The Tourism Society

01/11/2024

Our October Journal was sent out to all Tourism Society members by email yesterday evening! If you didn't receive it do let us know. Having access to valuable industry insight through our publications is just one of the many benefits of being a member.

The Tourism Society is open to everyone working in the tourism and travel industry, connected to it in any way, or actively interested in travel and tourism. Our aim is for the Society to be as inclusive as possible and for its members to represent the widest range of interests and experience within tourism.

Those interested in joining us can find out more here: https://buff.ly/3HxgLPr

29/10/2024

Today is the four week countdown to the 'Tourism Policy Conference' on Tuesday 26 November 2024 at the Royal Over-Seas League, in London!

This conference is jointly hosted by The Tourism Alliance, British Destinations and The Tourism Society and is a must attend event for anyone involved in the tourism sector.

If you haven't already secured your ticket book through this link and a small contribution from the ticket cost will go to the Tourism Society funds https://buff.ly/3ZCF5J0.

There are interesting speakers, presentations, and panels on a range of live and future tourism policy issues, including those pictured here.

We hope to see you there!

25/10/2024

We are pleased to announce another session for the Tourism Policy Conference on 26th November on tourism employment, skills and education. This will be an extremely important part of the tourism policy agenda going forward and industry experts will be there to provide their insights.

The Tourism Policy Conference is hosted by The Tourism Alliance, British Destinations, and The Tourism Society which will take place on 26th November 2024 at the Royal Over-Seas League, in central London. If you've not already booked you ticket here is the link: https://buff.ly/3XUA8Zt

24/10/2024

Free hot tub anyone?? 💦
Anyone that hasn't signed up yet for the Land Leisure & Tourism Show (6-7 November) at the NEC in Birmingham the organisers have joined up with Sunny Hot Tubs to give Tourism Society members the chance to win a fibreglass, wooden two-seater hot tub valued at £2,650! Register for FREE to attend & a chance to win!🔗 https://buff.ly/3UnQwR7

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17/10/2024

The Department for Education is keen to gather views from the tourism sector as it embarks on its Curriculum and Assessment review. They are running a series of events across each region in England, starting next week and running through to the end of November.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from the chair of the Review, Professor Becky Francis CBE, and review panel members, ask questions, discuss key topics and themes with other attendees, and feedback thoughts directly to the review panel. To see where they are taking place and sign up to attend click here: https://buff.ly/488b8mf

Places at these in-person regional events will be limited and we encourage Tourism Society members to sign up ASAP if interested. For those who are not able to attend a regional event, the review will also be hosting a series of online webinars.

17/10/2024

Tourism Society members may be interested to read recently published British Tourist Authority (BTA) annual report and accounts which contains useful impact data as well as helicopter views and summaries by Nick de Bois and Patricia Yates as Chair and CEO respectively. One key statistic is that BTA estimates their activity resulted in an additional £1.26bn in visitor spend during the period. Click here to read: https://buff.ly/3Nt0ixI

16/10/2024

More speakers have been announced for the Tourism Policy Conference hosted by The Tourism Alliance, British Destination and The Tourism Society on 26 November 2024 at the Royal Over-Seas League, in London.

* Philippa Rouse, Director of Migration and Citizenship at the Home Office will provide an update on ETA implementation which will be complete for all inbound non-visa nationals during 2025. She will also touch on broader border issues for visitors.

* Doug Bannister, the CEO of Port of Dover, will speak about the challenges and the work done at Dover specifically to prepare for EES for European travel and also the following ETIAS scheme.

Book tickets through this link as a small contribution from the ticket cost will go to the Tourism Society funds. https://buff.ly/3ZCF5J0

Discover our Historic Clubhouse in St James's, offering Dining, Accommodation, Bars and Lounges, Garden and much more.

11/10/2024

Alison Cryer, Secretariat at the Tourism Society was delighted to be invited to represent Antor at a Malaysia Tourism event in London last week. This was a fantastic opportunity to learn about the government's vision and plans for the future of Malaysia's tourism, arts, and culture sectors, as well as exciting initiatives like Visit Malaysia Year 2026!

Here is Alison with Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia, YB Dato Sri Tiong King Sing and Director General of Tourism Malaysia, Datuk Manoharan Periasamy!

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07/10/2024

A reminder that tickets are now on sale for this year's Tourism Policy Conference hosted by The Tourism Alliance, British Destinations, and The Tourism Society which will take place on 26th November 2024 at the Royal Over-Seas League, in central London https://buff.ly/3XUA8Zt

As ever there is a range of speakers, panellists and presentations covering a host of policy issues relevant to the whole tourism industry - inbound, outbound and domestic.

