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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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UK tourism industry gathers to sell destination Britain to world
21 Feb 2017
VisitBritain is gearing up to host its largest ever global tourism trade event to promote destination Britain to the world.
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Literary attractions a holiday draw for more than half of Brits
21 Feb 2017
To mark the 20th anniversary of World Book Day on 2nd March 2017 new research from VisitEngland shows that more than half of British holidaymakers would visit a literary attraction on holiday in England.
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New figures show 2016 a record-breaker for inbound tourism
17 Feb 2017
New figures out today show more overseas visitors came to the UK last year than ever before.
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VisitBritain First Western Tourism Board to Open Office in Saudi Arabia
13 Feb 2017
Britain’s national tourism body VisitBritain has today (13 February 2017) opened a new office in Riyadh to attract more visitors from Saudi Arabia to the UK, making it the first Western tourism board to establish a presence in the country.
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