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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 …

The most comprehensive business case for accessible tourism in England was launched this week by VisitEngland. The booklet, entitled ‘At Your Service’, has been created through a joint partnership between the Government’s Accessible Tourism Stakeholder Forum (which the BHA sit on) and VisitEngland with the aim of inspiring tourism businesses to improve accessibility for customers in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games & Paralympic Games. Around 11 million people in …