Tourism Society news

At a recent think tank, The Tourism Society hosted a panel overseen by its first female chair, Alison Cryer MBE, to discuss the importance of ... More

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

The UK government has announced an independent review to assess the way destination management organisations (DMO) operate across England. The review, led by Nick de ... More

Hotels in Israel with ground floor rooms have been given permission to reopen for business – but only for domestic tourism. Seen as the first ... More

The Tourism Society scheduled an emergency meeting on 15 April to discuss breaking news relating to lockdown timings. The move comes following statements by president ... More

OPINION TOURISM IN A POST-CORONAVIRUS WORLD By Ken Robinson CBE, tourism expert. Coronavirus is devastating for the tourism and leisure sectors globally. For now, the ... More

A tourism chief has warned of the uncertain future of local government funding for destination management organisations (DMOs) and the "inevitability" of further budget cuts. ... More

Tourism expert Ken Robinson has urged attractions bosses to review government guidelines on counter terrorism following this week’s bombing of Manchester Arena. Robinson, said it ... More

Taking place between 4-5 May, the TEA conference will bring together industry professionals, academics, attractions operators and owners to discuss a number of topics surrounding ... More

The CEO of Black Country Living Museum, Andrew Lovett, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for this year’s Tourism Society Symposium. The two-day event, ... More

A number of leading lights from the fields of cultural and business tourism are lined up to share knowledge and insight at the annual Tourism ... 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

Leisure Media chief executive Liz Terry MBE will today (5 May) be awarded an honorary fellowship from the Tourism Society in recognition of her "notable ... More

Wayne Hemingway MBE, the creative designer and visionary behind the £18m ($27m, €24m) restoration of Dreamland in Margate, UK, has been confirmed as a speaker ... More

Sustainable tourism expert Costas Christ is to join Six Senses as sustainability ambassador – reinforcing the company’s commitment to sustainable tourism. The announcement of Christ’s ... More

The UK's top tourism businesses were honoured at the Springboard Charitable Trust Awards For Excellence at The Tower Hotel on Wednesday 26 November 2008. Over ... More

Ken Livingstone has received an award for his efforts to develop tourism in London during his tenure as Mayor of London. Livingstone received the 2008 ... More

VisitBritain may have to lose 40 per cent of its 225 London-based employees and a further 25 per cent of its overseas staff, due to ... More