Uma declaração conjunta foi emitida em nome de uma variedade de líderes comerciais e culturais em Liverpool em resposta ao anúncio de que as greves ferroviárias ocorrerão nos dias 12 e 13 de maio, coincidindo com o Eurovision Song Weekend Final Final: || 295
“The investment in Eurovision is designed to keep Liverpool’s economy strong – to support our hospitality and leisure industries, all of which are facing one of their toughest years. Major events support all industries and sectors, not just one. We’ve worked incredibly hard to try to get the city’s economy back to where it was before the pandemic hit.
Liverpool’s visitor economy across the Liverpool City Region is valued at £3.58bn, with Liverpool City at £2.5bn, LCR’s overall number of visitors is 42.15m. That’s 38,000 jobs in tourism, still not back at 2019 levels where it was 55,703. It’s one of our biggest industries and biggest employers.
Liverpool is hosting Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine and it would be disappointing if UK politics impacted on the ability of our city to be able to show solidarity to a country that is seeing its very culture targeted.
Instamos ministros e empresas ferroviárias do Reino Unido a se aproximarem da mesa com seus sindicatos o mais rápido possível para reduzir o impacto que isso terá - nos negócios, no turismo, nas pessoas.
O Eurovision não é de apenas dois dias, são duas semanas de atividade cultural e comunitária que verão milhares de pessoas da cidade e muito além dos eventos gratuitos. ”
Frente de declaração; Vanzo, executivo-chefe, Everyman & Playhouse
Bill Addy, CEO Liverpool BID Company
Jennina O’Neill, Chair of Retail & Leisure BID and Centre Manager at Metquarter
Mark Da Vanzo, Chief Executive, Everyman & Playhouse
Michael Eakin, executivo-chefe, Royal Liverpool Filarmonic
Gillian Miller, executivo-chefe, teatro real de teatro Liverpool
Diane Belidng, Theatre Director, Liverpool Empire Theatre
Marcus Magee, Chair Accommodation BID, Co- Chair Liverpool Hospitality and General Manager Hilton Hotel Liverpool Steven Hesketh, Vice Chair Accommodation BID, Deputy Chair Liverpool Hospitality, Savvy Hotels
