Tourism Society welcomes the government consultation on accommodation registration
The Tourism Society is pleased to support the government’s call for evidence on tourism accommodation registration, in response to the growth and impact of short-term holiday lettings. We are encouraging all of our members with relevant experience of this sector and its related impacts and issues...
Tourism Society welcomes Government response to De Bois Review of DMOs
The Tourism Society, the professional membership body for people working in all sectors of the visitor economy, welcomes the government response to the independent review of destination management organisations in England, published on 20 July 2022. The actions set out in the response, if handled effectively,...
The Tourism Society Welcomes a New Chair
The Head of Secretariat, Alison Cryer, of the Tourism Society is delighted to announce the new Tourism Society Chair Deborah Heather, who was elected at the 45th Anniversary AGM. Deborah is Chief Executive Officer of QIA Services, the parent company of Quality in Tourism (QIT), with...
Yorkshire Tourism – An update from Tourism Society Yorkshire chairman, John Gallery
As many colleagues will know, the destination marketing organisation (DMO) for Yorkshire, Welcome to Yorkshire, was placed into administration at the end of March 2022. The lead up to this was the loss of two chief executives in three years for a variety of reasons,...
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours for Tourism
The following Honours were published yesterday. Congratulations to all from the Tourism Society. Sally Jane Balcombe. Chief Executive, VisitBritain. For services to Tourism. OBE Nicholas De Bois. Chair, VisitEngland Advisory Board. For services to Tourism and to the Economy. OBE Terence Hugh Brannigan. Chairman, Tourism Northern...
Tourism Consultants Network event March 29th 2022 – Responding to sustainability
At a time when the call for tourism to be more sustainable is louder than ever, this on-line TCN event, in conjunction with the Tourism Society, looked at sustainability policies and challenges for the sector and ways of supporting more business response. Richard Denman, director of...
Latest BVA/BDRC ClearSight survey on attitudes to travel & tourism
Summary of findings Air Travel & International Holidays back on the Menu The proportion of Brits booking an international holiday rose to its highest level in two years during January. Consumers’ comfort with the idea of getting on a plane recovered sharply, though still remains 20+...
Featured in the latest Journal -Turning over a Green Leaf in the New Forest
Building a resilient, responsible and regenerative local visitor economy is crucial in a world experiencing economic crises, pandemics, and climate change. Go New Forest has just launched its Green Leaf Tourism Business Scheme (GLTBS) to help companies take the next step in achieving that goal. Accommodation...
Member, Mike Bugsgang’s, view on marketing into 2022 in latest Journal
In 2022 travel companies will need to exercise a more fluid approach to their marketing by targeting different groups of consumers at different times with different messages. For example, older people, who have been the hardest hit by the pandemic will require a great deal more...
VisitBritain/VisitEngland CEO Sally Balcombe to step down
10 January 2022 VisitBritain/VisitEngland CEO Sally Balcombe has announced that she is stepping down from the role in spring this year. Ms Balcombe, who has been CEO, first of VisitBritain then of VisitBritain/VisitEngland, for more than seven years, is leaving the national tourism agency to pursue...
