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Tourism minister pledges to amplify outbound sector's voice at government level

Government
Gary Noakes
7 November 2024

The government will invite more representatives from the outbound travel sector to join The Tourism Industry Council, the minister overseeing it has confirmed to TTG.

Bryant is the new Labour government's first tourism minister (Credit: parliament.uk)

Sir Chris Bryant, minister for creative industries, arts and tourism, said he planned to revamp the committee, which liaises with government on issues affecting the industry.

Current membership includes Advantage Travel Partnership and Airlines UK, but it is otherwise slanted towards the inbound sector with no representation from the outbound tour operating community.

Bryant told TTG he would invite members of the UK outbound industry to participate: “We are thinking about reconstituting that," he said. "It would be illogical not to include them.”