Travelodge Calls on MP's to Fight for Tourism in the House of Commons and Help the Industry Grow in Value by GBP 73bn and Create 264,000 Jobs
(firmenpresse) - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 03/15/12 -- To mark English Tourism week, leading chain Travelodge has today called on MP's with large tourism sectors in their constituency to stand up for the industry in the House of Commons and enact the legislative reforms needed to help the sector grow.
By ensuring that tourism is given the same prominence as other sectors of the economy, it has been calculated that tourism could bring in an extra GBP 73bn to the economy and create 264,000 jobs by 2020.
Despite already being the UK's fifth largest industry, British tourism businesses have largely been held back by successive Government's who over regulate it and fail to offer any support.
The Chief Executive of has therefore written to 50 MPs whose constituencies have the largest share of tourism businesses. He has asked them to use their position in the House of Commons to ask for:
Guy Parsons, Chief Executive of Travelodge Hotels, said: "Despite being the fifth largest industry in Britain tourism is virtually neglected in the House of Commons. We are one of the few sectors of the economy that can quickly create meaningful jobs and help to pull the country out of its present difficulty.
"To truly be able to do this however we need MP's who will stand up and champion tourism's cause. Reducing VAT to 5% for tourism businesses and relaxing the Schengen Visa arrangements for Chinese tourists would send a message out that the Government is now firmly on our side."
Notes to Editors:
The potential of tourism to grow an extra GBP 73bn by 2020 was calculated by Deloitte and Oxford Economics on behalf of Visit Britain.
During 2012, Travelodge is opening 41 hotels and creating 1,000 new jobs across the country which includes 140 apprenticeship positions for school leavers via its JuMP programme. This scheme was launched last year and is the UK's first budget hotel management apprenticeship programme. In addition Travelodge employs staff through the Job Centre Plus and the Local Employment Partnership (LEP) which helps the long term unemployed back into work. Nationally over 70% of Travelodge staff have been recruited through the LEP since its inception in 2007.
Contacts:
Travelodge
Nick Dines
0207 170 7987
Travelodge
Shakila Ahmed
01844 35 8638
Travelodge Press Office
01844358703
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