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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
14 Jun 2019
The English Premier League (EPL) is a major driver of inbound tourism into Britain –
31 Jan 2019
The UK tourism sector is set to see a boost in the number of Chinese
27 Dec 2018
The UK is benefitting from a sharp rise in overseas visitors during Christmas – which is
21 Dec 2018
More than one in four (26 per cent) Brits – a total of 13 million –
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
15 Aug 2018
Strong growth from a mix of overseas visitor markets made 2017 a "record year" for
13 Jul 2018
The current heatwave in Britain has resulted in an economic upturn for the country’s tourism
27 Dec 2017
Record levels for Britain's inbound tourism are set to continue into 2018, after VisitBritain forecast
30 Nov 2017
As the global spotlight falls on the soon-to-be married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Britain’s
18 Aug 2017
The UK attracted a record number of overseas visitors during June – thanks largely to
19 Jul 2017
New figures released by VisitBritain have shown strong growth in overseas visits from markets including
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
25 Apr 2017
While Britain's decision to leave the European Union has created a general landscape of uncertainty,
09 Dec 2016
Tourism agency VisitBritain has signed new partnership deals with two China-based travel sector giants as
18 Oct 2016
The relationship between music and the UK's tourism economy will be explored at a conference
20 Jul 2016
VisitBritain has said it is anticipating a “strong summer” based on the latest numbers released
12 May 2016
The value of football tourism to the UK’s visitor economy could be in line for
02 Mar 2016
David Cameron’s dream of driving more international visitors to England’s regional tourism destinations is starting
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
16 Feb 2016
The number of jobs in the UK’s tourism sector grew by more than twice as
01 Feb 2016
Visits from Chinese tourists to the UK were up 37 per cent in the first
02 Sep 2015
British inbound tourism maintained its momentum in the first half of 2015, setting a new
16 Sep 2014
VisitBritain has welcomed chancellor George Osborne’s plan to refund the cost of up to 25,000
07 Aug 2014
Visitors from the Middle East are Britain’s most zealous international shoppers, with clothes or shoes
11 Jun 2014
Despite 2013 being a record year for UK inbound tourism, breaking new ground in terms
28 May 2014
More than half of Chinese visitors to Britain would head to a ‘historic city’ outside
14 Feb 2013
Spending by overseas visitors to UK in 2012 reached a record-breaking level of £19bn -
10 Jan 2013
Inbound tourist numbers to the UK during November 2012 were up 9 per cent on
30 Aug 2012
Image: London 2012 will enhance the UK's appeal New research from VisitBritain has found that
03 May 2012
Image: The Lowry Centre attraction in Manchester New research from tourism agency VisitBritain has found
28 Feb 2012
VisitBritain has revealed that a "record number" of UK businesses have joined the tourism agency
13 Feb 2012
National tourism agency VisitBritain has welcomed a "record" year for UK tourism after it reported
23 Nov 2011
A "high-powered" delegation comprising more than 30 organisations has embarked on a trip to China
17 Nov 2011
New research compiled by national tourism agency VisitBritain has found that cities hosting events during
19 Aug 2011
More than 750,000 inbound visitors to the UK attended a football match in 2010, spending
14 Jul 2011
New figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have shown an 8 per cent
07 Sep 2010
The number of tourists coming to the UK from the Gulf region of the Middle
08 Jul 2010
A survey by national tourism agency VisitBritain of overnight stays by overseas visitors has revealed
16 Oct 2008
VisitBritain, as of November this year, will have a director to head its new Strategy
27 Apr 2005
Patricia Yates has been appointed as head of publicity for tourism marketing body, VisitBritain. She
15 Oct 2004
Speaking at the inaugural Visitor Attractions Conference (VAC2004) this week, culture secretary Tessa Jowell said
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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