Whittingdale hailed the positive impact the sector has on the UK economy, highlighting how it sustains nearly two million jobs and supports hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs).
Whittingdale, who is currently completing his third stint with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), is providing maternity cover for tourism minister Julia Lopez.
“One of the challenges for the tourism sector is that it’s quite fragmented – it’s very widely spread,” he said. “[As a result] it is sometimes not given the recognition that it is entitled to.
UK tourism minister insists industry's importance 'recognised across govt'
Government
Harry Kemble
7 November 2023
The UK’s tourism industry isn’t always given the recognition it deserves because of just how “fragmented” it is according to tourism minister Sir John Whittingdale, who nonetheless insisted to TTG@WTM its importance was not lost on government.
Whittingdale is currently completing his third stint with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) (Credit: Gov.uk)
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