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27 Apr 2024
Numbers from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (ALVA) show that Royal attractions saw a
16 Aug 2023
Sir Nick Varney has been revealed as the headline speaker at this year's VAC. Taking
22 Mar 2023
Visitor numbers at the UK’s leading attractions have bounced strongly, getting to 78 per cent
01 Jun 2022
Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), has been awarded an
09 Apr 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in visits to the world's top 100 museums and galleries
31 Mar 2021
The UK's major visitor attractions recorded just 45.4 million visits during 2020 – a 70
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
20 Mar 2020
The heads of several major organisations, including The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), the
22 Nov 2019
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has confirmed that HRH The Duke of York,
27 Mar 2019
Visitor numbers to UK attractions grew by 8.7 per cent in 2018, according to the
16 Mar 2018
Despite a decline in visitor numbers, London’s British Museum is still the UK’s most visited
01 Mar 2018
Terrorist attacks in the British capital affected its Midway division, but Merlin Entertainments enjoyed a
30 Nov 2017
As the global spotlight falls on the soon-to-be married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Britain’s
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
25 Sep 2017
Tourism minister John Glen is set to co-chair his first meeting with the Tourism Industry
05 Sep 2017
Sadiq Khan has set out his tourism vision for the UK capital through to 2025,
13 Jun 2017
Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), has been named an
27 Mar 2017
The popularity of attractions across the UK continues to rise, according to the annual report
09 Jan 2017
Chester Zoo welcomed more visitors in 2016 than any other UK zoo in history, with
24 Jun 2016
Leisure industry heavyweights have raised concerns for the future after the UK voted to leave
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
24 Jun 2016
Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has raised concerns that
07 Mar 2016
The top 10 most-visited attractions in the UK are all based in London, according to
04 Mar 2016
Tourism Northern Ireland are teaming up with the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) to
30 Jul 2015
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) director Bernard Donoghue has been elected chair of the
09 Apr 2015
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has outlined plans to boost cultural tourism in the UK
16 Mar 2015
First World War centenary commemorations helped boost visits to the UK to record numbers in
09 Sep 2014
VisitBritain has released new research looking at how the tourism industry can make the most
18 Aug 2014
A survey of the UK’s top attractions has thrown up a number of concerns regarding
06 Mar 2014
A number of attractions have seen a big spike in visits owing to a fine
30 Aug 2013
Pubs, hotels and restaurants have enjoyed their strongest three months of trading since 2007, according
16 May 2013
Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects and GUM Design, have won the 2013 Museums and Heritage Award
12 Mar 2013
Attractions in Liverpool and Scotland have experienced noticeable increases in popularity, according to figures released
09 Oct 2012
The combination of the wettest summer on record and the disruption caused by the Olympic
19 Sep 2012
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has appointed Baroness Patience Wheatcroft, former editor of
06 Sep 2012
Image: Penrose at the launch of BISL's report this summer John Penrose has confirmed he
05 Mar 2012
A number of UK attractions recorded increases in visitor numbers during 2011, according to figures
07 Oct 2011
Robin Broke, who led the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) for 15 years, has
24 Feb 2011
New research has confirmed that Edinburgh Castle - operated by Historic Scotland - was the
23 Feb 2011
Visits to leading UK attractions stayed at 2009 levels during 2010, according to the Association
21 Oct 2009
An increase in the number of British residents opting for "staycations" this year has helped
26 Feb 2009
New figures released by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) have revealed that many
02 Oct 2008
This year's annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC 08) is to be held on
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