The following sessions were recently announced:

How does tourism fit into the Government's new agenda - Michael Dugher, former Labour MP, Chair of the Betting and Gaming Council

Sustainable aviation - should the tourism industry be confident about the future of flying? - Duncan McCourt, Chief Executive of Sustainable Aviation

Book tickets through this link as a small contribution from the ticket cost will go to the Tourism Society funds. https://buff.ly/3ZCF5J0

04/10/2024

In case you missed our September newsletter (emailed last week), member Helen Ashby-Ridgway MTS shared research published by Lichfields highlighting the barriers for existing leisure and tourism operators posed by green belt policy, restricting their ability to invest and improve their businesses to remain competitive. The full research and recommendations can be read here:https://buff.ly/4eQRs8G

This Insight Focus looks at how current national Green Belt planning guidance is affecting development of local Green Belt policies and the importance for businesses to be aware of this and how they can influence the process.

27/09/2024

Inspiring line-up revealed for tourism innovation event! Cumbria Tourism is excited to give Tourism Society members an exclusive first look at the headlined speakers heading for Cumbria for this Autumn’s high-profile summit focusing on innovation and future trends in the tourism industry.

Highlighting new opportunities and challenges in 2025 and beyond, the 'Future Trends & Innovation Conference'. at the Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa near Windermere on Thursday 21 November is in the show piece events for Cumbria Tourism’s 50th anniversary year. Among the special guest speakers will be the CEO of UK Hospitality, Kate Nicholls and the President of the NFU, Tom Bradshaw.

Tourism Society members receive an exclusive rate, by using the code TSCONF10 at the checkout. Book here https://buff.ly/4djHcVu

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26/09/2024

It's the 2024 Tourism Policy Conference on Tuesday 26 November.

This annual conference, organised in partnership by the Tourism Society, British Destinations and the Tourism Alliance, takes place at the Royal Over-Seas League, London, SW1A 1LR. The conference will feature a range of interesting speakers, presentations, and panels on a range of live and future tourism policy issues as we look ahead to tourism policy in the new Parliament.

Speakers announced so far include Duncan McCourt, Chief Executive, Sustainable Aviation and Michael Dugher, Chair, Betting and Gaming Council, Senior Advisor, Brunswick. More speaker announcements soon.

Book tickets through this link as a small contribution from the ticket cost will go to the Tourism Society funds.

Bookings are now open for the 2024 Tourism Policy Conference which will take place on Tuesday 26th November 2024. Book now for ...

25/09/2024

The Caravan and Motorhome Club has received Gold status from Green Tourism, across 122 Club campsites while retaining its Gold status for business with another 28 sites achieving a high Silver status. Green Tourism recognised the dedication of the Club to become more sustainable, across ‘People, Places and Planet’.

This marks a significant achievement and recognises the Club's commitment to continuously improving its environmental, social and economic activities while aligning with our vision of ‘helping you get more from the great outdoors.



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The Caravan and Motorhome Club is proud to announce its outstanding achievements in 2024 with Green Tourism. This year, we are thrilled to share that 122 of our sites have been awarded the prestigious Gold award, with the remaining sites achieving a Silver award.

15/09/2024

We presented Richard Denman FTS and Roger Goodacre FTS with the 'Certificate of Honorary Fellowship' at our President's Dinner last week in recognition of services to the Tourism Society. Both stepped down as long-standing board members at our AGM in July and will be greatly missed. Richard and Roger are pictured here receiving the Certificate from the President of the Tourism Society, Lord Thurso.

14/09/2024

We were delighted to present the Rt. Hon. Viscount Thurso with the prestigious Tourism Society Tourism Award for his outstanding contributions to the industry over the last 50 years, including President of the Tourism Society since 2000. Pictured is Lord John Thurso being presented with the award at the President's dinner on Wednesday evening at London's Little Ship Club.

12/09/2024

Last night the Tourism Society hosted the annual President's Dinner and Tourism Award at the Little Ship Club in central London. It was a fantastic evening which kicked off with a drinks reception sponsored by our corporate partner, Equator Global, followed by a delicious three course meal! After dinner we enjoyed a highly entertaining after-dinner speech from Monty Halls! Here are some pictures from last night!

04/09/2024

We're looking forward to listening to our after dinner speaker Monty Halls (pictured) at the President's dinner in a week's time on Wednesday 11 September!

Monty is a renowned broadcaster, speaker, naturalist, former Royal Marine, marine biologist, travel writer and leadership specialist.

