Hospitality Sector Loses £80.8bn of Sales in 12 Months of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped a staggering £80.8bn off hospitality’s sales in just 12 months, the latest edition of the UKHospitality Quarterly Tracker with CGA…
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UKInbound And Seven Tourism Bodies Call For Government Action
UKinbound and seven leading tourism bodies* have written to the Prime Minister to highlight that the survival and recovery of over 200,000 city tourism and hospitality businesses they represent is dependent
Read more...Unilever Away From Home Helps The Sector Get Set For A Great British Summer
With 2021 set to be the year of the ‘Great British Summer Staycation’ there has never been a more critical moment for hospitality and leisure as it welcomes back customers after twelve months of uncertainty.
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WTTC Launches Ground-Breaking Initiative To Support Women In Travel & Tourism
The world’s leading Travel & Tourism leaders pledged to work towards women’s equality and boost female representation in leadership roles in an announcement before the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
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World Lager, Wine and Cocktails Lead Drinks Sales as Hospitality Returns
Consumers have been celebrating the reopening of the On Premise in England with sparkling wine, cocktails and draught pints, CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows. CGA…
Read more...Tripadvisor Reveals Fastest Growing Destinations For Brits This Summer
Tripadvisor data reveals Zakynthos and Santorini are trending for international travel, while Torquay is top of the list for staycations
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WTTC Releases Major New Paper for Inclusive & Accessible Guidelines to Aid Global Travel & Tourism Recovery
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today launches its new high-level guidelines for inclusion and accessibility in the sector which focus on the experience…
Read more...Drinks Dominate as Outdoor Trading Returns
Three quarters of spending on the first day of hospitality’s reopening went on drinks, with consumers treating themselves to premium beers, cocktails and spirits after…
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Hospitality Reopens But Full Recovery Will Need Support
Hospitality trade bodies UKH, BBPA and BII have welcomed the reopening of pubs and restaurants who have outside areas, but have warned that there is…
Read more...UKInbound Responds To Global Travel Taskforce Report
UKinbound has responded to the Global Travel Taskforce report on the reopening of international travel.
CEO Joss Croft commented, “Whilst sadly lacking focus on inbound travel to the UK (worth £28.4 billion per year to the UK economy)
Read more...Travel & Tourism Sector’s Contribution To UK GDP Slumped A Shocking £148bn In 2020
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) today reveals that the dramatic collapse of the UK’s Travel & Tourism sector has wiped out a staggering £148 billion from the UK economy.
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Foreign Travel Restrictions Herald A UK City Break Summer
The traffic light system and other restrictions on foreign travel means this will be the summer of the UK city break, according to a hospitality expert.
Read more...Government Abandons Vaccine Passport Plans for Pubs & Restaurants
The government has abandoned plans to implement a vaccine passports when people visit pubs bars and restaurants in what is described a huge boost for…
Read more...Consumers keen to spend despite caution on economy
Consumers are set to prioritise eating and drinking out in their spending after lockdown, but remain cautious about longer term financial impacts of the pandemic….
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Tripadvisor Suffered A 61% YoY Decrease In Revenue In 2020 – Almost A Billion Dollar Drop
The travel and tourism industry was one of the hardest-hit industries by the COVID-19 pandemic and the world’s most visited travel and tourism website was not spared
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