The Tourism Society news

At a recent think tank, The Tourism Society hosted a panel overseen by its first female chair, Alison Cryer MBE, to discuss the importance of ... More

Nigel Huddleston, the UK's minister for tourism, will give a keynote speech at the 2021 Tourism Conference which takes place in London on 15 November. ... More

The UK government has announced an independent review to assess the way destination management organisations (DMO) operate across England. The review, led by Nick de ... More

Hotels in Israel with ground floor rooms have been given permission to reopen for business – but only for domestic tourism. Seen as the first ... More

The Tourism Society scheduled an emergency meeting on 15 April to discuss breaking news relating to lockdown timings. The move comes following statements by president ... More

A tourism chief has warned of the uncertain future of local government funding for destination management organisations (DMOs) and the "inevitability" of further budget cuts. ... More

Tourism expert Ken Robinson has urged attractions bosses to review government guidelines on counter terrorism following this week’s bombing of Manchester Arena. Robinson, said it ... More

Taking place between 4-5 May, the TEA conference will bring together industry professionals, academics, attractions operators and owners to discuss a number of topics surrounding ... More

The CEO of Black Country Living Museum, Andrew Lovett, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for this year’s Tourism Society Symposium. The two-day event, ... More

Leisure Media chief executive Liz Terry MBE will today (5 May) be awarded an honorary fellowship from the Tourism Society in recognition of her "notable ... More

The UK's top tourism businesses were honoured at the Springboard Charitable Trust Awards For Excellence at The Tower Hotel on Wednesday 26 November 2008. Over ... More

Ken Livingstone has received an award for his efforts to develop tourism in London during his tenure as Mayor of London. Livingstone received the 2008 ... More

VisitBritain may have to lose 40 per cent of its 225 London-based employees and a further 25 per cent of its overseas staff, due to ... More

The first winner of Springboard’s Len Lickorish Award for Excellence in Tourism Education has been announced. Sharon Chou of the University of Westminster won the ... More

VisitBritain and UKinbound last night announced the creation of the first British Tourism Week, to be held between 12-18 March 2007. Unveiling the initiative at ... More

A workshop meeting of 50 top tourism officials was held last week to discuss ways in which the industry can maximise the opportunities the London ... More

Following a government meeting on 15 November to examine the tourism opportunities hosting the 2012 London Olympics will bring, UKinbound chief executive Stephen Dowd has ... More