London Olympics
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has been urged to make good on his promises ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in the capital.
Posted: 06 May 2008 | 12:16
Hospitality industry leaders believe tourism has not been high on the agenda of London's mayoral candidates ahead of today's vote.
Posted: 01 May 2008 | 10:00
An advertising campaign urging visitors to London to book only officially accredited hotels has been launched today.
Posted: 08 April 2008 | 07:30
Hotel and catering companies could miss out on a share of £21b of Olympic related contracts and business unless they take action now.
Posted: 28 March 2008 | 07:00
The Government’s review into tourism has been branded as “fundamentally flawed, limited in scope and ambition and ultimately redundant”.
Posted: 28 January 2008 | 15:55
Visit London has appointed Travelodge chief executive Grant Hearn to its board.
Posted: 18 January 2008 | 07:00
The scope of user-generated reviews on London hotels and attractions is expected to widen considerably next year after Visit London signed a partnership deal with TripAdvisor.
Posted: 17 December 2007 | 16:30
Hospitality and tourism operators have been urged to play a full part in the strategy review of VisitBritain.
Posted: 10 December 2007 | 10:17
Chief executives from the some of the UK’s largest hospitality and tourism businesses today wrote publicly to Prime Minister Gordon Brown to criticise current tourism policy.
Posted: 10 December 2007 | 07:00
The chairman of VisitBritain will today make a public appeal to the Government to prioritise investment in tourism when the new Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) funding is allocated.
Posted: 16 October 2007 | 12:20
Today’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) left more questions than answers for the hospitality and tourism industry.
Posted: 09 October 2007 | 17:40
The Government has unveiled plans to deliver 200 new apprenticeships in hospitality and customer service in London as part of new £5m investment to improve training ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
Posted: 04 October 2007 | 14:00
Well, its one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go. The panic that has rocked the financial world all the way from the US mortgage crisis to Britain’s Northern Rock building society stepped on the shoes of several leading hospitality firms this week.
Posted: 21 September 2007 | 16:45
Industry leaders have welcomed the publication of the official tourism strategy for the 2012 Olympics but have urged the Government to put its money where its mouth is and reveal how much it is going to invest in preparation for the games.
Posted: 20 September 2007 | 12:00
The London Olympics in 2012 represent a huge opportunity to showcase Britain to the world and to boost the country’s tourism industry before, during and after the games.
Posted: 22 November 2006 | 17:16
