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Impact of a “no deal Brexit” for the tourism industry and jobs in UK

Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 06:15 UTC
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According to WTTC, in the UK, the tourism sector contributes £213.8 billion to GDP (10.5% of total) and supports four million jobs (11.6% of total) According to WTTC, in the UK, the tourism sector contributes £213.8 billion to GDP (10.5% of total) and supports four million jobs (11.6% of total)
To minimize the impact, UK should continue to have access to the Single Aviation Market and Visa-free travel between the UK and EU should be maintained To minimize the impact, UK should continue to have access to the Single Aviation Market and Visa-free travel between the UK and EU should be maintained

Over 300,000 jobs could be at risk in the Travel & Tourism sector in the United Kingdom and almost 400,000 in Europe if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March, according to a new analysis from the World Travel & Tourism Council released on Monday. A “No Deal” Brexit would have a damaging impact on one of the UK’s most important economic sectors.

According to WTTC, which represents the private sector of Travel & Tourism globally, the industry contributes more than €1.5 trillion to the EU’s GDP (10.3% of total) and supports 27.3 million jobs (11.7% of total). In the UK, the sector contributes £213.8 billion to GDP (10.5% of total) and supports four million jobs (11.6% of total).

The WTTC analysis models the impact on the Travel & Tourism sector over the next decade, based on the 7.7% forecasted fall in economic activity across the wider UK economy modeled by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In this situation, a No Deal Brexit would result in: A loss of 308,000 jobs in the UK economy; A loss of 399,000 jobs in the rest of the EU; A loss of £18.6 billion in GDP to the UK economy; A loss of £22.0 billion in GDP to the economies of the rest of the EU

To minimize the impact, it is crucial that: The UK should continue to have access to the Single Aviation Market; 2. Visa-free travel between the UK and EU should be maintained and the movement of people should be as seamless as possible while maintaining security; The mobility of labor for Travel & Tourism employees across the UK and EU should continue; 4. Security co-operation to avoid hard border checks and lengthy delays are paramount.

Gloria Guevara, President & CEO, WTTC said, “The UK is the fifth largest Travel & Tourism economy in the world. Given its importance to the UK economy, it is now clear that a No Deal Brexit would have a dramatic impact on one of the UK’s most significant sectors.”

“If the IMF prediction on the wider economy is realized, there would be a total cost across Europe of over £40 billion and over 700,000 jobs compared to our projections. Our Members are already seeing an impact on their businesses and workforce.”

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  • Don Alberto

    Not to worry, those £350,000,000 a week for NHS compensates for all troubles.

    Oops! Nigel Farage has left UKIP and Nigel Lawson has applied for French residency, Andy Wigmore and John Cleese are escaping to Belize and Dyson is moving his HQ to Singapore.

    Feb 06th, 2019 - 03:03 pm 0
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