DCMS Select Committee: “Government must set out full recovery plan for UK’s devastated tourism industry”
The DCMS Select Committee have just sent the following letter to the Minister along with the press release below urging the Government to do more to support the UK Tourism…
Latest COVID 19 News – 21.5.2020
Last night on the Government’s Daily Coronavirus Update, the Culture Secretary announced that he was establishing a “Cultural Renewal Taskforce” which caught people by surprise. Since then a press…
AGTO COVID-19 Update
The following information is the update position from the UK Government on COVID 19, provided by our partner Tourism Alliance. These updates are regularly posted on the website for your…
Summary of UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy
The Government has published the recovery strategy document : Our plan to rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy. Please note this document refers to ENGLAND ONLY. Please see a…
Summary of Prime Minister’s speech in House of Commons
The Prime Minister’s speech in the House of Commons this afternoon reiterated the key points from his speech yesterday evening, and the roadmap document published earlier today (see below). As…
LATEST UPDATES FOR THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
Top-up to Local Business Grant Funds Scheme The Government has established a £617m discretionary fund has been set up to accommodate certain small businesses previously outside the scope of the…
HMRC BUSINESS SUPPORT HELPLINE
HMRC Business Support Helpline: 0800 024 1222 HMRC have opened a dedicated helpline for businesses and the self-employed to answer queries or concerns regarding tax payments and finding solutions including:…
Travel Industry Updates
TripAdvisor has announced they will lay off over 900 employees, approximately 25% of their international workforce. Tui postpones all holidays all holidays until after 11 June and cruise sailings until…
British Tourism & Travel Show 2020 Postponed
All change... Again! Unfortunately BTTS is now postponed until the 22-23rd October 2020.
GROUPS DIRECT CEASES TRADING
Due to the current situation Groups Direct have ceased trading, comment from Simon Warwick, Chairman: "It is with huge regret that I must inform you that Groups Direct Ltd has…