Nigel Huddleston, the UK's minister for tourism, will give a keynote speech at the 2021 Tourism Conference which takes place in London on 15 November. ... More

For those who missed VAC 2020 – the annual UK Conference for Visitor Attractions – there’s still the chance, until 12th November, to catch it ... More

The Tourism Alliance has called on the government to introduce a policy it says could generate up to £2.2bn in expenditure, create 40,000 new jobs ... More

The Tourism Sector Deal – a strategic plan developed by a consortium of leading tourism organisations – has been launched to help grow tourism in the ... More

Business mogul Luke Johnson will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Visitor Attractions Conference (VAC) in London, sharing his insights on how to manage ... More

The UK government is capitalising on a weakened pound by unveiling a series of measures designed to boost the domestic tourism sector. Dubbed the Tourism ... More

UK tourism is experiencing a sharp rise in both inbound and domestic bookings as a direct result of the EU Referendum, according to a new ... More

A coalition of tourism, business and charity organisations has called on the government to take swift measures to reverse an alarming slump in the proportion ... More

Merlin Entertainments CEO and British Hospitality Association (BHA) chair Nick Varney has said that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union could actually bring ... More

Leisure industry heavyweights have raised concerns for the future after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) following the referendum on its membership. ... More

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) could have a very similar impact on the tourism industry to that of the 2008 financial ... More

If Britain decides to leave the European Union on 23 June, the move could cost the UK’s tourism industry as much as £4.1bn a year ... More

Andrew Stokes, the former CEO of Marketing Manchester, has been named interim director, England by the British Tourist Authority (BTA). Stokes is tasked with overseeing ... More

The Tourism Alliance has criticised the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) decision to ‘merge’ VisitEngland and VisitBritain, warning that the move creates a ... More

The Tourism Alliance has praised the announcement in last week’s Autumn Statement of a new £40m Discover England Fund – a lifeline the industry body ... More

Leisure services supported by public funding are facing significant challenges after it was announced that the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) administrative budget ... More

Chancellor George Osborne’s plans to give local councils new powers over business rates could leave tourism hotspots in rural areas and seaside destinations with even ... More

Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled the latest strategy to entice UK visitors beyond London and boost regional tourism in the form of a five-point ... More

The Green Party has become the second national political party to commit to reducing VAT on tourism from 20 to 5 per cent in its ... More

The UK tourism sector is predicted to continue its strong course of growth in 2015, with records set to tumble for both inbound visitors and ... More

Tourism’s enhanced reputation as an economic driver and creator of jobs, together with its position as the lifeblood of a number of marginal constituencies, could ... More

The annual Visitor Attraction Conference (VAC) has kicked-off today (9 October) at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London. VAC is a one-day event run ... More

Lord Norman Foster – whose architecture practice was behind designs for the ‘Boris Island’ airport discounted by the Airports Commission yesterday – has become the ... More

The Tourism Alliance has warned that playing “political football” must not stand in the way of increasing UK aviation capacity, after plans backed by London ... More

A large part of Eastbourne Pier was reduced to a burned out shell yesterday (30 July) after a blazing inferno tore through the Grade II-listed ... More