Should VisitBritain get more money?
It’s not looking good for VisitBritain as reports emerge that the Government is going to cut its funding.
The tourism body recently made a plea for extra funding to keep the momentum going following the 2012 Olympics and Jubilee, but it seems as though its appeals are falling on deaf ear.
But should the government be paying out more to bring tourists to the UK?
Should more be spent on incoming tourism?
In our latest Mole Poll, we asked you: VisitBritain appeals for more funding – should the Government get its cheque book out?
And this is what you said:
53% ‘yes’
47% ‘no’
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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