Report on TCN event: Consultancy Business Opportunities: How to navigate the procurement minefield May 20th 2021
This on-line event hosted by the Tourism Consultants Network attracted a wide spread of TCN members and others with a professional interest and involvement in consultancy. The event was...
Editor’s Endpiece
Philip Cooke writes: Anyone involved in the government’s recent Garden Towns initiative might be interested to read ‘Garden Cities- The British Example’, by Hungarian writer, Gergely Nagy, with a revised...
‘World of James Herriot’ Wins Rural Business Award 2020/21
TCN member John Gallery is delighted to announce that the ‘World of James Herriot’ in Thirsk is a winner of the Triumph over Adversity Award in the Rural Business Awards...
We Welcome New Member, Michael Hitchcock
We extend a warm welcome new TCN Member, Michael Hitchcock, a specialist in cultural tourism and the museums and heritage sectors. Michael has contributed to two major tourism masterplans in...
Can the UK Hotels Sector Recover from COVID-19?
Martin Evans FTS observes… “Articles have been written and webinars zoomed over the last 12 months about the changes which have hit the UK hotel sector since Coronavirus struck and,...
Contributions and Industry News Needed for Our Next TCN News – July 2021
Our next edition of TCN News is planned for July 2021, so please make use of TCN to engage with members and tourist industry colleagues across the globe by sending...
TCN’s Declaration of Good Practice: a Valuable Tool
Richard Denman’s research has also demonstrated the value of our ‘Declaration of Good Practice' by which all TCN members agree to “honour… and abide by its requirements and undertake to…....
Tourism Society and TCN Membership Analysis
A recent analysis of the Tourism Society membership shows the strength of TCN’s contribution and identifies opportunities for engagement and growth. Richard Denman, TCN Committee and TS Board Member, has...
ETC Report: Covid-19 Recovery Strategies for National Tourism Organisations
The European Tourism Commission (ETC) has produced a report entitled “Covid-19 Recovery Strategies for National Tourism Organisations”. This is an interesting snapshot of European NTOs’ attitudes and priorities, and a...
Place Brand Observer Panel Insights
The ‘Place Brand Observer’ @PlaceBrandOBS recently published the thoughts of its global panel of place branding specialists on trends to watch for in 2021. Two major questions were raised: “What...