Hospitality Must Unite To Oppose Tourist Tax In Scotland
UKHospitality has issued a call to arms for hotels and other accommodation providers in Scotland. The trade body is strongly urging businesses to rally to…
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Tackling Climate Change On Day 3 At WTM London
The 40th edition of WTM London began with a session exploring Decarbonising Travel and Tourism: Is the Industry Doing Enough? Speaking by video before the…
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Bath Station, Bath, England. A steam train, the Royal Scot in steam with carriages on the rails. A couple, travellers, a man and woman standing on the platform.
VisitEngland and VisitScotland Launch Dementia-Friendly Tourism Guide
VisitEngland and VisitScotland have launched a new guide to help tourism businesses become more dementia-friendly. The Dementia-Friendly Tourism Guide, launched in partnership with Alzheimer’s Society, supports…
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Manchester Overtakes Edinburgh As Second Most Popular UK Destination
Latest data from Expedia Group, the world’s travel platform, shows that a surge in visitors from a number of fast-growing international markets such as China,…
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UK Tourism Industry Grows by £18.5bn in Two Years
A new tourism statistic publication produced by the Tourism Alliance shows that the UK tourism industry has grown by £18.5bn over the last two years….
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Scotland To Consult On A 2.5% “Tourist Tax”
The Scottish government is to consult on the introduction of a tourist tax that would be collected at the discretion of the country’s 32 local…
Read more...TripAdvisor Blocks Fake Reviews in First-Of-Its-Kind Transparency Report
More than one million fake reviews were stopped from reaching TripAdvisor in 2018, the company said in a new report published today. The company’s first…
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Customer Ratings In Tourism: Untapped Potential For Travel And Hospitality Companies
Around 60 percent of travelers worldwide use customer ratings in their purchasing decisions when planning vacations, while 43 percent regularly leave ratings themselves. Even though…
Read more...UK Tourism Businesses Are Reducing Their Impact On The Environment
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…
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Blackrose Launches First Re-vamped Pub
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…
Read more...Industry Coalition Call on Conservative Leadership Contenders to Back Beer and Pubs
As part of an industry coalition, the British Beer & Pub Association has called on the two Conservative leadership contenders to back beers and pubs….
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LGA Responds To Prime Minister New Tourism Sector Deal Announcement
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,…
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