Regional growth fund ignores Prime Minister’s tourism objectives
April 15, 2011
The Regional Growth Fund’s failure to support tourism in England in its first round of grants worth £440m has been described as a lost opportunity to meet the industry’s aim to create 236,000 new jobs. Ufi Ibrahim, chief executive, of the British Hospitality Association, said the decision to refuse VisitEngland’s £29m bid for domestic tourism promotion was very disappointing. “It ignores the prime minister’s promise in the government’s own Tourism Strategy to …
