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16 Aug 2023
Sir Nick Varney has been revealed as the headline speaker at this year's VAC. Taking
14 Jul 2023
VisitEngland has published its Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions for 2022, showing that
14 Jun 2022
Chester Zoo, Nothe Fort and Black Country Living Museum are among the 19 winners of
10 Mar 2021
The UK government has announced an independent review to assess the way destination management organisations
22 Oct 2020
For those who missed VAC 2020 – the annual UK Conference for Visitor Attractions –
19 Mar 2019
VisitEngland is looking to provide domestic tourism a boost through a campaign inspiring young Brits
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The Emmerdale Village Tour, designed by UK-based experiential design firm Continuum Attractions, has won VisitEngland's
21 Dec 2018
More than one in four (26 per cent) Brits – a total of 13 million –
31 Oct 2018
UK training provider the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) has launched a new online course
31 Aug 2018
An estimated seven million Brits holidayed at home during the August bank holiday weekend, providing
13 Aug 2018
Historic properties and attractions across England experienced significant growth in visitor numbers in 2017. VisitEngland’s
05 Jul 2018
VisitEngland has named 11 regional tourism projects which will each receive up to £250,000 of
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03 May 2018
VisitEngland has teamed with the National Autistic Society to launch a digital platform helping tourism
24 Apr 2018
VisitEngland has named the best Britain's tourism industry has to offer, announcing the winners of
01 Mar 2018
Three of the UK’s three most populated cities – London, Birmingham and Manchester – have
19 Dec 2017
The value of tourism to Britain could rise from £130bn to £268bn by 2025 –
10 Oct 2017
Overseas visits to the UK hit a record 23 million in the first seven months
11 Aug 2017
Interactive video technology will allow holidaymakers to create their own personalised digital itineraries when visiting
02 Aug 2017
English gardens and zoos experienced an 8 per cent surge in visitors over 2016, according
18 Jul 2017
Development of a London/Bristol tourism route, a tour of Britain’s world famous horse-racing courses, travel
28 Jun 2017
VisitBritain has launched a new campaign aiming to boost visitor numbers in the UK, announcing
19 Jan 2017
Former Virgin Atlantic CEO Steve Ridgway and Shearings Leisure Group CEO Denis Wormwell have been
05 Jan 2017
National tourism quango VisitEngland is hoping to capitalise on a bumper year of sport to
05 Jan 2017
VisitEngland will be celebrating Britain’s literary stars in 2017, using fictional characters such as Harry
21 Oct 2016
VisitEngland has awarded the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) funding from its Discovery England Fund
26 Aug 2016
The UK government is capitalising on a weakened pound by unveiling a series of measures
11 Aug 2016
London continued to dominate the landscape as the UK's leading tourist destination, while an increase
11 May 2016
VisitEngland is inviting bids for a share of £40m (US$57.7m, €50.6m) fund aimed at driving
02 Feb 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a multi-million pound funding pot to help repair infrastructure
25 Jan 2016
Andrew Stokes, the former CEO of Marketing Manchester, has been named interim director, England by
18 Dec 2015
The Tourism Alliance has criticised the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) decision to
25 Nov 2015
Leisure services supported by public funding are facing significant challenges after it was announced that
21 Jul 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled the latest strategy to entice UK visitors beyond London
25 Jun 2015
VisitEngland is combining technology with tourism expertise to provide travellers with real-time advice on how
16 Jun 2015
Senior tourism leaders have launched a plan to bolster visitor numbers to sites in Shakespeare’s
08 Apr 2015
Despite celebrity chefs being ubiquitous, take up on cheffing courses is falling and hospitality businesses
21 Jan 2015
Yorkshire’s hosting of the Tour de France Grand Départ helped the region set a new
14 Jan 2015
Soon-to-be film star Shaun the Sheep – of Wallace & Gromit fame – is to
17 Nov 2014
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced £10m of additional funding for tourism in the
29 Oct 2014
Former tourism minister John Penrose has called for VisitEngland to become an independent organisation, in
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