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New Events Are GREAT creative promotes UK as top destination for business events
8 Jan 2020VisitBritain has refreshed its Events Are GREAT creative to highlight to global meeting and incentive planners why the UK is a leading destination for international business events.
Record numbers of Brits plan trip in UK during festive season, bringing £2.9 billion boost to economy
19 Dec 2019VisitEngland’s Christmas Trip Tracker survey released today shows that 14.5 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight trip in the UK during Christmas and New Year, bringing an estimated £2.9 billion boost to the economy.
VisitBritain forecasts record year for inbound tourism in 2020
18 Dec 2019Forecasts from VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, indicate that 2020 is set to be a record year for inbound tourism to the UK.
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VisitBritain hosts tourism mission to China & first trade event to South Korea in more than five years
18 Nov 2016
VisitBritain is this week hosting its largest ever tourism mission to China, followed by its first trade event to South Korea in more than five years.
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Highest August ever for overseas visits to UK
21 Oct 2016
New figures released today show that it was a record-breaking August for inbound tourism to the UK with 3.8 million visits, up 2% on the same month last year.
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VisitBritain opens new office in Guangzhou, China
17 Aug 2016
Britain’s national tourism body VisitBritain has today (August 17) opened a new office in Guangzhou, China to attract more Chinese visitors to Britain.
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China moves into UK’s top 10 most valuable inbound markets
23 May 2016
Records have been set in 2015 for inbound visits with strong growth from Britain’s major inbound markets including the US and Europe and double digit growth from newer markets China & the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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VisitBritain wins gold award in Beijing for its work in getting businesses in the North of England ‘China-ready’
13 Apr 2016
VisitBritain’s work to increase the welcome and services that Chinese visitors to England experience has been recognised with a gold award in the service quality category of the Chinese Tourist Welcome Awards 2016 held today (Wednesday 13 April) in Beijing.
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