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Tourism chiefs say financial problems will not damage industry

Tourists on beachIndustry leaders have dismissed fears that financial turmoil and increases in interest rates could hit tourism spending
Posted: 14 September 2007 | 07:00

WTTC calls on the Government to improve transport system

London UndergroundThe head of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has called on the Government to take immediate action to improve the UK’s transport system.
Posted: 12 September 2007 | 07:00

DCMS slammed for claiming tourism needs to 'up its game'

WembleyOpposition parties have hit out at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) for claiming the tourism industry needs to “up its game” to reap the economic benefits of the 2012 Olympics.
Posted: 05 September 2007 | 17:00

£50k advertising campaign to promote southeast England launched

Brighton PierA £50,000 advertising campaign is to be launched to promote tourism in southeast England.
Posted: 05 September 2007 | 10:16

Café Rouge may sell out for £500m - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: One Aldwych overpays kitchen porter by £8,000; Whitbread shareholders in £900m windfall; Edinburgh hotel in final of global quality award and more...
Posted: 28 August 2007 | 10:32

London falls out of favour with US tourists

airplane departingThe weak dollar-pound exchange rate has seen London drop eight places in the most popular tourist destinations among US travellers, a survey has found.
Posted: 21 August 2007 | 11:19

BHA gives government's £1m marketing cash boost cautious welcome

foot-and-mouth outbreak in PirbrightThe British Hospitality Association (BHA) has given a cautious welcome to the aid injection of £1m into the marketing budget for rural tourism by the Government.
Posted: 17 August 2007 | 08:00

Government to give rural UK marketing fund boost

foot and mouth outbreak at PirbrightThe Government is expected to announce a package of aid to help market the UK’s rural tourism industry in the wake of the recent flooding and the foot-and-mouth outbreak.
Posted: 14 August 2007 | 10:35

Tourist spend falls for first time since 2003

Trafalgar Square, LondonThe amount spent by foreign tourists coming to the UK fell for the first time since 2003 between April and June this year, official figures revealed today.
Posted: 13 August 2007 | 13:00

Families feel 'ripped off' by UK seaside breaks

kids on the beachFamilies feel they are being ripped off on seaside breaks in the UK with only one in five parents believing British holidays hotels offer good value, research revealed today.
Posted: 08 August 2007 | 12:10

2012 Olympics tourism plan faces another delay

2012 London Olympics logoThe long-awaited tourism plan for the 2012 Olympics has been delayed for a second time, this time until September.
Posted: 16 July 2007 | 12:24

Loch Fyne Restaurants and Carluccio’s are takeover targets - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Loch Fyne Restaurants and Carluccio takeover targets; First bidder for Malmaison and Hotel du Vin steps forward; Chain of olde worlde teashops planned and more...
Posted: 16 July 2007 | 10:02

Shaun Woodward launches tourism planning workshops

Shaun WoodwardTourism Minister Shaun Woodward has launched a series of workshops to bring together town planners and the tourism industry today.
Posted: 13 June 2007 | 14:23

Northern Ireland welcomes back tourists

Founder of Northern Ireland's Hastings Hotels Dr Billy Hastings welcomes the return of good economic times to the Irish hospitality industry
Posted: 07 June 2007 | 00:00

Old Inn named Northern Ireland Hotel of the Year by tourist board

The Old Inn at CrawfordsburnThe Old Inn at Crawfordsburn has been named Hotel of the Year 2007 by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, at a ceremony in Belfast last night.
Posted: 01 June 2007 | 18:50

News profile: Christopher Rodrigues, chairman of VisitBritain

Christopher RodriguesChristopher Rodrigues, the new chairman of VisitBritain, took over the reins at the start of the year. With the UK tourist board having recently announced redundancies of up to 80 staff, he talks to Emily Manson about the future
Posted: 31 May 2007 | 00:00

VisitScotland.com launches on-line booking service for operators

Perthshire's Meikleour hotel is an early adopter of Web in a BoxVisitScotland.com has launched an online product for accommodation owners allowing them to create a commercial website which can manage bookings and availability.
Posted: 29 May 2007 | 16:26

Numbers of domestic visitors to London up

Trafalgar SqaureLondon was the only UK region to see an increase in domestic visitors last year, according to marketing body Visit London.
Posted: 21 May 2007 | 10:15

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Chris DruceLet’s hope Piccadilly Licensed Properties didn’t have their beer goggles on as they’ve paid more than peanuts, £82.5m to be exact, for 279 pubs Marston’s didn’t want.
Posted: 11 May 2007 | 16:00

Industry protests as VisitBritain cuts staff by 11%

VisitBritain logoSenior hospitality figures have expressed dismay at the decision of tourism body VisitBritain to slash staff numbers by more than 11%.
Posted: 10 May 2007 | 11:55

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