September 06, 2012
The BHA is pleased that tourism is now included in the brief of Hugh Robertson, now minister for Sport, Olympic Legacy and Tourism, and we look forward to picking up with him on all the issues that we have been discussing with DCMS.
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 …
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