§ Mr. Jannerasked the President of the Board of Trade what special steps are being taken to attract tourists to Great Britain from the hard-currency countries during 1947.
§ Mr. MarquandThe Travel Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is a grant aided body, in making known the attractions of the United Kingdom as a tourist centre by means of publications sent abroad, articles for the overseas Press and broadcasts on the overseas services of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Publications are in course of being distributed overseas to travel agencies. Copies are also being made available overseas with the help of the British Overseas Airways Corporation, British European Airways Corporation, British South American Airways Corporation, and the United Kingdom Railway Companies and Shipping Lines.
His Majesty's Government wish to attract visitors from all countries, other than ex-enemy countries, as while they realise that visitors from certain areas are important to our balance of payments, they also realise that exchanges of visits between the peoples of different countries can contribute largely to improved international relations.