Industry news and press releases

Secretary of State, Lisa Nandy has announced the appointment of Richard Morsley and Rachel Walter as members of the VisitEngland Advisory Board, for a five-year term, starting from 6 March 2026.

VisitEngland has today (9 February) launched its Tourism Superstar 2026 competition with voting open to the public.

VisitBritain allocates funding to Liverpool City Region Destination Partnership and Marketing Manchester to drive regional growth through Paris and New York flights

National tourism agency VisitBritain to drive growth across the nations and regions by welcoming more than 70 travel buyers from 11 overseas markets.

Competing for visitors from China and encouraging them to explore more of Britain are top of the agenda as VisitBritain CEO Patricia Yates joins the Prime Minister’s delegation to Shanghai and Beijing this week

Our new report, 'Economic Value of Tourism in the UK' published today.

Survey shows that visiting friends and family and going out for a Christmas meal are most popular festive activities

VisitEngland has today, 15 December, revealed the 10 finalists to make the short-list of its Tourism Superstar competition.

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy announced the appointment of Harris Bokhari OBE as Chair of the British Tourist Authority Board

VisitBritain is gearing up to host its ‘Destination Britain China and Northeast Asia’ (DBCNEA) trade mission to China to grow inbound tourism and drive economic growth with British tourism suppliers set to show top buyers why Britain is the destination to visit now.

VisitBritain today announced results from its Business Events Growth Programme for 2023-2024.

VisitEngland has today (12 November) named the winners of its Visitor Attraction Accolades for 2024-2025, recognising excellence within the visitor attraction sector.