Blenheim Palace Named Sustainable Tourism Provider Of The Year
Travel trade association UKinbound has awarded Blenheim Palace the accolade of Sustainable Tourism Provider of the Year at its Awards for Excellence ceremony on Thursday…
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VisitBritain Showcases Britain’s Screen Tourism Offer To Global Media
Working in partnership with Visit West, West Midlands Growth Company and London & Partners, VisitBritain recently hosted media from countries including Brazil, Canada, China, Germany,…
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Tourism Industry Would Be Bolstered By Investing In High Streets, Says FSB
Ahead of World Tourism Day, 27 September, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has presented a plan to shore-up tourism in the UK through reviving…
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‘Relief’ For Hospitality Businesses As Rail Dispute Ends
Train drivers have accepted a pay deal that will see the end of more than two years of strike action in England, Scotland and Wales….
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VisitEngland’s 2024 ROSE Award Winners Announced
VisitEngland has revealed this year’s 100 winners of its ROSE Awards. The ROSE Awards showcase the accommodation providers who give the warmest of welcomes and…
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Warwickshire Hotel Partners With Care Service To Offer Dementia Friendly Experience
To mark World Alzheimer’s Month and with statistics showing that demand for dementia friendly travel is rising significantly, a Warwickshire hotel has taken proactive steps…
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Chelsea To Sell Millennium And Copthorne Hotels
Photo: © Copyright Russell Trebor and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. The Premier League has approved the sale of two hotels by…
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Elite Hotels Welcomes James Perry as New General Manager of The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne
The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, has welcomed James Perry as its new General Manager. With over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Perry brings…
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Chris Webb Mp Elected Chair Of Appg For Hospitality And Tourism
The All-Party Parliamentary Group was reconstituted earlier this week with Chris Webb (Lab, Blackpool South) elected as its Chair and Damian Hinds (Con, East Hampshire)…
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Card Spending Returns To Growth In August As The Summer Lift Spirits
Consumer card spending returned to growth in August, rising 1.0 per cent year-on-year following two consecutive months of decline, although it remained below the latest…
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Summertime Boost For UK Hotel Industry
The UK hotel industry enjoyed another strong month in July as better weather and summer holidays boosted occupancy and profitability, according to the RSM Hotels…
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Wetherspoon To Open New Pub At London Waterloo Station
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to open its new pub at London Waterloo Station on Tuesday, 3 September. The company has spent £2.8 million developing…
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SLTA Highlights Downside Of Edinburgh’s Tourist Tax
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has expressed concern that the 5% visitor levy proposed by the City of Edinburgh Council will do nothing to…
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11 Million Brits Planning A “Staycation This August Bank Holiday, Bringing £3.1bn Boost
VisitEngland’s August Bank Holiday Trip Tracker survey, published today, shows that 11 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this…
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Edinburgh Visitor Levy Must Be Kept To ‘Reasonable’ Level
The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to introduce a charge for visitors in a move expected to raise tens of millions of pounds each…
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