Food and Drink Sales in Britain’s Cities Back in Growth as Workers and Visitors Return
Out-of-home food and drink sales are in growth in all of Britain’s 10 biggest city centres, new research from CGA by NielsenIQ and Wireless Social…
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Tourism
Applications open for prestigious North East England Tourism Awards
Tourism businesses across the North East are being encouraged to enter the North East England Tourism Awards 2023 as applications which opened this week. The…
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Visit Essex Puts Essex on Gastro Map with Launch of New Food and Drink Campaign
The county’s tourism body, Visit Essex, is launching a campaign to firmly place Essex on the gastro map. Highlighting the county’s boom in Essex wine…
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Airport Chaos Leaves Thousands of Brits Stranded Abroad
By James Moon, Chief Aviation Officer of aviation tech start-up – TailHail (www.tailhail.com) In a week of aviation carnage, James Moon discusses the need for…
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How Can the Hospitality Industry Maintain the Staycation Boom?
By Karim Malak, CEO of easyHotel (www.easyhotel.com) Data shows that 83% of those who took a staycation in 2021 hope to do so again in…
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Train Strikes To Prove Counterintuitive For Recovery of Hospitality
By Kunal Sawhney, CEO of Kalkine (www.kalkine.co.uk) There have been repeated warnings that commuters will face serious travel chaos next week due to the largest…
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Hotels Urge People To Avoid Airport Misery and Staycation Instead
Bristol hoteliers are urging holidaymakers to avoid airport misery by sticking to staycations this summer and giving their businesses a post-pandemic boost. Staff shortages are…
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National Rail Strike ‘To Cost Hospitality Industry £540m Says Industry Leader
This week’s rail and tube strikes are set to cost the hospitality sector £540m, as the nighttime economy will suffer a “catastrophic impact”. The strike…
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Rail Strike Will Contribute to a ‘Perfect Storm’ for Scottish Hospitality Businesses this Summer
With a UK-wide rail strike scheduled to take place next week, the Scottish licensed trade is warning that the impact on tourism and hospitality businesses…
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Visit Essex Launches New Food and Drink Campaign
The county’s tourism body, Visit Essex, is launching a campaign to firmly place Essex on the gastro map. Highlighting the county’s boom in Essex wine…
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New Report from WTTC Analyses Critical Factors for Hotel Investment Post Pandemic
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) publishes ‘Critical Factors to Attract Hotel Investment’, a new report highlighting the importance of attracting capital investment to…
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New Study Reveals Europe’s Safest Countries to Go on Holiday in 2022
A new study has revealed that Switzerland is the safest European country to travel to this Summer. The research, conducted by Forbes Advisor, analysed metrics…
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National Rail Strike Risks Jeopardising Hospitality Sector Recovery
Rail union RMT is to launch 3 days of national strike action across the railway network. Over 50,000 railway workers will walkout as part of…
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Visitors Flock to UK to Join Jubilee Celebrations
According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) visitors from overseas are pouring into the UK to join the celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth II’s…
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Rising Costs Emerge as Primary Challenge for Travelers this Summer
International Vacation Confidence Index from Allianz Partners finds that while travel confidence is high, more people are planning to staycation than travel abroad this summer,…
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