Minister wants to get more tourists to Cornwall
The Labour MP said Covid had impacted the industry greatly but he remained confident visitor numbers could return to pre-pandemic levels."I want many more British people to say 'what's the point of Spain - we've got this'," he said.
Allen Simpson, chief executive of UK Hospitality, said the reality for businesses in the sector was "really stark" and had not been helped by the Budget.He said: "A third of businesses in the sector are losing money even if it looks like they're doing very well on the door."Bryant said the total number of jobs in the industry was rising and the government wanted to help traders "build resilience".Speaking in Mylor on Wednesday, he added: "We need to get more British people coming to resorts like this and experiencing the variety of tourism that we have in the UK."I [also] want to get more international visitors coming into the UK and we've set a target of getting 50 million by 2030."
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