Liverpool businesses to vote on £2 tourism levy to support culture
Hotels and serviced accommodation operators in Liverpool are being balloted over proposals to introduce a nightly £2 tourism levy…
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Tourist tax worth £1bn a year for culture floated
A tourist levy on overnight accommodation in England could generate more than £1bn a year to support cultural infrastructure and…
V&A boss repeats calls for museum tourist tax
Government should introduce a tourist charge on overseas visitors at hotels and other tourist accommodation, with the funds ringfe…
RSC boss among Visitor Economy Advisory Council
The CEO of the Royal Shakespeare Company, ANDREW LEVESON, has been named as a member of a new Visitor Economy Advisory Council unv…
Bryant vows to boost arts and culture tourism
The government will seek to improve transport links to encourage tourists to visit arts and culture destinations throughout the UK…
Stoke-on-Trent awarded World Craft City status
Stoke-on-Trent has been named a World Craft City, a status granted to areas with excellent social, cultural and economic cont…
Taylor Swift tour ‘worth £300m to London economy’
The London leg of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour will generate in the region of £300m for the capital's economy, the city&…
V&A Director calls for tourist levy
Leading museum figures push the idea of a tourist tax as a way to help fund museums and galleries in the face of ongoing econ…
Visitor numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels
Solid year-on-year rise in attendence figures for UK visitor attractions, but the total remains 11% down on pre-pandemic levels.
Music industry ‘hugely important’ for tourism
Culture, Media and Sport Committee told it is vital government gives tourism strategic importance and ensures international musici…
Covent Garden street performers ‘under threat’
Campaigners say 99% of traders on the Piazza are not in favour of Westminster Council clamping down on street performers.
Arts festival comes to York this autumn
York will host a new festival of comedy, spoken word and music this autumn. Taking place in the city’s theatres, music venue…
City of Culture contributes to record tourism for Coventry
A record number of tourists visited Coventry last year, providing a financial boost of £750m to the city's economy, with…
London-based arts organisations to get Vogue funds
Proceeds from event organised by fashion magazine will go towards supporting the capital's arts scene following recent funding…
National Gallery ranked best value museum in Europe
A study looking at reviews, admissions fees, Instagram popularity and opening hours to determine which European museum is the best…
Museum and gallery visits remain 25% down on pre-pandemic
Fewer international tourists since the pandemic identified as one of the reasons why visitor levels for leading museums and galler…
Place music at centre of planning and licensing, report urges
Industry body UK Music wants the needs of the country's music infrastructure to be central to local government decision making…
Frazer seeks theatre ‘power shift’ from US to UK
Culture Secretary says mix of theatre in London is 'stronger than ever' and wants Creative Industries Sector Vision to spa…
Edinburgh Fringe: Cruise ship accommodation plan emerges
A cruise ship with capacity for 1,300 people will dock in Leith during the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of efforts to ad…
Plymouth music festival cancelled due to financial pressures
The 1 Big Summer Festival in Plymouth will not go ahead this year due to the cost-of-living crisis, organisers have announced. The…
Seven UK sites bidding for UNESCO World Heritage Status
York's historic city centre and an iron-age settlement in Shetland are among seven sites to receive government backing to bid…
Edinburgh Fringe ‘at crisis point’, organisers warn
Edinburgh Fringe Society calls for long-term support and investment from government in order to secure future of annual event.
Museum and distillery opens in Northumberland
A new Anglo-Saxon museum and whisky distillery is hoping to become a major tourist attraction for Northumberland. The £…
Audiences turn to sites with free entry
Annual audience figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions show that post-pandemic, audiences are returning quick…
