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UK immigration plan ‘will worsen skills shortages’, especially post-Brexit

By ASAP Newsdesk On 10th July 2019 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, Brexit, Trending News, UK News
A survey across 380 businesses, by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and global jobs website Indeed, shows that more than half of those with non-UK employees believe they would be adversely impacted by the proposed £30,000 minimum salary threshold for skilled migrants. Even more of them said they would be negatively affected by plans [...]
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Brexit: Northern Ireland tourism ‘needs a seamless Irish border’

By ASAP Newsdesk On 8th July 2019 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, Brexit, Trending News, UK News
The chief executive of the Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance has reinforced the need for a seamless border to ensure the free flow of visitors, challenged by the potential challenges of Brexit. Currently the country is seeing a rise in travellers moving into the north from Dublin and the south, so seeing an obvious border would [...]
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Travel uncertain as world watches UK Brexit situation

By ASAP Newsdesk On 14th March 2019 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, Brexit, UK News
With the UK still stuck in limbo, the wider world outside the EU believes a no-deal Brexit would have serious economic and political consequences, with forced contingencies relating to employment and air travel needed to provide reassurance to the travel and tourism industry. Whatever the outcome of current negotiations, aircraft will continue to fly and [...]
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UNWTO to partner with Google on digital skills development

By ASAP Newsdesk On 8th March 2019 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, google, Insights, Research Centre, technology, Trending News
Digital skills are crucial for competitiveness in tourism, especially with more than half of all tourism revenue in the EU now researched or booked online. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation has announced a partnership with Google, one of its affiliate members, to help the sector fully access digital development potential. The partnership coincides with [...]
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Millenium and Copthorne profit fall – Brexit, serviced apartments and Airbnb blamed

By ASAP Newsdesk On 19th February 2019 · Add Comment · In Airbnb, Breaking News, Brexit, Insights
Millenium and Copthorne hospitality group has partly blamed its 2018 profit fall of 28% on recruitment issues at its UK hotels as a result of Brexit, where more than half of the London workforce, for instance, are from the EU. It also said there is more competition for talent due to the number of new hotels being [...]
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EU to scrutinise “golden visa” schemes following money-laundering scandals

By ASAP Newsdesk On 25th January 2019 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, EMEA, Global News, Trending News
The European Commission has said it will scrutinise “golden visa” schemes wherein foreigners are granted residence in return for investment, bringing the risk of money-laundering. Some residents in Cyprus, Malta and Bulgaria have been able to obtain an EU passport in return for investments starting at 800,000 euros. This also follows some high-profile money-laundering scandals in [...]
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UK visits from Japan expected to grow in 2019

By ASAP Newsdesk On 9th January 2019 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, Front Page, Trending News, UK News
VisitBritain has announced that tourist visits from Japan are expected to reach their highest level since 2007 this year, at around 270,000, up 9% two years ago, with over-all spend expected to reach £285 million. Japanese nationals will be able to use ePassport gates alongside UK and EU visitors, which provide a faster route through security [...]
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Travel buyers fear long-term impact of Brexit

By ASAP Newsdesk On 17th December 2018 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, Brexit, Front Page, Trending News, UK News
A survey by the Business Travel Show shows that corporate buyers are worried that leaving the EU will bring challenges to the hospitality sector for the next three years at least. Brexit now holds the top spot among travel buyers’ concerns, pushing rising costs into second place and possible complications around visas taking seventh. Despite this, 65% [...]
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UKHospitality warns government about making staffing shortfall worse

By ASAP Newsdesk On 3rd December 2018 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, Brexit, Front Page, Trending News, UK News, UKHospitality
UKHospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls has warned the UK government about the effect a fall in the number of EU migrants would have on the hospitality industry, if future immigration policy insists on the tier 2 test around skills and salary. UKHospitality estimates that welcoming only the better-skilled and better-paid would lead to the loss [...]
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Marriott hack hits data of half a billion guests

By ASAP Newsdesk On 30th November 2018 · Add Comment · In Americas, APAC, Breaking News, EMEA, Front Page, GDPR, Global News, Trending News
A Starwood booking database has been hit by a cyber attack, which came to light in September when security staff realised that unauthorised people had accessed and copied data since 2014. The hack could affect half a billion people, including guests’ personal information and credit card data. Marriott has warned that the hackers may have stolen [...]
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