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Holidaying abroad rises in popularity

Each year, the Post Office Travel Money Holiday Spending Report reveals its latest research into consumers’ holiday spending and behaviour.

The 2022 research show Britons are set to flock abroad…


Hospitality staff shortage at a record high despite the sector creating nearly one in three of all new UK jobs in the last year

Latest ONS labour market figures show hospitality generating hundreds of thousands of new jobs across the UK, but sector recovery is being held back by a chronic staff crisis, according…


Questions in the House regarding the introduction of a tourist accommodation registration scheme

Answered on Friday 20 May 2022 by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Wera Hobhouse MP: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,…


Petition to allow camping on farmland

A petition is titled “Allow Camping on Farmland for 56 days a year under permitted development” is in circulation and can be found here.  If 10,000 signatures are obtained, the…


Forestry England invites operators to submit tender applications

Forestry England is inviting operators to submit tender applications to manage and operate their 13 established campsites across England.

Following the announcement earlier this year that the Camping and Caravanning…


Good news for events sector haulage firms

The Government has responded to a consultation on Brexit-related problems for specialist hauliers when taking equipment for events into Europe.  Government has agreed to introduce dual registration to help specialist…


EU import checks delayed

The introduction of full import checks on EU goods – planned for the summer – has been delayed until the end of 2023, Government has said.

Jacob Rees Mogg commented…


Lithium shortage could put brakes on electric car revolution

Media reports suggest that a global shortage of lithium, a crucial component of electric vehicle batteries, has pushed prices to record levels, threatening to put the brakes on affordable all-electric…


Cost of living begins to affect driver behaviour

Drivers are set to take an estimated 16.8m separate leisure trips by car this May Day bank holiday, the highest number since 2016, according to RAC research.

The RAC expects…


Requirement for insurance for ride-on lawnmowers and quad bikes squashed

The British Government has chosen to scrap a controversial EU law which could have required a wider range of vehicles beyond cars and motorbikes to have motor insurance.  Golf buggies,…