VisitEngland's Chief Executive responds to paper on deregulation of tourism industry
25 January 2012
In response to the publication of a new report on deregulating the tourism industry, VisitEngland’s Chief Executive James Berresford said:
Recommendations from an independent panel for widespread deregulation of the tourism and hospitality industries were published today. The report, Smart Regulation and Economic Growth - Seizing the Tourism Opportunity outlines a number of proposals to amend or in some cases cut regulations.
This is an excellent report which if followed through will help to free the hospitality and food and drink businesses from overly burdensome rules.
Of course, some regulation is necessary but tourism and hospitality operators have been stifled by a range of regulations that have been allowed to build up over the years, hampering their ability to grow or to provide decent returns on investment.
This new environment will certainly help to support the hundreds of thousands of SMEs operating in the tourism industry, and will enable them to get on with running their business.”
For more information contact:
Sarah Long, Head of Corporate Communications Tel: 020 7578 1452, Mob: 07500555651, Email: sarah.long@visitengland.org www.visitengland.org
Emma White, Corporate Communications Executive Tel 020 7578 1471, Email: emmalucy.white@visitengland.org
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• VisitEngland is the country’s national tourist board. We work in partnership with the industry to develop the visitor experience across England, plan national tourism strategy, grow the value of tourism in England and provide advocacy for the industry and our visitors
• Our work is underpinned by robust research and customer insights. You can access the latest in-depth market intelligence and statistics on www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics
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About England
• England is a unique destination and a real powerhouse in global tourism. It represents 84 per cent of the total UK visitor economy, is worth £97 billion, and supports in excess of 2 million jobs
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