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High level of UK VAT is a deterrent to tourism growth

June 06, 2011

- BHA annual report says VAT is counterproductive to the prime minister’s growth objective Tourism is the only export of the UK which is subject to domestic VAT and its current high level is clearly a deterrent to visitors and discourages ‘staycationers’, says the annual report of the British Hospitality Association, published Monday 6 June.  “The present level of VAT in the UK is one of the most pressing issues facing the …

New hotel construction to continue well into next decade

November 04, 2010

Despite the recession, the UK hotel industry is continuing to expand, with over 10,400 rooms opening in 2010 and a further 43,000 planned for the period 2011-2015.  Since the present hotel building boom started in 2003, over 95,000 new rooms have been added to UK hotel stock, excluding re-launches of existing hotels, such as The Savoy and Four Seasons in London. Just over half (55 per cent) of the new-builds are in …