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This week the first of the big five Olympic venues was completed, marking the start of what will be an unparalleled opportunity for UK hospitality. Images of athletes cycling round the 6,000-seater velodrome illustrate how close the country is coming to being ready for the main event.
Posted: 25 February 2011 | 15:56
With the London 2012 timetable finally annouced, seven of the key events are set to take place outside the capital. Janet Harmer looks at the opportunities available to regional operators and how they can make the most of them
Posted: 23 February 2011 | 14:45
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is supporting VisitBritain's decision to withdraw from 14 countries, as a result of spending cuts, but is urging the tourism body not to ignore business tourism. BHA chief executive Ufi Ibrahim said that it was right that VisitBritain had decided to focus its attention on 21 key markets.
Posted: 14 February 2011 | 14:07
The Government's tourism strategy must provide a framework in which the industry can grow, says Hospitality Skills Academy chairman Bob Cotton
Posted: 09 February 2011 | 16:25
VisitBritain is proposing to make 70 staff redundant at the same time as it is on the brink of launching a new four-year match-funded global marketing campaign. The redundancies are one element of a series of organisational changes which are necessary to streamline the national tourism agency.
Posted: 09 February 2011 | 14:10
A lack of national coordination coupled with poor international competitiveness is threatening to undermine the predicted benefits to tourism and hospitality of the 2012 Olympics, industry leaders have warned.
Posted: 03 February 2011 | 13:23
The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) has honoured four hospitality organisations, including Compass Group and VisitScotland, with Champions Awards as part of the venue's 25th anniversary celebrations.
Posted: 01 February 2011 | 09:52
Peter Hancock, chief executive of Pride of Britain Hotels, outlines what he would do if suddenly placed in charge of the country's tourism promotion
Posted: 28 January 2011 | 15:33
New influences, like an emerging Asian market and the growth of social media marketing, are changing the hotels market rapidly. Janet Harmer reports from the 18th Annual Hotel General Managers' Conference
Posted: 27 January 2011 | 16:50
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has produced a guide for pubs and brewers to show them how to get involved in British Tourism Week 2011.
Posted: 27 January 2011 | 16:16
Hoteliers attending the Master Innholders' annual hotel general managers' conference at London's Savoy hotel have been urged to hold the Government to account for the pledges they have made to support the tourism industry.
Posted: 19 January 2011 | 12:45
The UK's leading hotel companies are getting ready to support a new four-year campaign which aims to market Britain as "the greatest show on earth".
Posted: 13 January 2011 | 17:11
A new four-year campaign which aims to market Britain as "the greatest show on earth" would create 50,000 tourism jobs and bring in an extra one million overseas visitors to the UK, the prime minister announced this morning. Cash and payment in kind has been pledged to help match the £50m of public money already committed by VisitBritain.
Posted: 05 January 2011 | 13:01
Having spoken tub thumpingly about tourism in the summer, the coalition Government has expressed its desire to engage, encourage and promote hospitality and tourism. But with pressure on all public spending, can we really do more with less? Minister for Tourism John Penrose tells James Stagg how the industry can work in partnership with publicly funded bodies to multiply the effects of any marketing
Posted: 01 December 2010 | 18:23
The Mayor of London has said tourism remains a cornerstone of his development strategy for the capital, despite predictions that funding cuts will kill-off tourist board Visit London. A spokesman for London Mayor Boris Johnson reiterated that tourism remained a fundamental pillar of the economic development strategy for the capital
Posted: 29 November 2010 | 17:16
Bob Cotton, former chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, worries that Government support for tourism is all talk and no action
Posted: 26 November 2010 | 15:52
The industry rejoiced when David Cameron spoke so tub-thumpingly about tourism back in the summer. He said: "Tourism presents a huge economic opportunity,...
Posted: 26 November 2010 | 12:55
After a year in which it has dealt with the fallout from both boardroom power battles and Icelandic ash clouds, VisitScotland now has a clear vision. Chairman Mike Cantlay tells James Stagg how its focus on marketing will maintain its reputation as a top tourist destination
Posted: 24 November 2010 | 18:22
Consumers across Europe plan to take fewer leisure and business trips next year, according to a new survey from Deloitte. A survey of 4,000 consumers in Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK found that regardless of country all intended to take fewer trips in 2011.
Posted: 19 November 2010 | 12:44
The royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton is likely to spark a huge boost in tourism visits to the UK from the world's fastest-growing nations, according to VisitBritain...
Posted: 18 November 2010 | 10:53
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