A free online event will take place later this month on plans for the county's £4billion tourism and hospitality industry as lockdown measures ease.

Businesses across Kent and Medway can join the 90-minute session - called Kent’s Roadmap to Renewal: Hospitality & Tourism - which will feature Deirdre Wells, chief executive of tourism agency Visit Kent, as a keynote speaker.

It is being organised by the Kent Business School at the University of Kent, which has hosted similar events in recent weeks, with speakers covering national policy, regional plans and local case studies around business management and staffing during the pandemic.

Other speakers include Lynn Fraser, sales director at Village Urban Resorts which runs a string of hotels including the Village Hotel in Maidstone.

Professor Marian Garcia, dean of the Kent Business School, said: “We all recognise that now, more than ever, is the time for open communications and two-way dialogue. Online events such as these enable us to reach out and listen to each other. We hope that many business owners will be able to take part.”

The event will take place at 12.30pm on Thursday, July 30, on Zoom.

Guests can submit questions in advance to KBSBusiness@kent.ac.uk, as well as during the meeting via the chat function.

The event is brought by the team behind the successful Kent Business Summit, which includes the university, Federation of Small Businesses, the Institute of Directors and Locate in Kent.

To register for the event click here.

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