Attractions struggled in 2020 as coronavirus restrictions forced them to close overnight. Tightening restrictions, a sharp fall in foreign visitors and various lockdowns have also hampered their recovery over the course of the year, leaving many struggling to survive. Bernard Donoghue, head of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, called it an extraordinarily tough year for the tourism sector . He said: We continue to ask the Government to introduce a new Bank Holiday for 2021 at the end of September to thank the NHS and key workers and help the tourism industry repair our balance sheets.
The sector has called for the extra break to make up for a “devastatingly hard year”
Calls for extra Bank Holiday after all Covid-19 restrictions lift
There are reports that the government is being called to rubber-stamp an additional bank holiday in September
A group of people crowd round a table at Coventry War Memorial Park in the evening sunshine
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Attractions struggled in 2020 as coronavirus restrictions forced them to close overnight. Tightening restrictions, a sharp fall in foreign visitors and various lockdowns have also hampered their recovery over the course of the year, leaving many struggling to survive. Bernard Donoghue, head of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, called it an extraordinarily tough year for the tourism sector . He said: We continue to ask the Government to introduce a new Bank Holiday for 2021 at the end of September to thank the NHS and key workers and help the tourism industry repair our balance sheets.
The sector has called for the extra break to make up for a “devastatingly hard year”
Attractions struggled in 2020 as coronavirus restrictions forced them to close overnight. Tightening restrictions, a sharp fall in foreign visitors and various lockdowns have also hampered their recovery over the course of the year, leaving many struggling to survive. Bernard Donoghue, head of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, called it an extraordinarily tough year for the tourism sector . He said: We continue to ask the Government to introduce a new Bank Holiday for 2021 at the end of September to thank the NHS and key workers and help the tourism industry repair our balance sheets.
The sector has called for the extra break to make up for a “devastatingly hard year”