More than 60 travel trade and industry suppliers are set to show why Britain is the must-go-now destination to buyers from North America as VisitBritain’s Destination Britain North America trade event returns.
VisitBritain launches new fund for DMCs and ITOs
VisitBritain has forecast a slow recovery for inbound tourism with visitor spending of £6.9 billion in 2021, less than a quarter of the £28.4 billion in 2019.
Paul Black named Head of Business Events at VisitBritain
Paul is an experienced destination sales and marketing professional having worked with leading tourism organisations and convention bureaus from all over the world.
New survey shows scale of impact on attractions from COVID-19
VisitEngland’s Annual Visitor Attractions Survey for 2020 shows severe impact on visitor attractions with a 65% drop in visitors overall compared to 2019 and a 55% decline in revenue.
UK-wide campaign to boost domestic breaks
VisitEngland in partnership with the tourism organisations of London, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are stepping up its UK-wide ‘Escape the Everyday’ campaign to drive domestic day trips and overnight breaks as the summer holidays begin.
UK announces Tourism Recovery Plan
The plan sets out a clear policy direction for the future and outlines the ambitions for domestic and international tourism.
VisitBritain sets out priorities to support tourism recover and rebuild
VisitBritain sets out its priorities to support the sector to recover and rebuild.
Escape the Everyday – campaign launched to boost UK domestic tourism
The ‘Escape the Everyday’ campaign, which first launched in autumn 2020, highlights the quality destinations, visitor attractions and experiences on offer across the UK to build back demand for domestic breaks.
English Tourism Week encourages support for sector as businesses reopen and start to rebuild
English Tourism Week is fast approaching with this year’s week dedicated to showing support for tourism businesses and destinations across the sector as they reopen and start to rebuild.
WTTC ‘Safe Travels’ stamp reaches 250th destination
St Lucia, Fiji and Ethiopia join the ever-growing list of destinations to get world’s first global safety and hygiene stamp.