Greater Manchester Mayor Calls for Mandatory Tourist Levy
Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, has called for the introduction of a compulsory tourist levy for visitors staying in the city’s hotels, replacing the current…
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VisitBritain Publishes Inbound Tourism Forecast For 2025
VisitBritain has today, (18 February), published its inbound tourism forecast for 2025, showing that international visits overall and visitor spending to the UK are set…
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Welsh Government Urged To Rethink Taxing Kid’s Holidays
UKHospitality Cymru called for the Welsh Government to rethink its insistence on taxing children in its Visitor Levy and instead consider the impact this will…
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Applications Open For New Grants To Support Tourism & Hospitality Careers
New grants aimed at kickstarting people’s future careers in one of the county’s most diverse and rewarding industries have officially launched for applications, thanks to…
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Savour the Best of Scotland as ScotHot25 Showcases Local Food and Drink Producers
Scotland’s premier food, drink, hospitality, retail, and tourism showcase is set to return with a celebration of local suppliers at ScotHot25, taking place at the SEC Glasgow…
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Calls to Exempt Children from Visitor Levy to “Protect Family Holidays”
Ahead of its appearance before the Senedd’s Finance Committee today [Wednesday 5 February], UKHospitality Cymru is warning of the impact on family holidays to Wales…
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Grantley Hall Joins The Leading Hotels Of The World
Grantley Hall has announced its membership to The Leading Hotels of the World, a prestigious collection of the world’s finest independent luxury hotels. This globally…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: The Looming Tourist Tax – Yet Another Blow to Hospitality (And the Public)
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. Reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering introducing a tourist levy have, unsurprisingly, sparked outrage from industry leaders and…
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Aimbridge EMEA Welcomes Six Accor Hotels To UK Portfolio
Aimbridge EMEA has partnered with Accor to welcome six new properties owned by Danish real estate group ProArk to its UK portfolio. The hotels, which…
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Haven Announces Expansion of Exclusive JD Wetherspoon Partnership With Four New On-Site Pubs
Haven, the UK’s leading holiday park operator, has announced the expansion of its partnership with JD Wetherspoon with four new on-site pubs. This builds on…
Read more...Tourism Sidelined In Plans For Visitor Levy Funds
UKHospitality Cymru has said the current plans for a visitor levy fund in Wales are too broad and include no specific ring-fencing of funds to…
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Edinburgh to Introduce Overnight Visitor Levy in Phased Rollout
Edinburgh is set to implement a visitor levy on overnight stays, marking the first city-wide mandatory scheme of its kind in the UK. The charge…
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DUKES London Announces Transformative Refurbishment For 2025
DUKES London, a distinguished five-star hotel nestled in the heart of St James’s, Mayfair, is embarking on an ambitious renovation project – marking an exciting…
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Village Hotel Club Acquires Site In Reading To Kick Start 2025
Village Hotel Club, the 33-strong hotel and leisure club operator, is delighted to announce the acquisition of the former Crowne Plaza site at Caversham Bridge,…
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Daish’s Holidays Announces £1 Million Hotel Winter Refurbishment Programme
Daish’s Holidays, an independent family-owned UK coach holiday group, has announced plans to invest more than £1 million in a winter refurbishment programme with upgrades…
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