UKinbound has released its latest Business Barometer results, highlighting the measures tourism businesses are putting in place to reduce their impact on the environment.  Results also show bookings and yields are holding steady for two thirds of members and confidence ...

New pub management company Blackrose has today launched The Anchor Bexley, the first pub in its portfolio to have undergone a major refurbishment to give it a new look and feel that reflects the Blackrose vision and brand. The refurbishment ...

As part of an industry coalition, the British Beer & Pub Association has called on the two Conservative leadership contenders to back beers and pubs. In letters written to both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, which have been signed by ...

Responding to the recently announced tourism sector deal announcement by the Prime Minister, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Chair of the LGA’s Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, said: “Today’s announcement of the tourism sector deal is a positive step towards tackling some ...

The Prime Minister’s announcement of a tourism sector deal has been warmly received by industry bodies . UKHospitality has hailed the launch of a Sector Deal for Tourism as a landmark moment. The announcement by the Government will see the ...

First tourism sector deal will prepare Britain for an extra 9 million visitors per year, with commitment to build 130,000 new hotel rooms by 2025. The Prime Minister has announced the UK’s first ever tourism sector deal today, reaffirming the UK’s ...

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 ...