Articles

Reports

• DFT Consultation Part 4, Chpt 13 Response from Extract

  11 February 10

  The Department of Transport has initiated a consultation on the reform of aviation regulation. The most interesting section for Eventia members is Part 4/ Chapter 13 which deals with insolvency protection - ATOL in particular.

• UK Tourism in a Competitive World

  12 November 09

  A copy of the report by John Lewis on tourism that was launched at the Conservative Conference recently. While it must be emphasised that this is NOT the Conservative’s Tourism Strategy, it does give a pretty good indication of where their thinking is going. The emphasis is on putting greater effort and emphasis on tourism within DCMS and Government and gaining greater effectiveness and efficiency with existing public funding by removing duplication and increasing co-ordination in the public agencies and NDPBs.

• Tourism: The Opportunity for Employment and Economic Growth

  12 November 09

  A document prepared by the Tourism Alliance which has been circulated to attendees at the Party Conferences and also to MPs and prospective Parliamentary candidates outlining the benefits and attributes of Tourism to the UK economy.

• Backing UK Tourism - Destination Recovery

  27 August 09

  This report was written and researched in conjunction with Travelodge. It examines the opportunities for the tourism sector, the system of tourism support (with examples of current practice) and makes a set of recommendations to improve tourism support in the short to medium term.

• Delegate Expenditure Survey

  01 July 09

  An advisory note from the UK National Tourist Boards estimating the direct expenditure benefits of conferences to a Local Area.