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Culture secretary meets tourism businesses during Butlin's visit

Operators
Tom Parry
19 August 2020

Culture secretary Oliver Dowden has met with tourism businesses during a visit to Butlin’s to discuss how the government can best support the sector’s recovery.

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Dowden held a roundtable discussion with Sussex tourism firms at Butlin’s Bognor Regis resort on Tuesday (18 August).

Following the meeting, he tweeted: “We talked about the help they have got via govt schemes [and] what more we can do to assist them in their recovery.

“Whilst the challenges facing them are many, they are working hard to welcome back visitors safely.”

https://twitter.com/OliverDowden/status/1295721579813523457

During his visit, Dowden met with holidaymakers and staff and was given a tour by Butlin’s managing director Jon Hendry-Pickup.