Tourism Society event will have election focus
The Tourism Society is holding a special event next month to discuss the outcome of the General Election.
The Tourism Symposium, on June 1-2 in Kent, will focus on key tourism-related issues affected by the election result.
"Encouragingly, the major political parties have all made reference to tourism in their manifestos which suggests they have finally come round to recognising the importance of the industry to the UK’s economy," said Sandra Matthews-Marsh MBE, Tourism Society chairman.
She said a panel discussion on transport infrastructure, chaired by former government transport minister Steven Norris, will cover topics such as UK airport expansion and the development of HS1, including the newly-elected administration’s stance on these major issues.
Tickets to the two-day Symposium, with preferential rates available for accommodation and a free rail travel option, are now available.
To book click here.
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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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