Hospitality Strategy: Reopening, Recovery, Resilience The government has launched a hospitality strategy to support the recovery of the sector, including a dedicated council to oversee its delivery. BEIS is to establish a Hospitality Sector Council to develop and implement an action plan that will deliver these objectives and review progress. Business minister Paul Scully has...
Government has launched a campaign to promote leisure activities for children and families this summer. The campaign highlights a range of activities and opportunities for families, children and young people such as exploring a local museum or discovering a National Cycling Network Trail. Families encouraged to get back out and Rediscover Summer after a year...
Below is a statement from organisers NCC Events regarding the October show at the NEC: We have taken the decision not to go ahead as planned with the Motorhome and Caravan Show this October and instead to focus on our next show, the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show which will take place at the NEC...
The twin targets of the Recovery Plan are to rebuild domestic back to 2019 levels by 2022 and to rebuild inbound tourism back to 2019 levels by 2023. While some of the initiatives are not new, among the additional proposals are: A new Rail Pass “Working with the Rail Delivery Group, the government and VisitBritain...
With half term over and the tourism industry going through a fast-changing and challenging period, the organisers have asked the NCC to highlight to members that the Tourism Awards are once again open for entry across the South East and South West. This includes the county schemes for Dorset, Devon, Bristol, Bath and Somerset and...
VisitBritain/VisitEngland brought tourism industry leaders together at its annual review event on Tuesday 25 May to set out its priorities to support the sector to recover and rebuild. The ‘hybrid’ virtual and in-person event, held during English Tourism Week, reflected on the agency’s work and its priorities for the year ahead to aid the recovery of domestic and...
Read VisitEngland’s press release about the campaign here: VisitEngland in partnership with the tourism organisations of London, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is set to launch the next phase of its UK-wide campaign to boost domestic day trips and overnight breaks in the run-up to summer. The ‘Escape the Everyday’ campaign, which first launched in autumn 2020, highlights the quality destinations, visitor attractions and...
VisitBritain/VisitEngland is inviting businesses to: “Be part of our domestic marketing campaign – Escape the Everyday and Escape the Everyday… responsibly – for a chance to highlight your business to consumers”. What are the advantages for businesses? Be part of a movement to keep UK short breaks top of mind for when people can travel...
The award-winning Love2Stay resort on the outskirts of Shrewsbury is launching a new £1 million luxury glamping development. Resort owner, Salop Leisure, has invested in 11 new luxury woodland lodges which join 11 existing safari lodges in a glamping village. Each of the new lodges has its own private hot tub, firepit with grill plate...
Holiday homes manufacturer Willerby has opened its third showground as the popularity of staycations continues in the UK. Willerby has invested £750,000 in its latest showground at Southport, on the North West coast. The latest dedicated, Willerby-managed site builds on the success of the company’s showgrounds at its headquarters in Hull, and at Livingston, in...