbound tourism industry. ...

A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality says that the introduction of a tourist tax would only work if VAT in hospitality was reduced at the same time. MPs said the UK hotel sector is already the second ...

The number of overseas visitors to the UK dropped in 2018, despite favourable exchange rates and record-breaking temperatures. The latest ‘Travel Trends’ report released by the Office of National Statistics has revealed that there were a total of 37.9 million ...

REBECCA POW MP, Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, has been appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Her portfolio includes the arts, heritage, museums, tourism and libraries. She replaces MICHAEL ELLIS ...

The number of domestic tourists planning to spend more time on holiday in the UK will surge by a third this year, fuelled by millennials looking to escape from their smart phones and social media, according to a new report ...

Hotels, leisure and gardening businesses set for top sales increases Small businesses across the UK, including hospitality and leisure are set to share an estimated GBP 118m revenue boost from extra bank holiday consumer spending over both bank holiday weekends ...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a new campaign to help holiday and travel businesses improve the clarity of their terms and conditions. The ‘Small Print, Big Difference’ campaign is being run in partnership with the lead associations ...

According to Savills, Middle East and North African (MENA) investors continue to invest as well as make their first market investments in the European hotels sector including cities such as London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Madrid and portfolio deals in ...

A customer feedback system which rates 257 providers of accommodation, dining, tours and attractions throughout the UK has seen a marked rise in customer satisfaction in visitors from North America. On the eve of its annual UK Awards, CIE Tours ...

Summer season bookings from the UK to European Union countries are lagging 4.6% on last year as Britain prepares for its first post-Brexit holidays, according to latest findings from ForwardKeys which predicts future travel patterns by analysing 17 million booking ...