More than £60BN at stake, should invest now or pay the price The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has issued a stark warning to the UK Government: the UK’s successful Travel & Tourism industry faces stagnation and long-term decline. On the eve of the UK Government’s first Visitor Economy Advisory Council, the global tourism body revealed data that shows £60BN is at risk over the next 10 years, in lost tourism business. While forecasts indicate short-term stability, the long-term outlook is weak as the UK loses ground to European competitors. The UK’s Travel & Tourism sector directly employs almost the same number of people as the NHS. It contributed £280BN to the UK economy in 2024 (10.3%) and supported over 4.1MN jobs (11.3%). It also contributes £100...
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After a 16-months break, international cruises will be able to start again from England, beginning from August 2. As per the UK government, people arriving at the UK ports who have been fully vaccinated in the US and the EU will also not have to quarantine. All major industry bodies have said that the travel agencies, hotels, tour guides, port operators and other firms would benefit from the restarting of cruises. The transport secretary announced that the UK government was “able to confirm the restart of international cruises and flexible testing programmes to help key workers and drive our economic recovery”. Domestic cruises have been allowed to run from May but international cruises have been prohibited. The government said that international cruise travel advice "w...
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