Association of Leading Visitor Attractions www.alva.org.uk

Institute of Travel & Tourism www.itt.co.uk

Local Government Association www.lga.gov.uk

Chartered Institute of Marketing Travel Industry Group
www.cimtig.org

Hotel & Catering International Management Association
www.hcima.org

Complying with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)

www.disability.gov.uk - government site with extensive disability-related links

Check out employment legislation at www.equality-online.org.uk

Disability Rights Commission Helpline 08457 622 633

There is detailed practical advice about access and facilities for disabled people on http://www.businesslink.gov.uk

Health and Safety

For help and advice on a range of issues including school trips and risk assessment visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/services/education/index.htm

The place to turn to for the latest and widest range of public service information is at www.direct.gov.uk

If you have recently set up in business or are new to health and safety then the Health and Safety Starter Pack is for you and is available at http://www.hse.gov.uk/startup/content/starterpack.htm

VAT

Find out which VAT scheme your business can use at http://www.hmce.gov.uk

Business Start Ups and Grants

Start Ups - the free essential resource for anyone starting or running a small business. Independent news, views, features, expert tips, entrepreneur profiles, how to start and buyer guides available at http://www.startups.co.uk