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Advantage chief: ‘We export people, not economic growth – that stays here’

Government
Ilaria Grasso Macola
12 September 2024

Advantage Travel Partnership chief Julia Lo Bue-Said believes the UK’s outbound travel sector has an opportunity to make a better case for itself under the new government, and to spell out to MPs how its economic contribution is primarily made in the UK – not overseas.

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Speaking at a press briefing in London this week, at which Advantage revealed some of the key travel trends flagged by its members, Lo Bue-Said said the outbound sector had to "change the dynamic" and "change the conversation" to increase its visibility with new Labour administration.