I’m proud, but not surprised, that our part of the county won big at last week’s Devon Tourism Awards. I want to wish a massive congratulations to all the winners including The Donkey Sanctuary, Seaton Tramway, Ladram Bay Holiday Park, The Pig Hotel, The Bear Trail, Luxury Glamping, and High Grange, Devon.
Alongside our region’s fantastic retail sector and its vibrant independent shops, hospitality, and tourism businesses have been delivering a consistently great service despite challenges since Covid. Both of these sectors deserve as much support as they can get to keep costs down for themselves and their customers.
As Chair of the Hospitality and Tourism APPG, I've joined Matt Vickers MP, Chair of the Retail APPG, and 38 other MP's in a call for the Chancellor to extend the 75% business rates relief for leisure, hospitality, and retail businesses set to end in April.