Collapse In International Visitors Costing UK Economy £457m A Week
Trade association UKinbound presents targeted funding request to Government
Travel trade organisation UKinbound have launched a fresh call to save inbound tourism
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Staycations Drive Consumer Spend As UK Benefits From Boom In Domestic Holidays
UK consumer spending continued its recovery across the Summer months driven by growth in retail, dining and travel expenditure, according to Cardlytics’ latest State of Spend report
Read more...UKInbound Research Shows That Targeted Government Support Would Save Jobs And Businesses
UKinbound has released its latest Business Barometer results which show that viable, export earning, inbound tourism businesses would be saved from collapse
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Call For Government To Support Cumbria’s Tourism Industry This Winter
Latest Cumbria Tourism research reveals that business confidence levels are plummeting as the industry heads towards winter – prompting renewed
Read more...Cross-Party Support Voiced For Long-Term Reduction In Tourism VAT
UKHospitality has welcomed the cross-party support for a long-term reduction in tourism VAT expressed in this afternoon’s Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons.
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Wild And Wonderful Places To Eat Out To Help Out
On top of mountains, on board a Royal Yacht and even sat amongst llamas – these are just some of the wild and wonderful places where you can enjoy the UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.
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WTTC Calls for Government Leadership to Save the Travel & Tourism Sector
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has urgently called on the UK government for strong leadership and unprecedented international collaboration
Read more...Profit Warnings For More Than 75% Of Listed Travel & Leisure Companies
FTSE Travel & Leisure companies have issued nine profit warnings in Q2 2020, bringing the total number of warnings issued in H1 2020 to 59, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings Report.
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APPG Inquiry Into Coasts And Waters Enters Second Phase
The 2nd phase of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for hospitality and tourism’s coastal waters has opened.
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Travellers Confused By Inconsistent COVID-19 Travel Rules And Advice Across Europe
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called for more consistent travel rules and COVID-19 advice by European countries to counter confusion by travellers and holidaymakers.
Read more...10,000 Jobs At Stake And Businesses Set To Fail UKInbound Issues Urgent Plea To The Prime Minister
UKinbound has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson pleading for urgent and decisive action to secure the future of the inbound tourism industry – worth £28 billion to the UK economy in 2019.
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Tour Operators Set To Make Large Scale Redundancies Without Government Action
88% of tour operators and destination management companies (DMCs), who are responsible for bringing in and looking after over 50% of all international visitors to the UK
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Tour Operators Set To Make Large Scale Redundancies Without Government Action
88% of tour operators and destination management companies (DMCs), who are responsible for bringing in and looking after over 50% of all international visitors to the UK
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APPG Launches Inquiry Into UK Coasts And Waters
Following the success of its Pathways to Recovery report, The All Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism has today launched a new inquiry into coastal and lakeside tourism.
Read more...Visitengland Partners With Tourist Organisations To Launch Industry Standard For UK Tourism
VisitEngland in partnership with the national tourist organisations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales has today launched a UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark to provide a ‘ring of confidence’ for tourism as the sector works towards reopening.
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