Tourism Recovery Plan

19th December 2020

As an outcome of this week’s Tourism Industry Council meeting to discuss DCMS’s development of a Tourism Recovery Plan, DCMS has asked for:

Evidence outlining the impact of the VAT cut (see the survey previously posted)
How consumer demand is changing as a result of COVID-19 (and therefore what changes are needed because of this)

DCMS outlined how this plan will structure under two main sections and six key themes. These being:

Short to medium term:

Medium to long term:

Developing local visitor economies / levelling-up
Supporting the events industry
Transforming the sector to be more resilient, sustainable, innovative and accessible

They have asked the following questions related to these sections and themes:

Are these the right things to be looking at?
Aside from focusing on scaling back restrictions in the right way, is any further intervention needed to help businesses reopen safely?
What do businesses most need support with between now and 31st March?
What are the most important measures to have in place to support the sector after the 31st March, and why?
Should the Government focus more on protecting supply or stimulating demand?

Please send all responses to kurt.janson@tourismalliance.com by 4th January.