TourismIn this section you will find all articles about tourism, giving you an easy route to all the information and news about tourism on Caterersearch. For subject overviews take a look at Caterersearch’s expert guides that provide 'everything you need to know' on popular subjects like tourism, Gordon Ramsay, Compass or Michelin-starred restaurants. Pages ...20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41... Previous | Next Tsunami victims relied on tourismWith the Christmas holiday behind us, January is traditionally a time to look forward and focus on the challenges the New Year holds. Normally, this first Caterer editorial of the year would contain a rousing call to arms, a reveille to hospitality workers still groggy from the festive season. This year, it is impossible to focus beyond the terrible events of the past weeks and their deadly legacy. Compared with the scale of suffering the world is currently struggling to bear, Olympic bids, Chip-and-PIN and licensing laws pale into insignificance. There's nothing Caterer can tell you about South Asia's Boxing Day disaster that you haven't already seen or read, horrified, on television or in the newspapers. As this week's issue went to press, the official number of lives lost to the tsunami stood at a mind-boggling 140,000, with as many as 200 Britons feared dead. But you will already know that. And you'll already know, too, that hundreds of thousands more lives could be l Tourism Award Sponsored by Aramark
2004 winner The Mersey Partnership
"Members of the organisation worked in harmony to devise a strategy that attracts 19 million visitors to the region each year" The Tourism Catey honours one person or a team of people who have made an outstanding contribution to the standards of tourism in the UK. Last year's winner, The Mersey Partnership (TMP), was recognised for the serious hard work it put in to overturn Liverpool's poor image and get it back on the map as a tourist destination. The icing on the cake was winning the European City of Culture bid for 2008, which was an outstanding achievement, given the competition it faced. TMP co-ordinates and promotes eco China boost for UK tourismTourism bodies have welcomed the signing of an agreement between Britain and China that should allow growing numbers of Chinese visitors into the UK. What the weekend papers sayA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry... Tourist numbers slow in November, say operatorsA sharp slowdown in the number of people coming to the UK brought hotels down to earth with a bump in November, according to UKinbound, formerly the British Incoming Tour Operators Association. BTP predicts £1b boost to UK business tourismThe British Tourism Partnership (BTP) has forecast a £1b jump in business tourism revenue for 2005. Tourism in 2005 could be strongest since millenniumThis year will be one of steady growth for the tourism industry, with the number of visitors from overseas, and the amount they spend, rising to levels not seen since 2000, VisitBritain has predicted. Inbound visitor numbers bounce back in OctoberOctober brought a welcome boost in the number of people visiting the UK, according to the latest monthly figures from UKinbound, the former British Incoming Tour Operator’s Association.
The burning issueCure for the blues in a rainbow nationSimon Wright In the know
Record year for tourism on wayMore than 26 million visitors are expected to descend on Britain this year, making it a record 12 months for tourism. The burning issueCrisis planning
Mary Lynch warns against complacency Big in Dubai
TUC touts gain for tourism of three more bank holidaysThe tourism and leisure sector would benefit from adding three new bank holidays to the annual calendar, especially one in the autumn, claims the TUC. Number of visits to UK slowsSeptember saw a marked slowdown in the number of people visiting the UK, according to the latest monthly figures from UKinbound, the former British Incoming Tour Operators Association. Foreign visits rise by 10% in the third quarterBritain attracted a record-breaking 8.3 million visits from foreign tourists in the three months to September 2004, according to the government’s latest International Passenger Survey. VisitBritain predicts record year for international touristsTourist board VisitBritain is predicting that 2004 will prove a record year for international visitors. Iraq war doubles losses at London’s Ritz hotelLondon’s Ritz hotel nearly doubled its losses last year as the Iraq War depressed the number of wealthy tourists visiting the capital. Worldwide briefingEssential news from around the world... London hotels enjoy highest occupancy levels in four yearsLondon hotels have been enjoying their highest occupancy levels since September 2000, according to Deloitte’s latest HotelBenchmark. Pages ...20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41... Previous | Next |
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