His experience covers over two decades of leading teams in some of the most remote environments on earth, presenting wildlife and adventure documentaries, and working with blue chip companies both in the UK and overseas.

He will be sharing many entertaining anecdotes and we can't wait! There is still time to book tickets, if you want to come along. Click here: https://buff.ly/4ca1zo9

30/08/2024

It's been announced that EU Entry/Exit System will launch on 10 November. https://buff.ly/3AJMlIA

The associated ETIAS system, the advance passenger permission system which will be applicable to most UK visitors going to the EU, will be implemented around six months later. Whilst the industry has done a huge amount of preparation work to get ready for EES implementation, the public are still underprepared and underinformed about what these changes will mean.

Essentially travelling to Europe will be much more like travelling to the USA in terms of bureaucracy and possibly queues than it has in the past. ABTA host some useful information on how this system will work and to whom it will apply, which is recommended reading.

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The EU's new Entry/Exit System launches in November, changing border crossings for non-EU travelers. Read on to understand how this digital shift will affect your European trips.

29/08/2024

Last chance to snap up the final tickets for the President's dinner on 11 September in London at the Little Ship Club. A few places remain, but hurry as we need to confirm numbers by Tuesday next week! Book your tickets here https://buff.ly/4ca1zo9

Celebrate the Tourism Society's Tourism Award at the President's Dinner hosted by The Rt Hon. The Viscount Thurso

23/08/2024

We'd like to wish all our members a fantastic bank holiday weekend!

Here are nine things you may not know about bank holidays!

Interesting insights that you can use to impress your friends and family.

15/08/2024

With less than four weeks to go until the President's dinner on 11 September in London, we are delighted to confirm that Monty Halls (pictured) the renowned broadcaster, speaker, naturalist, former Royal Marine, marine biologist, travel writer and leadership specialist will be speaking.

Monty's experience covers over two decades of leading teams in some of the most remote environments on earth, presenting wildlife and adventure documentaries, and working with blue chip companies both in the UK and overseas.

He will share many entertaining anecdotes, in an evening that you don't want to miss!

More details and to book click here: https://buff.ly/4ca1zo9

14/08/2024

We wish all the students in England, Northern Ireland and Wales who are receiving their AS and A-level results tomorrow (15 August) the best of luck. We hope you get the grades you are looking for to take the next step on your career pathway! We welcome student members, and undergraduates can join the Tourism Society at a discounted rate of £10 per year! Postgraduates can join for £38.

The Tourism Society is a network of people working in the tourism and travel industry, or actively interested in travel and tourism. There are many benefits including access to up-to-date market intelligence, a programme of discussions, meetings and debates on general and specialist interest topics and networking opportunities with professionals from all tourism sectors.

For students planning on studying tourism-related subjects or who intend to work in the sector it's invaluable! Find out more here: https://buff.ly/33IE3Qw

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08/08/2024

For those that may have missed the news about our new Board members!

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07/08/2024

Just five weeks to go now until the President's Dinner on 11 September! Have you booked your place yet?

A fantastic evening of networking, plus we will be presenting The Rt Hon. the Viscount Thurso with the prestigious Tourism Society Tourism Award for his outstanding contributions to the industry.

Taking place at London's Little Ship Club here is the link for booking tickets: https://buff.ly/3x5CyLp



John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso

01/08/2024

Tourism Society members are invited to attend a high profile 'Future Innovation and Trends Conference' on Thursday 21 November 2024 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, hosted by Cumbria Tourism at the Low Wood Bay Resort in Windermere.

Tourism Society members please look out for the email this week with your discount code to sign up, and an exclusive look at the speaker line-up!

Set amidst the backdrop of emerging trends, innovation, inspiration and transformative ideas, this conference will challenge attendees to embrace the future with open arms, providing businesses with the tools and skills they need to break their own boundaries and embrace the technology of the future with the confidence that they can then utilise for success at their own businesses.

One of the high profile speakers is Kate Nichols, CEO of UK Hospitality. Kate said: “I’m delighted to be joining Cumbria Tourism to speak at this important event. Tourism and hospitality are two of the most innovative sectors out there and it’s crucial we’re able to come together to discuss future trends together as a sector, to best progress as an industry. I’m looking forward to being part of the event and discussing how we can best utilise technology and other methods to ensure tourism remains at the cutting-edge.”

To book visit: https://buff.ly/4djHcVu

Set amidst the backdrop of emerging trends, innovation, inspiration and transformative ideas, this conference will challenge attendees to embrace...