A review of the fly-on-the-wall documentary, Inside Best Western – A Very British Hotel Chain.

This time last year, you’d have been forgiven for thinking that Brexit was the biggest challenge to UK outbound tourism.  But fast forward 12 months, and COVID-19 means the sector faces its biggest threat in recent memory. 

Using BVA BDRC's Covid-19 consumer tracking study, CEO, Cris Tarrant looks at the implications for the UK hotel sector and how it might emerge from lockdown.

Communications at a time like this are absolutely critical – and as we’ve seen with some government efforts, a confusing or poorly received message can be disastrous.

Using data from our BVA BDRC Covid-19 tracker, as well as current thinking from marketing experts, we have spelled out below our 7 reasons to continue advertising at a time when it seems most tempting to cut marketing spend to the bone.

The Coronavirus pandemic has, of course, affected the great majority of landlords. We undertook 850 interviews for our latest Landlords Panel research in partnership with the National Residential Landlords Association, revealing the nature and scale of the impact.

The virtual doors have opened for some of our favourite visitor attractions as their physical doors have closed. Audiences can now explore and enjoy these attractions from the comfort of their own home

The hotel sector has never seen anything like this before. As a result, owners and leaders are pretty much having to make it up as they go along and trust their instincts. Some are getting it right, others… well… are not.

Coronavirus is giving holiday makers and the tourism industry a real hammering. However, there is a way for the domestic tourism industry to get the British back on their feet again – and win hearts and minds to boot.

Hotels will never win back all their guests, as homestay is firmly established. But as with all industries that have disrupters come in and shake things up, there are lessons the sector can learn.

Do parents want structured or discovery-based learning for their children who attend international schools in Asia? Our parent surveys find interesting differences by background and by pupil age.

How can traditional transport operators keep pace with sector developments as new disruptive companies are constantly entering the market and changing the way people get around.