Holiday Season Delivers Boost For GB Eating-Out MarketBritain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales edge up 0.6% in August, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show – with more mixed weather bringing better news for ...

EDINBURGH is to carry out its largest-ever survey of public opinion regarding the implemation of a tourist tax. EDINBURGH city council’s ruling SNP-Labour coalition wants to introduce a “transient visitor levy” of a suggested £1 per bed per night seeking to ...

Hospitality organisations UKHospitality and the Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) have welcomed the announcement of the Food Tourism Scotland Action Plan. UKHospitality Executive Director, Scotland, Willie Macleod said: “Scotland’s fantastic food and drink sector is one of its best ...

On the back of a record-breaking warm and dry summer, the August bank holiday weekend looks set to see bumper tourism figures, as Brits across the country embrace the UK staycation. With temperatures more fitting of the Mediterranean, summer 2018 ...

More than seven million Brits are planning a holiday at home for the August bank holiday weekend according to a VisitEngland survey released today. VisitEngland’s August bank holiday Trip-Tracker survey shows that 7.3 million Brits are planning an overnight holiday ...

New research reveals that a holiday to England’s coast could significantly enhance both your relationships and general sense of well-being. In a Holiday Trends survey conducted by independent research consultancy BDRC, 80 percent of holidaymakers on a domestic seaside escape ...

England’s vital tourism sector risks being overwhelmed by record number of visitors and growing skills gaps, council leaders warn. The UK’s tourism sector provides 3.1 million jobs, is worth £126 billion to the economy and generates £7 billion in tax ...

Cornwall is “struggling to cope” with “unparalleled mass tourism” this summer, according to reports. Visit Cornwall, the county’s tourist board, said it had stopped promoting two beaches because of problems caused by overcrowding. Porthcurno beach and Kynance Cove, traditionally quieter ...

Roslin Beach Hotel, a luxury 62-room coastal hotel in Southend’s Thorpe Bay area, is one of only nine independent hotels in England, and the only one in Essex, to be awarded a prestigious VisitEngland Four Star Gold rating. According to ...

Booking platform Chic Retreats, owned by Chic Lifestyle Ltd has entered administration. The company, established in 2012 offered independent luxury hotel experiences around the world. It is understood that the company will maintain operation under a smaller team of staff until ...