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News: New tourism strategy from VisitBritain

October 26, 2016 • Alicia
Culture Secretary Maria Miller today launched a tourism partnership strategy for Britain which demands the travel industry and the federal government, which include key private and non-private sector bodies, to unite behind an extended-term ambition for growth that will see Britain welcome 40 million overseas visitors by 2020, spending £31.5 billion and supporting yet another 200,000 jobs around the country. Tourism is an industry that already employs 2.6 million people a year – supporting one in twelve jobs within the UK. In the past two years a 3rd of all new jobs created were in tourism. And tourism offers jobs across all skills levels and age ranges, particularly offering opportunities for children – 40 per cent of these employed in tourism are under 40. International tourism is already an industry...
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Britons are packing their bags and hitting the excellent British seaside

February 4, 2016 • admin
It’s official, summer is finally here as temperatures are expected to rise into the nineties this weekend around the country and in true British style Britons are packing their bags and hitting their nearest beach based on new data released today by Travelodge. The budget hotel chain which has over 500 hotels around the UK has reported a spike in its room bookings this week as temperatures have soared around the UK. The company has seen a major rise in room bookings for its 25 coastal hotels and town centre locations. This weekend’s biggest Suncation hotspots, where Britons are flocking to, include Bournemouth, Brighton, Newquay, Bodmin, Torquay, Blackpool, Scarborough, Isle of Wight, Great Yarmouth and Paignton – with most Travelodge hotels expecting to be fully booked from Friday to Sunday....
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Britons are packing their bags and hitting the excellent British seaside

January 26, 2016 • admin
It’s official, summer is finally here as temperatures are expected to rise into the nineties this weekend around the country and in true British style Britons are packing their bags and hitting their nearest beach consistent with new data released today by Travelodge. The budget hotel chain which has over 500 hotels around the UK has reported a spike in its room bookings this week as temperatures have soared around the UK. The company has seen a major rise in room bookings for its 25 coastal hotels and town centre locations. This weekend’s biggest Suncation hotspots, where Britons are flocking to, include Bournemouth, Brighton, Newquay, Bodmin, Torquay, Blackpool, Scarborough, Isle of Wight, Great Yarmouth and Paignton – with most Travelodge hotels expecting to be fully booked from Friday to Sunday....
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Staycation trend boosts UK economy by £12 billion

November 11, 2014 • admin
Despite the dismal weather and tight household budgets, 2013 goes to be a record year for the Staycation trend, as 65% of Britons favor to take their summer holiday at home this year. This can be a significant increase at the past two years, when 41% and 35% of Britons respectively took a domestic break. With the common trip costing Britons £399.28 this year, (£34.19 reduction from last year), this investment will boost the united kingdom tourism industry by £12 billion (up £3.3bn from last year). These findings has been revealed today in a brand new holiday index by Travelodge. The hotel chain’s fifth annual holiday report surveyed 3,000 British adults to research their summer holiday intentions and revealed that 42% of those Staycationers are taking a week’s holiday within...
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New tourism strategy from VisitBritain

July 26, 2014 • admin
Culture Secretary Maria Miller today launched a tourism partnership strategy for Britain which demands the travel industry and the govt, consisting of key private and non-private sector bodies, to unite behind a protracted-term ambition for growth that may see Britain welcome 40 million overseas visitors by 2020, spending £31.5 billion and supporting another 200,000 jobs around the country. Tourism is an industry that already employs 2.6 million people a year – supporting one in twelve jobs within the UK. In the past two years a 3rd of all new jobs created were in tourism. And tourism offers jobs across all skills levels and age ranges, particularly offering opportunities for teenagers – 40 per cent of these employed in tourism are under 40. International tourism is already an industry at which...
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