tourism
17 Apr 2023
Government consults on new rules to protect local people and support tourism
The Government last week opened a consultation on holiday lets and new rules to give communities greater control over short term lets in tourist hot spots. The consultation published on...
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11 Apr 2023
Rural communities up and down the country set to benefit from funding
The Government has announced £110 million funding for communities allocated under the Rural England Prosperity Fund Communities across rural England are set to benefit from £110 million in local authority funding...
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31 Oct 2022
Hardship and heartbreak as Devon families lose homes to Airbnb lets
The Guardian reports from key workers to bar staff, parts of county increasingly off limits as landlords and investors cash in Some of those who have been evicted are living in...
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24 Oct 2022
How Airbnb-next-the-Sea is taking over the Norfolk coast
The Eastern Daily Press reports how new figures reveal the rapid expansion of ‘Airbnb-next-the-Sea’, as growing numbers of landlords on the Norfolk coast turn to the online portal to rent out their properties Campaigners...
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17 Oct 2022
The Rural Start-Up Fund
Forest Holidays, partners of The Prince’s Countryside Fund, are passionate about sustainable rural tourism. Ensuring resilient communities and a prosperous local economy means supporting the people living and working at...
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25 Jul 2022
Government Response to the Independent Review of Destination Management Organisations (DMOs)
The government has published its formal response to the Independent Review of Destination Management Organisations (DMOs), which was undertaken by Nick de Bois and published in September 2021 England’s DMOs...
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27 Jun 2022
Holiday homes are ‘hollowing out’ coastal areas, says MP
The Guardian reports Labour MP Luke Pollard says Covid-19 has ‘turbo-charged’ housing crisis in rural and coastal towns Coastal communities are being “hollowed out irretrievably” by a surge in holiday...
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14 Mar 2022
Tourism campaign in Stafford Borough receives financial boost
A campaign to encourage more visitors into town centres in Stafford Borough has received a boost from a European-backed fund The ‘Our Beautiful Borough’ campaign was launched towards the end...
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28 Feb 2022
Soaring rural rent prices force locals into living in a Airbnb
The BBC reports how a Cornish resident has been forced into living in an Airbnb due to soaring private rent prices As a Cornish painter and decorator, Heath Robinson spends...
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14 Feb 2022
Farmers slam new Countryside Code
The Daily Mail reports that farmers have criticised changes to the Countryside Code telling them to make rights of way more accessible, use clearer signage and swap stiles for self-closing...
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