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VisitBritain has got straight into the spirit of the impending royal wedding with a list of the most romantic places in Britain. It follows news yesterday of Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement...
Posted: 17 November 2010 | 10:46
Prince William's wedding to long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton is expected to boost business for the hospitality industry. Due to take place in London in the spring or summer of next year, the wedding will mark the start of an unprecedented period in which the world's eyes will be focused on the UK.
Posted: 16 November 2010 | 19:01
People 1st, the sector skills council for hospitality, leisure, tourism and travel (HLTT), has launched a campaign to train 200,000 hospitality and tourism staff ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games...
Posted: 15 November 2010 | 12:01
Having delivered a comprehensive plan for hospitality’s economic prosperity to the Government after three months as British Hospitality Association chief executive, Ufi Ibrahim is already setting the agenda. She tells James Stagg how the industry can shape its own future
Posted: 29 October 2010 | 11:05
VisitBritain is to review its operations after the Government announced a 34% cut to its four-year budget, as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review. Tourism Minister John Penrose said that it was necessary for VisitBritain to reorganise and work towards partnership marketing with hospitality.
Posted: 20 October 2010 | 17:10
Tourist bodies VisitBritain and Visit England have evaded the axe in the Government's cull of quangos, but the School Food Trust (SFT) has been given the chop. Publishing its official reform document for public bodies today, the Government confirmed both VisitBritain and Visit England would endure.
Posted: 14 October 2010 | 15:27
Back in August, Prime Minister David Cameron raised hopes that the coalition Government might actually appreciate the value of hospitality and tourism to the UK economy and take positive steps to encourage its growth. The incoming chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, Ufi Ibrahim, welcomed his words as "completely refreshing".
Posted: 14 October 2010 | 15:18
The amount spent by overseas visitors to the UK rose by 15.9% during July 2010 to £1.96, compared with £1.69b during the same month of 2009, according to the Government’s latest Overseas Travel and Tourism figures.
Posted: 24 September 2010 | 18:06
Hilton Worldwide and the InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) are among the hotel groups that have identified that tourist numbers from the fast-growing economies...
Posted: 20 September 2010 | 16:20
The number of tourists visiting Britain from the Gulf region has shot up by almost 10% in one year, with most coming to London, according to a new report by VisitBritain. The tourism body said that the draw of fashion and luxury goods not available at home was one of the main reasons that 494,000 people from the region made the trip to the UK in 2009.
Posted: 07 September 2010 | 00:05
There were some unequivocal statements of intent in Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech on tourism last week. “I want to see us in the top five destinations in the world”, he said. “I want to have the strongest possible engagement with the tourism industry,” ...
Posted: 20 August 2010 | 12:36
In an early show of support, the prime minister spoke last week about the opportunities he saw in hospitality and tourism for rebuilding the economy. Daniel Thomas reports...
Posted: 18 August 2010 | 10:31
Tips on how the hospitality industry can provide a warm welcome to overseas visitors in the run up to the 2012 Olympics have been launched by VisitBritain. They come in a new online resource...
Posted: 13 August 2010 | 16:11
Prime Minister David Cameron has thrown his weight behind Britain's tourism industry, as he set out a vision for the country to be one of the world's top five destinations. Speaking in central London today Cameron said...
Posted: 12 August 2010 | 12:36
The value of the tourism industry in the East Midlands broke through the £6b barrier last year, boosted by the increasing number of domestic tourists visiting...
Posted: 09 August 2010 | 15:22
A fresh catering opportunity has arisen at a new tourism development on the Scottish Borders that is to launch next spring. Forestry Commission Scotland is seeking a food service operator to provide high-quality food in a large new café-restaurant at the Glentress Peel development located in the Tweed valley Forest Park.
Posted: 04 August 2010 | 12:07
A VisitBritain-commissioned report which predicted that UK tourism revenue would grow by more than 60% by 2020 has been dismissed as "fantasy" by a leading trade body. The report suggested the total value of tourism to the UK could rise by more than 60% to £188b over the next decade.
Posted: 29 July 2010 | 17:35
The total value of tourism to the UK could rise by more than 60% to £188b over the next decade - as long as the Government provides more support to the sector, according to a new report. Research by Deloitte and Oxford Economics forecasts that the sector will grow at 3.5% per annum between now and 2020.
Posted: 23 July 2010 | 11:56
Accommodation providers are confident that the British public will continue to holiday at home this year but expect them not to make plans until the last minute, a survey has found. The Business Confidence Monitor, commissioned by VisitEngland, found that 80%...
Posted: 02 July 2010 | 15:21
Jersey Tourism is to receive £500,000 from the Government to help to boost visitor numbers to the island. The Jersey Hospitality Association has pledged the money to support an advertising campaign, which will include television, radio and newspaper adverts, to attract UK holiday-makers this summer.
Posted: 30 June 2010 | 12:54
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