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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

Jail for butcher who sold deadly school meals - 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: VisitScotland to use London Underground for ad campaign; French restaurants warned not to serve ortolan or risk jail; Scottish hotels to target Russia for business travel
Posted: 10 September 2007 | 10:13

Center Parcs to build fifth site

Artist impression of Center Parcs, Warren WoodLeisure resort operator Center Parcs is to build a fifth UK site in Warren Wood, near Woburn in Bedfordshire, after winning an appeal.
Posted: 06 September 2007 | 16:54

Travelodge boss criticises use of Manuel to represent hospitality

waiter setting tableThe chief executive of Travelodge has criticised People 1st for using the Fawlty Towers character Manuel to represent the hospitality workforce in a new report on skills.
Posted: 06 September 2007 | 10:00

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

Tourism benefits of hosting Olympics underestimated

Olympic Aquatic centreThe tourism benefits of hosting the Olympics could be as much as £1b more than current government forecasts of £2b, claims a report published today.
Posted: 05 September 2007 | 07:00

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

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

Daniel ThomasIt’s been a tough week for those in the pub trade. First the industry was forced to defend the way it sells alcohol after pressure from politicians and police searching for ways to reduce the level of binge and underage drinking and alcohol-fuelled violence.
Posted: 24 August 2007 | 18:00

DCMS injects cash to market rural tourism

The Government's cash boost for rural tourism marketing has been welcomed by trade associations, but experts say it must be spent wisely if it is to have a significant effect.
Posted: 23 August 2007 | 07:00

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 gives £750,000 rural UK marketing fund boost

Foot and mouth outbreak at Pirbright, SurreyThe Government has stumped up an additional £750,000 cash 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 | 16:08

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

IHG to add Hotel Indigo in Georgia, USA and other international hotel news

world newsEssential news from around the world, including: Langham Hotels to add hotel in China; Asia Pacific room rates soar; Kingdom Hotel buys $137m Seychelles hotel project and more...
Posted: 13 August 2007 | 12:15

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

Chris DruceIn the land of the blind the one eyed man is King. So says the old adage and, while that might be over-egging it, the row between Compass – one of hospitality’s leading employers - and People 1st, the sector’s Skills Council, was a humdinger this week with Compass saying it was reviewing its continued support for People 1st and challenging the body to come up with some tangible results and progress.
Posted: 10 August 2007 | 18:00

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

Brits spend £188m on hotel mini-bars

mini-barBrits spend £188m a year on hotel mini-bars, splashing out an average £17.29 every time they stay in a hotel, research has revealed.
Posted: 06 August 2007 | 12:30

Welcome Break sale shelved - 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: Senior managers sue Burger King for £245,000; “Plastic after 9pm” proposal will hit Scottish tourism; Trump refuses to relocate his £1b Scottish golf resort
Posted: 06 August 2007 | 10:23

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