The Government has just announced that it is going to be increasing the cost of an ETA 60% for eligible non-visa nationals coming to the UK. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is a new permission to travel that will be [...]
The Tourism Alliance has responded warmly to the announcement of a new Government's ambition to grow inbound tourism to the UK to 50m people by 2023, up from 38m in 2023. The Minister made this announcement in his keynote speech at [...]
This report compares the funding for VisitBritain against other destinations around the world. It finds that, compared to nine other competitor destinations the UK performs poorly in terms of investment in international tourism marketing. Specifically: • Pre-Covid funding of VisitBritain [...]
We have updated the Tourism Alliance policy agenda following the General Election and the appointment of a new Labour government. "Realising the Potential" outlines policy proposals in four key areas: Making travel easier Allowing tourism businesses to thrive Supporting destinations, [...]
At this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Tourism Alliance, the umbrella trade association for the UK’s tourism industry, Emma McClarkin OBE was appointed as its new Chair. Emma is the Chief Executive of the British Beer and Pub Association [...]
The Annual Report of the Tourism Alliance for the year ending 2023.
The Articles of Association of The Tourism Alliance Limited as adopted at the Annual General Meeting in 2024
The Tourism Alliance has responded with dismay at the proposal by the Conservative Party to put visa fees up by 25% which was reported in the Telegraph today. This proposed 25% increase would be on top of the 15% increase we saw [...]
Little in Budget to support the tourism sector The Tourism Alliance has responded to the Chancellor's Spring Budget. Richard Toomer, the Tourism Alliance Executive Director, said "In broad terms sadly there was nothing in this Budget to help address the [...]
The Tourism Alliance's written evidence submitted to the House of Commons Scrutiny Committee as part of their inquiry into the EU Entry/Exit System (EES).
