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Hoteliers in York are fighting a proposed tourist tax which they say could have "detrimental implications" for the city's businesses and economy. Labour-controlled York City Council is considering a proposal by the York Fairness Commission to levy a £1 per head per night contribution on all visitors to the historic city.
Posted: 08 February 2012 | 15:29
Edinburgh intends to drive up visitor numbers and spend per head through the development of the city's hotel and hosptiality offering. At the seventh annual Edinburgh Tourism Action Group (ETAG), Scotland's Minister for Tourism, Fergus Ewing, announced details of the Edinburgh Tourism Strategy...
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 11:19
Kwikchex, the online reputation management firm behind the successful complaint to the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) about TripAdvisor, has indicated it plans to push for a code of conduct for online review sites. The ASA this week announced that it was upholding the complaint.
Posted: 01 February 2012 | 07:00
Three of the leading green tourism organisations in the UK are joining forces to promote sustainable tourism and hospitality businesses. The Green Tourism Business Scheme, Greentraveller.co.uk and the Considerate Hoteliers Association are working together to offer benefits to each other's members.
Posted: 30 January 2012 | 16:37
A scheme designed to grade bar and pub staff on their whisky knowledge is set to be introduced in Scotland. VisitScotland, the national tourism agency, is backing the project - the first of its kind to be accredited - to provide a boost for the tourism, whisky and hospitality industries.
Posted: 23 January 2012 | 15:44
Travel concession operator SSP has appointed Mark Angela as chief executive of its UK and Ireland business, succeeding Tony Keating. Angela is expected to join the company next month from PizzaExpress Restaurants, where he has spent the last four years as chief executive...
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 11:00
VisitBritain has called upon UK business to invite friends, relatives and past customers from around the world to visit Britain in 2012, as part of the latest phase of the national tourism agency's 'GREAT Britain - You're Invited' marketing programme.
Posted: 06 January 2012 | 11:14
The number of visitors to Britain in 2012 and the amount they spend are expected to mirror the figures for this year, according to VisitBritain's forecast.
About 30.7m visitors, spending some £17.6b, are expected to come to Britain in 2012. VisitBritain's chief executive, Sandie Dawe said that maintaining current visitor levels would be a good outcome in a year that is proving difficult to predict due to the current global economic climate.
Posted: 20 December 2011 | 11:34
In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine... New tricks from the Todiwalas Pervin and Cyrus Todiwala on opening their first restaurant with Hilton, 16 years at Café Spice Namasté, and how they had to fight the Home Office to stay in the UK...
Posted: 07 December 2011 | 12:29
Improving numbers of holiday visits to the UK bolstered international visitor numbers for September, with the International Passenger Survey (IPS) showing 2.53 million arrivals. Holiday visits hit 970,000 for the month, helping 2011 to remain on track to exceed 2012 figures.
Posted: 25 November 2011 | 09:10
A pub on Dartmoor has become the first in Devon to win a gold award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme. The Pack Horse, which dates back to the 14th century and is owned by Admiral Taverns, previously won a silver award in 2009...
Posted: 24 November 2011 | 14:57
Hotel Cateys 2011: Find out who won what at the Hotel Cateys as we recognise this year's outstanding performers in the hotel industry. How to manage TripAdvisor reviews: Marketing consultant and TripAdvisor expert Daniel Craig offers his practical step-by-step guide
Posted: 23 November 2011 | 15:35
Hospitality provider Keith Prowse has issued a warning to UK businesses to beware of being mis-sold corporate hospitality. Suppliers looking to cash in are already trying to sell hospitality packages for the World Athletics Championships 2017...
Posted: 22 November 2011 | 14:05
The number of international visitors to the UK has risen to 2.53 million for September, with record numbers for holiday visits (970,000), according to new figures released by VisitBritain. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) found...
Posted: 11 November 2011 | 10:07
After a stream of negative stories from hacked-off hoteliers, TripAdvisor has taken steps to engage better with hospitality. President of TripAdvisor for business, Christine Petersen, tells James Stagg how the site scrutinises reviews and what steps it is taking to root out fraud
Posted: 10 November 2011 | 12:34
The Government plans to inject a further £27m of funding to help promote Britain in key overseas markets, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced today. The extra funding comes as part of a concerted effort to drive greater visitor numbers to the country over the next four years.
Posted: 07 November 2011 | 12:57
The prospect of a busy London Olympics and high room rates has prompted a 95% slump in inbound leisure tourism bookings to London in 2012, according to a survey by the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA)...
Posted: 06 November 2011 | 11:18
A four-star, 150-bedroom themed hotel is set to open at Legoland in Windsor, in March 2012. Aimed at the leisure and incentive markets, the hotel will feature a dragon-guarded entrance and include a buffet restaurant for 250 covers, bar and lounge for business delegates, an outdoor lakeside seating area...
Posted: 04 November 2011 | 16:59
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has appointed Willie Macleod as its executive director in Scotland in a bid to forward the interests of its Scottish members. Macleod is a director of New Lanark Mill Hotels and chair of Lennoxlove House, a five-star exclusive-use venue in East Lothian.
Posted: 03 November 2011 | 17:56
The impact of the London 2012 Olympics upon the hospitality industry is to come under analysis at a forthcoming event, HOSPACE 2011. Against a background of economic turmoil in Europe and the United States...
Posted: 02 November 2011 | 11:03
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