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For travel reform to take off, passengers must first be on board

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17 Nov 2021 Culture

For travel reform to take off, passengers must first be on board

The travel industry has suffered more than most since the onset of the pandemic but its recovery cannot come at the expense of consumer rights. Today, I will appear before the Transport select committee to argue for greater protection for travellers as we look towards a fairer future.

27 Oct 2021 Economy

Green Campaigners Criticise Cuts To Domestic Flight Duty As UK Makes Environmental Pledges

Rishi Sunak's decision to cut Air Passenger Duty (APD) on UK domestic flights to make tickets cheaper has been criticised by green campaigners for misjudging the scale of the climate crisis.

How Airbnb is beating a path to a sustainable recovery for Hosts and communities alike

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25 Oct 2021 Communities

How Airbnb is beating a path to a sustainable recovery for Hosts and communities alike

After so much of the travel industry was decimated by the pandemic, Airbnb is looking to the future – and it has a plan of action to help ensure tourism benefits local communities up and down the UK.

28 Jun 2021 Communities

We must stop “Lakeland Clearances” turfing out local families to make way for expensive second homes

What we don’t need is villages like Coniston or Grasmere, in the most beautiful parts of the United Kingdom, to be filled with empty houses, with no local people living there.

14 Jun 2021 Home affairs

The aviation industry faces a battle for survival if government continues using shambolic traffic light system

The government's overly cautious, chaotic and confusing approach to international travel will significantly hit the UK economy, hold back our national recovery and place further jobs at risk.

01 Jun 2021 Economy

Tourism and hospitality industries are still facing a perilous future – more government support is needed to turbo-charge recovery

As we emerge from the Covid crisis, the regional importance of the hospitality and tourism sectors should make them a significant part of the government’s levelling up agenda.

18 Feb 2021 Economy

Chancellor should extend business rates holiday and VAT cut to ensure tourism and hospitality businesses bounce back

Hospitality and tourism are the bedrock of our local economy and will be absolutely central to pandemic recovery.

28 Oct 2020 Transport

Scrapping tax-free shopping will discourage international visitors and put thousands of jobs at risk

We should be extending schemes, such as tax free shopping, that already entice international visitors to our EU neighbours - not cutting them.

01 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

Exclusive: Two Central London Councils Have Told Rishi Sunak His Tax Plans Will Cause "Irreversible Damage" To Their Economies

The leaders of two central London councils have written to the chancellor warning that plans to axe tax-free shopping could cause “irreversible damage” to their economies.

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20 Aug 2020 Culture

Rishi Sunak urged to protect high end casinos and London's reputation as the 'go to' destination for big-spending tourists

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to take decisive action to secure the future of some of the UK’s top casinos.

07 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Belgium, Andorra and Bahamas added to UK’s coronavirus quarantine list after spike in cases

People arriving in the UK from Belgium, Andorra and the Bahamas will have to enter coronavirus quarantine following a spike in cases, the Government has announced.

29 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Cabinet minister Oliver Dowden says there is no ‘silver bullet’ on quarantine as Heathrow boss demands testing at the border

Cabinet minister Oliver Dowden has said there is no “silver bullet” to ease coronavirus travel quarantine measures as the boss of Heathrow airport demanded testing at the border.

29 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Keir Starmer warns tourist towns are ‘falling through the cracks’ amid spike in unemployment

Britain’s tourist towns are “falling through the cracks” of the Government’s coronavirus economic support schemes, Keir Starmer has warned.

26 May 2020 Coronavirus

Up furlough business contribution sooner to save ‘crippled’ tourism sector, Rishi Sunak urged

Businesses should be asked to increase their contribution to the government's furlough scheme sooner to bolster the floundering tourism and hospitality sector, a senior MP has said.

07 May 2020 Coronavirus

Give us a break: can the UK's £127bn tourism industry recover from coronavirus?

From Cornwall to Shetland, UK tourism is facing an existential crisis, with the highest proportion of workers on furlough of any UK industry. With no idea if businesses will be able to reopen even when lockdown eases, how can we save the sector?

04 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus bounce-back loan scheme will prove largely ineffective and costly to our economy

Loans will not save the economy, they won’t retain jobs in the medium to long term, and they won’t give families the security they need through this crisis.

23 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Government tells Brits not to visit holiday homes amid fight to contain coronavirus spread

Ministers have urged the public not to visit holiday homes as the country battles to slow the spread of the coronavirus.