@BETAUK

The British Educational Travel Association represents some of the UK's biggest and best known businesses in youth, student & educational travel

 London, UK
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Joined October 2009
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Congratulations to Tourism Alliance member leaders Emma English OBE @BETAUK and @HilaryMcGrady CBE @nationaltrust on their New Year Honours. Very well deserved. 👏 #NewYearHonours #Tourism #VisitorEconomy
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Our Chair, @backborwick at @BETAUK Parliamentary reception, highlighting tourism as a growth industry, with a spotlight on youth & education travel. Tourism boosts England’s economy-generating about £76bn a year in domestic visitor spending, driving growth for local communities.
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Fabulocious news! ✨💚 We’re thrillified to have won SILVER in the ‘Best Schools Programme’ category at the @BETAUK Awards!
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Closer together at Proximity Coach Travel: cbwmagazine.com/closer-toget…

Closer together at Proximity Coach Travel - CBW

The husband and wife team say the business is going from strength to strength and exploring new opportunities A new coach travel company has been launched by a couple who say the idea came about [...]

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Heading to Europe? ✈️ From October, British travellers may need to scan their passports, provide fingerprints and have their photo taken when entering or leaving Schengen countries.
Graphic with text that reads: Travelling to Europe? From October 2025, The EU will introduce new border checks.

ALT Graphic with text that reads: Travelling to Europe? From October 2025, The EU will introduce new border checks.

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Welcome to @IanMurrayMP who has been appointed Minister of State for DCMS and @SciTechgovuk
A photo of Ian Murray MP. Text on the image reads: RT Hon Ian Murray MP Appointed Minister of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

ALT A photo of Ian Murray MP. Text on the image reads: RT Hon Ian Murray MP Appointed Minister of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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EU/UK Agreement on Youth Mobility – an important step forward! We are pleased to share a major development in UK-EU relations that reflects one of BETA’s long-standing lobbying priorities since Brexit betauk.com/eu-uk-agreement-o…
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Exclusive: Details of Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset deal revealed independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

Exclusive: Details of Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset deal revealed

Exclusive: The deal will be unveiled on Monday — with a warning it will anger both Brexiteers and Rejoiners

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Immigration White Paper to be published today (Monday 12 May)
Home Office
@ukhomeoffice11 May 2025
Whilst low-skilled immigration has soared, training for UK workers has been cut - leaving many out of a job and feeling left behind. We must act. Visa thresholds will be returned to degree level - boosting productivity, strengthening the UK economy and supporting growth.

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UK poised to agree post-Brexit youth visa scheme in major step towards closer EU ties independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

UK poised to agree post-Brexit youth visa scheme in major step towards closer EU ties

Ministers appear to have conceded to EU demands to set up a youth mobility scheme, after previously claiming there were ‘no plans’ to agree on it

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I want our young people to be able to work in Europe, says Rachel Reeves independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

I want our young people to be able to work in Europe, says Rachel Reeves

Chancellor’s remarks, made ahead of the EU-UK summit next month, signal a softening of the government’s position on a youth mobility scheme

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70 Labour MPs urge Starmer to back youth mobility scheme amid EU trade reset - a time-limited, capped youth visa scheme should be agreed and trade cooperation deepened beyond the government’s current ambitions. theguardian.com/world/2025/a…

Labour MPs urge Starmer to back youth mobility scheme amid EU trade reset

More than 60 MPs sign letter calling for time-limited visas for 18- to 30-year-olds to travel freely

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Strong hints that a rebranded “youth opportunity scheme” will top the EU’s wishlist at next month’s EU-UK summit theguardian.com/commentisfre…

The Guardian view on a new deal for travel in Europe: bring back student exchanges | Editorial

Editorial: The EU is expected to push for special youth visas as next month’s summit. Sir Keir Starmer should say yes

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Travel body accuses government of ‘sabotaging’ UK tourism industry - the government has made “deliberate policy choices” that has created “barriers to travel”. theguardian.com/business/202…

Travel body accuses government of ‘sabotaging’ UK tourism industry

WTTC says 5.3% decline in tourist spend suggests policies such as increased air passenger duty have had impact

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EU youth mobility scheme could save UK from harm of Trump tariffs, Sadiq Khan says independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

EU youth mobility scheme could save UK from harm of Trump tariffs, Sadiq Khan says

‘If others want to rush to put up trade barriers, London will always be in favour of tearing them down’, the London mayor wrote in The Independent

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Brexit is shrinking crowds at Britain's biggest art galleries as young Europeans find it harder to visit the UK inews.co.uk/news/politics/br…

Brexit is shrinking crowds at Britain's biggest art galleries

UK departure from the EU has helped cause a huge drop in young overseas visitors to institutions like the Tate and National Galley. But rivals overseas are thriving 

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Post-Brexit youth mobility scheme with EU on the table under a different name independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

Post-Brexit youth mobility scheme with EU on the table under a different name

Exclusive: There is growing optimism that a fresh proposal for youth mobility across the UK and EU will be accepted by the government

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Cuts to red tape to make great British staycations cheaper - consultation open until 30 June 2025 gov.uk/government/news/cuts-…

Cuts to red tape to make great British staycations cheaper

Consultation aims to cut costs of UK staycations for families and small businesses

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UK becomes costlier to visit, study in and move to. Here's how much more your visa will cost - goo.gl/alerts/mKg32q #GoogleAlerts

UK visa fee increase: UK becomes costlier to visit, study in and move to. Here's how much more your...

The UK Home Office announced a visa fee hike across various categories starting April 9, 2025. Student and visitor visas will see notable increases, with student visas rising to UK£524 and six-month...

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"Increasing the cost of the ETA adds another barrier, exacerbating the sector’s challenges. Youth travellers are valuable for their economic contribution and for fostering long-term international connections and cultural understanding." goo.gl/alerts/XdyV8E #GoogleAlerts
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