He highlighted the vital importance of tourism to this country, not only as Britain’s fifth largest industry worth £115 billion and supporting 1.5 million people in jobs that cannot be outsourced or offshored, but also as an industry with huge potential for growth.
The Secretary of State ran through his two key, immediate priorities for tourism:
- First, making sure we have a lasting tourism legacy from hosting the 2012 OIympic and Paralympic Games for the whole of the country
- And secondly, boosting domestic tourism by rediscovering and reinvigorating what UK destinations have to offer.
He specifically called for industry officials to help draw up a plan to reinvigorate domestic tourism to boost the tourism spend of UK residents on domestic holidays from 36% to 50%. VisitEngland have been in discussions with him. And John Penrose, the Minister of Tourism, will be travelling around the country to seek industry views.
Marc Etches has since written to John Penrose MP inviting him to include Lincolnshire on his intended tour of England.
A copy of the letter can be viewed ….
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