1. Key Tourism Issues
Kurt Janson
Director

2. Tourism Industry Council Paper

3. Brexit Tourism Priorities
Retaining EU Travel Agreements
Maintaining Access to EU National Workers
Maintaining Access to EU Funding Programmes and then Replacing them with UK Versions

4. Post Brexit Tourism Manifesto

5. Tourism Opportunities
Amend the PTRs
Replace the CAP Programme
Develop a New Aviation Strategy
Re-organise Immigration Control

6. Package Travel Regulations
PTRs Prevent Domestic Tourism Businesses Working Together to Provide Value-Add Products
New PTRs due in 2018
Incorporate a Sunset Clause into the New Regulations
Estimated £3.6bn increase in Domestic Tourism
Funding Opportunity for DMOs

7. Replacement CAP Programme
Rural Tourism Contributes £21bn and 380,000 Jobs to Rural Economy
Tourism eligible for 2.7% of CAP Funding
Replace CAP with a Scheme that Acknowledges the Importance of Tourism to the Rural Economy
Representations to Rural Select Committee
Meeting with DEFRA Minister

8. Industrial Strategy
Challenges Industry Sectors to come together to Develop Industry Deal Bids
Package of measures to help a sector grow in post-Brexit Environment
Tourism Alliance Manifesto to Feed In
Surrogate Cross Whitehall Tourism Plan

9. Industrial Strategy Working Groups
Regulation
Post Brexit Opportunities, taxation, deregulation
Industry of Choice
Skills, Apprenticeships, Productivity – FT/PT, Skills Development, Languages, UK Competitive advantage
Industry of the Future
Digital, Online Presence, Connectivity and Internet Access, Resilience to Future Change
Connectivity
Route Development, Transport Infrastructure, Rail & Final Mile, Visas

10. Structure and Timetable
Managed through the Tourism Industry Council
Administered by VB
Steve Ridgeway as Industry Figurehead
Deal Signed off by End of September

11. Other Issues Business Rates Sharing Economy APPG Inquiry Deregulation
Taxi Licensing
CANS
Making Tax Digital
Tourism Taxes

12. Key Tourism Issues
Kurt Janson
Director