The ROSE Awards recognise the accommodation providers across England who give visitors the best customer experience. They celebrate the establishments, irrespective of their star rating, style or type of accommodation, where the owners, management and employees provide world-class service to their visitors.
Record 9.7 million Brits are planning a holiday at home this August Bank Holiday, bringing a £2.7 billion economic boost
VisitEngland’s August Bank Holiday Trip Tracker survey, published today, shows that 9.7 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this Bank Holiday weekend, bringing an estimated £2.7 billion boost to the economy.
VisitEngland survey shows visits overall to attractions in 2022 still down more than a third on 2019
VisitEngland has today published its Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions for 2022 showing that while visits overall to attractions across England last year showed recovery, numbers were still significantly down on pre-COVID levels.
VisitEngland announces 15 Local Visitor Economy Partnerships
VisitEngland has today announced 12 destinations to gain Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status, in addition to the three North East Destination Development Partnership (DDP) pilot LVEPs announced earlier this year.
VisitBritain/VisitEngland activity boosts economy by £673 million
Visitors spent an additional £673 million across Britain as a result of activity by national tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland, the latest figures show. The agency reported the figures, which cover its activity from April 2021 to June 2022, as it was set to bring industry leaders together at its annual review event on 22 March, highlighting its plans to support the industry and grow the visitor economy.
Nigel Wilkinson MBE appointed VisitEngland Advisory Board Member
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport appoints Nigel Wilkinson MBE as a new VisitEngland Advisory Board Member.
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.
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.
