Tourism Minister John Penrose said moving the May Day bank holiday could benefit tourism
The May Day bank holiday could be dropped and replaced by either St George's Day in April or Trafalgar Day in October under new tourism plans the Government has announced.
But a proposal for "double summertime" to bring the UK's clocks into line with Europe's was not in the tourism strategy despite widespread reports that it would be included.
Outlining the strategy, Tourism Minister John Penrose said moving the May Day bank holiday could bring tourism benefits.
Moving it to St George's Day on April 23 would get the tourist season off to an earlier start, while putting it back to the October half term would elongate the tourist season.
The bank holiday around St George's Day could be a "National Day" holiday while the October one could be either a "UK Day" or a national day to commemorate military victories such as Trafalgar.
This is an interesting article, especially if you live in the UK. It talks about how Tourism minister John Penrose is proposing dropping bank holidays and replacing them with St. George's Day or Trafalgar Day etc under the new Tourism plans.
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