VisitBritain in the news

Find out what the media has to say about us with our summary of the latest news.

2010-03-11 Telegraph.co.uk

Travel companies appeal for tourism overhaul

The association representing Britains leading travel companies is hoping to turn the Governments "apathy" towards tourism into an election...

2010-03-11 Yahoo! Finance Canada

Worlds Biggest Britophiles Revealed by Skyscanner

2010-03-11 Brand Republic

Visit Britain hunts agency for summer ad push

LONDON - Visit Britain, the travel and tourism board for the UK, is holding talks with agencies about an advertising...

2010-03-11 Daily Mail

All mapped out: Virtually every road in the UK will now appear on Google's Street View

Google is extending its Street View service to peer at 95 per cent of homes in the UK, despite criticism that it amounts to an invasion of privacy. From today, 360-degree pictures will be available of virtually every street from Penzance to...

2010-03-10 The Mail On Sunday

All mapped out: Virtually every road in the UK will appear on Google's Street View from tomorrow

The most comprehensive 360 degree map ever made of Britain will go online tomorrow, thanks to a mammoth undertaking by Google. Their Street View tool is being extended from a few select cities to almost every street in the UK - which amounts to 238,000 miles of public...

2010-03-09 Telegraph.co.uk

Google Streetview to cover every UK road

Google's controversial mapping service will soon cover 238,000 miles of the UK's...

2010-03-09 Travel Daily UK

Blackpool celebrating British Tourism Week

Blackpool is joining the British Tourism Week celebrations throughout this month. Tourism is a major contributor to the seaside towns economy, worth an estimated 1 billion and drawing in...

2010-03-09 The Scotsman

Travel: Hadrian's Wall

THERE are various different lists of the seven 'wonders' of the...

2010-03-08 Daily Mail

It's a Shambles... but it's also Britain's most picturesque street

A cobbled shopping street dating back to the middle ages has been voted Britain's most picturesque street, it was announced today. The Shambles in York, which is lined with buildings dating back to the 15th century, took the prize in the Google Street View...

2010-03-08 The Gulf Today

Don't Be Late You've Got A Very Important Date In Britain

Dubai, United Arab Emirates March 8, 2010 Journey down the rabbit hole into a unique and enchanted adventure in Britain. VisitBritain, the national tourist office for England, Scotland and Wales invites travelers to visit the British sites that inspired Lewis Carroll to create the dream-like story.

Interviews and articles

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