CONCLUSION
72. The promotion of tourism is now to be organised
under new structures. We would like to believe that these arrangements
will improve the promotion of tourism. What we do believe is that
there is a danger of further confusion rather than less, that
the promotion of tourism in England will have even less cohesion
than before, and that the institutions created by the devolution
settlement will be tempted to go their own way rather than be
coordinated with an unworkable whole. Furthermore, this potentially
inoperable structure is made worse by the lack of emphatic, authoritative,
and clearly recognisable ministerial leadership. This is not a
criticism of the Minister himself but of the impossible task he
has been given without the power or resources to go with it. The
success of the UK tourism industry is crucial to our cultural
and economic well-being. It is time the Government gave tourism
the priority it deserves.
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