Up to one in eight UK jobs expected to remain unfilled due to labour shortages; restrictions hinder the recovery and add to the current crisis.
WTTC and UKinbound praise the removal of pre-departure test
The industry will be very pleased to see the removal of onerous pre-departure testing, and the replacement of the day 2 PCR test with a lateral flow test.
No smooth sailing for UK hospitality sector.
Rising costs, staffing shortages and multi-speed recovery play havoc with the UK hotel sector.
Glasgow hotel occupancy nearing 90%
Glasgow’s hotel occupancy on the books is nearing 90% for the UN Climate Change Conference in early November.
Only 30 days left for the UK to save struggling travel businesses
An estimated £59billion could be lost from the UK economy if travel remains limited.
New survey shows scale of impact on attractions from COVID-19
VisitEngland’s Annual Visitor Attractions Survey for 2020 shows severe impact on visitor attractions with a 65% drop in visitors overall compared to 2019 and a 55% decline in revenue.
WTTC calls upon the UK government to remove the ‘amber-guity’ of the traffic light system
WTTC has called upon the UK government to replace it with a simpler and easier to understand list of green and red countries.
Lack of inbound travel continues to hamper UK economic revival
The UK’s economic revival is being hampered by the lack of inbound travel while flights to amber list countries take off, says the WTTC.
U.K. leading Europe in hotel occupancy recovery
The U.K. continues to lead Europe in hotel occupancy with four straight weeks above 60% in the metric.
UK-wide campaign to boost domestic breaks
VisitEngland in partnership with the tourism organisations of London, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are stepping up its UK-wide ‘Escape the Everyday’ campaign to drive domestic day trips and overnight breaks as the summer holidays begin.