Visit Belfast has outlined the development of its new strategy to support the city’s economic recovery post Covid-19. At a virtual event attended by Visit Belfast’s tourism industry partners and key city stakeholders, the outline strategy highlighted the importance of tourism to the local economy and the opportunity for regrowth... View Article
George Best Belfast City Airport has teamed up with People 1st, an award-winning employment and training agency, to find the next candidate for its popular apprenticeship programme. The High Flyers Apprenticeship Scheme, launched in 2013, offers apprenticeship placements across a range of disciplines to young people aged 17-24, and is... View Article
A Lisburn-based company has designed a revolutionary, reusable, all-in-one face and neck guard, designed to help protect against Covid-19 and already proving popular with hospitality workers. Hi Viso, the creation of Belfast entrepreneur James Leckey, offers full-face visibility making it suitable for client-facing settings and where social distancing cannot be... View Article
Covid-19 has resulted in untold financial hardship for businesses and the hospitality sector across Northern Ireland. However, a recent judgment handed down by the Supreme Court which allowed the appeal brought by the Financial Conduct Authority on behalf of policyholders of business interruption insurance, bodes well for the many shops,... View Article
Some 120 tourism enterprises from around the island of Ireland – including 35 from Northern Ireland – are joining Tourism Ireland virtually at Britain & Ireland Marketplace (BIM) today. BIM is an annual, B2B workshop, organised by the European Tourism Association (ETOA) to showcase Britain and the island of Ireland.... View Article
A new £26.1m Covid-19 support scheme for larger hospitality and tourism businesses and additional £4.1m scheme for tourist accommodation businesses, announced yesterday by Economy Minister Diane Dodds, have been welcomed by sector representatives. The Large Tourism and Hospitality Business Support Scheme (LTHBSS) will provide financial support to help operators in... View Article