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Benefits for tourism from the Olympic Games but risks too

February 01, 2011

The Olympic Games offered huge benefits to UK tourism but there were risks that had to be addressed, Ufi Ibrahim, chief executive, British Hospitality Association, told industry leaders on Monday, 31 January. Speaking at a conference to discuss the impact of the Games on hospitality and tourism, she said that the Games were expected to attract 320,000 overseas visitors to London and over 5,000 journalists and broadcasters. “They will bring many new …

London olympics will provide immediate benefit

September 21, 2010

The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will provide an immediate benefit and leave a long-lasting legacy for the country and for its tourism industry, says the British Hospitality Association. Responding to forecasts that visitor arrivals to London will drop after the Games, the BHA’s chief executive, Ufi Ibrahim says that there are significant benefits to the Games and its positive legacy will stretch well into the future. “Many sectors of the hospitality …