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World Travel Market 2017 Industry Report
2. Brexit
Inbound Industry - Staff Recruitment
More than 40% of UK rms who employ foreign workers anticipate that recruitment will be affected when the UK leaves the European Union.
Furthermore, more than half (53%) of all travel trade respondents believe Brexit has already had
a negative impact on the UK’s reputation as a holiday destination, and a similar proportion (55%) feel
the British exit from the EU will have a negative impact on their company or organisation.
The ndings re ect those in other recent trade surveys, such as UKinbound’s poll of its members, who are tour operators and attractions catering for tourists visiting the UK.
Some UKinbound members reported that more than 20% of their EU national employees have already left the UK “because of the long-term uncertainty over their status”, and almost 50% of respondents are having dif culties recruiting EU staff because of Brexit.
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