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VisitBritain/VisitEngland reports on year of tourism growth
21 Jan 2020Visitors spent £951 million in Britain in the last financial year as a result of activity by national tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland latest figures show.
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.
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Record 8.6 million Brits plan holiday at home this August Bank Holiday, bringing £2.1 billion boost to economy
21 Aug 2019
VisitEngland’s August Bank Holiday Trip-Tracker survey shows that 8.6 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this Bank Holiday weekend, bringing an estimated £2.1 billion boost to the economy.
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England’s museums and art galleries saw the most significant growth in visitor numbers in VisitEngland’s Annual Attractions Survey published today.
13 Aug 2019
England’s museums and art galleries saw the most significant growth in visitor numbers in VisitEngland’s Annual Attractions Survey published today.
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More than seven million Brits holidaying at home this August Bank Holiday, bringing £1.75 billion boost to economy
22 Aug 2018
More than seven million Brits are planning a holiday at home for the August Bank Holiday weekend according to a VisitEngland survey released today.
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VisitBritain’s flagship global travel trade event ExploreGB comes to Yorkshire in 2019
15 Aug 2018
VisitBritain has today announced that its flagship annual travel trade event ExploreGB is to be held in Harrogate in 2019.
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Visitors flock to England’s historic properties
8 Aug 2018
VisitEngland’s Annual Attractions Survey shows historic properties and historic houses and palaces experienced significant growth in visitor numbers in 2017.
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