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The National Attractions Marketing Conference will see speakers representing some of the UK’s top visitor
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
12 Oct 2022
The National Visitor Attractions Conference (VAC 2022), has been held for the 19th time. Taking
30 Sep 2022
VAC 2022 has announced the final line-up of 25 top attractions sector speakers set to
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
01 Jun 2022
Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), has been awarded an
31 Mar 2021
The UK's major visitor attractions recorded just 45.4 million visits during 2020 – a 70
22 Oct 2020
For those who missed VAC 2020 – the annual UK Conference for Visitor Attractions –
20 Mar 2020
The heads of several major organisations, including The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), the
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
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
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
04 Oct 2017
The Tourism Sector Deal – a strategic plan developed by a consortium of leading tourism organisations
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
26 Jul 2016
UK tourism is experiencing a sharp rise in both inbound and domestic bookings as a
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
24 Jun 2016
Leisure industry heavyweights have raised concerns for the future after the UK voted to leave
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
01 Dec 2015
The Tourism Alliance has praised the announcement in last week’s Autumn Statement of a new
30 Jul 2015
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) director Bernard Donoghue has been elected chair of the
16 Mar 2015
First World War centenary commemorations helped boost visits to the UK to record numbers in
06 Mar 2014
A number of attractions have seen a big spike in visits owing to a fine
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
12 Mar 2013
British Art & Design was hugely popular, with Grayson Perry: The Tomb of the Unknown
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
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
15 May 2009
The winners of the annual Museums & Heritage Awards have been announced at a ceremony
18 Mar 2009
The tourism bodies in the East of England have collaborated to produce a FREE morning
08 Jun 2006
In a letter to Tessa Jowell, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, Prime
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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physical activity in Generation Alpha
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ecosystem is redefining how
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