Welcome to our August newsletter,We were delighted to hear the Prime Minister’s speech recently declaring the Government’s new commitment to the tourism industry.
It is clear to see that David Cameron values tourism as a fundamental contributor towards rebuilding our economy; Visit Lincolnshire shares and supports his vision to use the opportunities of the next decade and the 2012 Games as a way of increasing the UK’s and Lincolnshire’s international appeal for travel and tourism.
At VL we continue to champion the visitor economy at a local level, and hearing David Cameron describe tourism as“first class priority at the front and centre of Britain’s economic strategy” offers growing support for the industry at a national level.
The most significant part of David Cameron’s speech outlines the Government’s view that tourism should be a local industry. Their aspiration is to create new Local Enterprise Partnerships, allowing local people and entrepreneurs more responsibility and control over how tourism is developed in each local area.
In the future a new set of incentives will be proposed for local authorities – including options for business rate incentives allowing local authorities to reinvest the benefits of growth back into their local communities. Visit Lincolnshire will ensure it is central within these discussions to represent the best interests of all concerned in the local visitor economy.
We wish you a busy and successful summer,
Marc Etches
Interim Chief Executive, Visit Lincolnshire
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