The Pink Book

The Pink Book: Legislation for Tourist Accommodation and Attractions includes clear guidance and practical information on the legislation that affects your business, including:

• Your rights and responsibilities if a booking is cancelled.
• Whether you can refuse a booking.
• Maintaining a customer database that is compliant.
• The licences required to provide TV, play music or provide films to customers.
• Minimising your risk under health and safety legislation.
• Ensuring you have the right consent from your council.
• What you need to do to employ someone living outside the UK, including the European Union.

The Pink Book* provides information on legislation affecting accommodation and attraction businesses, including key facts and where you can find further guidance.

Topics include:

• Licences and consents, including entertainment licensing and planning
• Marketing, including guidance on the Package Travel Holiday Regulations
• Customers, including data protection, accepting customers and childcare
• Food & drink, including the latest on allergen labelling
• Environmental protection, including new legislation on coal and firewood
• Health & safety, including information on preventing Legionnaires’ disease and fire safety law
• Staff, including the employment of under 18s
• Business management & tax, including Gift Aid

*Disclaimer: Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in the Pink Book of Legislation, we regret that we cannot be responsible for any errors. Read our full disclaimer.

This product is sold by VisitBritain Shop and provided by Visit England.