Announcements: November 2011

Hospitality: Driving England’s Local Economies Hospitality: Driving Scotland’s Local Economies Hospitality: Driving Wales’ Local Economies The hospitality industry can create 475,000 jobs by 2020 if barriers to growth are removed, says a new report by Oxford Economics, Hospitality: Driving Local Economies, commissioned by the British Hospitality Association, which has been distributed to every MP, MEP, MSP and Welsh Assembly member. The report, which identifies the hospitality industry’s contribution to each of the …

- but challenging barriers to creating more jobs still remain The 20.12 marketing campaign announced today by Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport when he opened World Travel Market, demonstrates the government’s appreciation of the value to the UK not only of international tourism, which is worth £16bn, but also domestic tourism, which is worth a further £21bn in overnight accommodation and spend, says …