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We support the Official UK mark to signal that a tourism and
hospitality business has worked hard to follow Government
and industry COVID-19 guidelines and has a process in place
to maintain cleanliness and aid social distancing.
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Although the study of innovation in the hotel industry is a key issue, little is known about the determinants of innovation in this sector. The "New Normal" has government guildlines and new management practices popping up left and right, giving the attentive marketeer the edge when it comes to satisfying guests needs and ensuring future returns. Not to mention, making use of the array of hotel software and social tools that have recently entered management landscape.
Official UK mark to signal that a tourism and hospitality business has worked hard to follow Government and industry COVID-19 guidelines and has a process in place to maintain cleanliness and aid social distancing.
From 18 January 2021 All travel corridors to close and you must self-isolate after arriving in the UK, even if you have tested negative. Most people travelling to the UK from abroad need proof of a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test result. You need to have taken the test in the 3 days before you travel.
"The UK MICE sector is facing an unprecedented period of disruption in relation to the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty of Brexit,
the impacts of which may have far-reaching consequences in terms of equality and diversity."
|Journal of Cenvention & Event Tourism - September 2020
"As the sector gradually opens, it is vital that venues can provide the necessary safety reassurance to encourage customers to sign on the dotted line
and book future business meetings and events".
|Prepared on behalf of the sector by the Meetings Industry Association - August 2020
"A volatile outlook into 2021.In the bleakest outlook since benchmarking began, hotel occupancy rates in 2021
are forecast to be 55% across the UK, and could take four years to return to pre COVID-19 levels."
|PWC Industry Forecast - October 2020.
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"The outlook for 2020 is for slower global economic growth (of about 2.8%) as the global economy is affected by the USChina trade war,
the risk of a no-deal Brexit, the threat of a sharp Eurozone slowdown and debt default risks in emerging economies".
|PWC Hotels Forecast 2019-2020
"Looking into 2019, meeting professionals have an optimistic view of the meetings market.
Our global survey shows planners in many regions are planning more meetings, for more attendees, and of longer duration.
The industry is mature, stable, and achieving incremental growth".
|American Express forecast for global meeting & event trends 2019
"predicts a growing demand for meeting and event space, and an increase in the average size of meetings in nearly every region."
|CWT Report. September 2018