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News: New tourism strategy from VisitBritain

October 26, 2016 • Alicia
Culture Secretary Maria Miller today launched a tourism partnership strategy for Britain which demands the travel industry and the federal government, which include key private and non-private sector bodies, to unite behind an extended-term ambition for growth that will see Britain welcome 40 million overseas visitors by 2020, spending £31.5 billion and supporting yet another 200,000 jobs around the country. Tourism is an industry that already employs 2.6 million people a year – supporting one in twelve jobs within the UK. In the past two years a 3rd of all new jobs created were in tourism. And tourism offers jobs across all skills levels and age ranges, particularly offering opportunities for children – 40 per cent of these employed in tourism are under 40. International tourism is already an industry...
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News: Hertz partners with chic outlet shopping villages

October 28, 2015 • admin
The Hertz Corporation, the world’s largest general car use brand, has expanded its partnership portfolio by signing a 3 year global deal because the preferred car rental supplier for the gathering of nine Chic Outlet Shopping® Villages in Europe by Value Retail. The partnership, which encompasses the nine luxury outlet shopping Villages across Europe, offers American customers exclusive VIP offers and joint promotions including 10% off worldwide car hire. Michel Taride, Group President, RAC International, Hertz Corporation, said: “We are delighted to announce our partnership with Chic Outlet Shopping® delivering Hertz’s global car rental services to international visitors to Europe. With the growing trend in ‘shopping tourism’, the partnership provides Hertz with a superb opportunity to arrive new and existing consumers with compelling car rental and shopping offers.” Neil Herbert,...
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La unveils new tourism industry aims

February 9, 2015 • admin
Last year was a record breaking year for La, with 41.4 million visitors spending time within the city. Officials on the L. a. Tourism & Convention Board at the moment are trying to build in this success, with a brand new vision for tourism within the city recently unveiled. LA Tourism president Ernest Wooden Junior shared a brand new annual visitation goal of fifty million visitors to La by 2020. LA Tourism estimates that a rise to 50 million in total visitation will generate a rise of $14 billion in economic impact for L. a., for a complete of $44.5 billion; usher in $238 million in hotel tax revenue to town; and add 68,000 new jobs to the los angeles region’s workforce for a complete of 392,000 jobs supported by...
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L. a. unveils new tourism industry plans

January 31, 2015 • admin
2012 was a record breaking year for L. a. with 41.4 million visitors and at a contemporary Tourism Week breakfast held Inside the city a brand new vision for town was unveiled. President and CEO of the l. a. Tourism & Convention Board (LA Tourism) Ernest Wooden Junior shared a brand new annual visitation goal of fifty million visitors to La by 2020. LA Tourism estimates that a rise to 50 million in total visitation will generate a rise of $14 billion in economic impact for L. a., for a complete of $44.5 billion; usher in $238 million in hotel tax revenue to the town; and add 68,000 new jobs to the l. a. region’s workforce for a complete of 392,000 jobs supported by the tourism industry in 2020. Last...
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Strength of buck remains top priority for Australian tourism

January 16, 2015 • admin
The strength of the Australian dollar remains the pinnacle concern of Australia’s tourism operators, the most recent edition of the TTF-MasterCard Tourism Industry Sentiment Survey has found. With the dollar averaging US103.9 cents throughout the quarter – making it costlier for international visitors coming to Australia and less expensive for Australians to travel internationally – it’s no surprise the exchange rate remains the tourism industry’s primary concern. However, with the date of the federal election announced during quarter one among 2013 – the period to which the survey applies – the survey also notes rising concern about government policies affecting the sphere. TTF chief executive Ken Morrison said various policy frameworks affect tourism. “Taxes and fees on tourists are ranked because the second biggest impediment to tourism operators, while government...
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