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HOTREC Calls For Tourism Friendly VAT Policies Across Europe Following Study
HOTREC, the umbrella Association representing 43 national hospitality Associations in 30 countries across Europe, has published a report on the effects of lowering VAT on accommodation and restaurant...
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Domestic Tourism Growth Slower Than Previously Suggested, According To...
Figures for the 2016 Great Britain Day Visits Survey (GBDVS), conducted by VisitBritain, have been revised to account for a data processing issue and an inflation effect derived from changes to the...
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Forget Fly-Drive, It’s All About ‘Fly-Dine’ Holidays
It’s no secret that the UK is a nation of passionate foodies, with a fervent love of cooking shows, celebrity chefs and foreign cuisine. This love of food is now influencing the way Brits holiday,...
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Askham Officially Crowned As ‘The Taste’ Of Cumbria 2017
The owners of Cumbria’s historic Askham Hall are celebrating, after scooping the prestigious ‘Taste Cumbria Award’ at the Cumbria Tourism Awards 2017. Owned by the Lowther family since the 1800s, 13th...
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Battlesteads Hotel Scoops Top Honours At Northumberland Tourism Awards
Battlesteads Hotel & Restaurant in Wark, Northumberland, is celebrating after being named Best Hotel in Northumberland and being awarded the title of Overall Winner at the Northumberland Tourism...
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Brits ‘Booking Direct’ Through Hotel Websites More Than Doubled Over Last...
Almost two fifths (37%) of Brits plan to book their holiday accommodation directly with hoteliers this year, more than double on ten years ago when 17% of holidaymakers booked direct Online travel...
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Ukinbound And Visitbritain Release New Data Regarding Spending Habits Of...
Visitors from the USA and Gulf states lead the tables For the very first time, detailed information has been released about the spending habits of UK inbound visitors. Data reveals that: USA dominates...
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Race To Improve Productivity In Hospitality And Tourism
A new report by People 1st, The performance and talent management revolution: Driving productivity in hospitality & tourism, has found that two thirds of major employers in hospitality and tourism...
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Tripadvisor Launches New Hotel Ranking System
TripAdvisor has introduced a new feature to change the way hotels are ranked on its site. The ‘Best Value’ category sorts hotels taking into account a number of various factors, including traveller...
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UK Holidaymakers Set To Take £836 Million More On Holiday This Summer To...
As the summer holiday season heats up, new research from Sainsbury’s Bank Travel Money reveals people plan to take around £836 million more in spending money – or £34 per holidaymaker – than this time...
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Latest Bids To Win Funding From £40 Million Discover England Fund Announced
VisitEngland has announced funding of £1million from the Discover England Fund to develop a major new tourism route between London and Bristol. The ‘Great West Way’ project, led by destination...
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Tourists Could Be Set To Splash Out £2.4 Billion In Summer Spending Spree*
“Ramadan Rush” points towards a healthy summer for UK high streets New data from Worldpay suggests that overseas visitors could spend as much as £2.4 billion this summer, following a particularly...
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Trivago Now Provides Hoteliers With Access To Its Travel Demand Data
trivago has now made over 5 billion room rates visible to hoteliers around the world. With its new Rate Insights feature, trivago grants hoteliers access to an unbiased and comprehensive set of data on...
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Overseas Cash Masks Downturn In Home Grown Leisure Spending, Says KPMG
An influx of cash from foreign tourists could be masking a slowdown in spending by UK nationals on leisure activities, says KPMG. Since the EU referendum the fall in value of the pound has boosted...
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New Tripadvisor Study Shows Restaurants Falling Behind In Marketing
A study by review sites tripadviser, which has over 4 million restaurants listed, has revealed that restaurants are falling behind with their marketing strategy . To learn more about the evolving...
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Project To Open Up England’s Coast Latest Discover England Fund Winner
A new tourism project to open up England’s coast has been awarded funding of £1 million from VisitEngland’s Discover England Fund. The ‘England’s Coast’ project, led by the National Coastal Tourism...
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Fourth Reveals 85% Of Customers Would Rather Leave A Positive Review Than A...
A survey from Fourth, the software partner to the hospitality sector, has found that 85% of customers would be more inclined to leave a positive dining review than a negative one. The survey, which was...
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More and more, British holidaymakers are opting to stay in the UK rather than venture further afield. Online searches for ‘staycations’ and bookings for holidays in the UK have increased by almost...
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Restaurant Nathan Outlaw Crowned Good Food Guides Top Restaurant 2018
Restaurant Nathan Outlaw has been crowned the Good Food Guides top restaurant for 2018, achieving a perfect score of ten for the second year running. The Port Isaac seafood restaurant has been...
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Pub and Restaurant Groups See Slight Sales Growth in July
It’s steady as you go for Britain’s managed pub and restaurant chains. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show that collective like-for-like sales were up by 0.6% across the sector...
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