Industry news and press releases

The ‘Brazil Mission 2026’ event connects 16 British companies with the Brazilian travel trade.

VisitEngland has revealed the winners of its 2026 Awards for Excellence.

We have been undergoing a reshaping of our organisation to ensure we remain a high performing agency, focused on our delivery priorities including support to industry and driving economic growth.

Britain’s visitor offer will be taking centre stage in the United States (US) in May as VisitBritain leads a tourism delegation to Greater Together Los Angeles (GTLA), a flagship programme of business and cultural activity being held by the UK Government’s GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland Campaign.

Competing for visitors and encouraging them to explore more of Britain’s nations and regions are top of the agenda as VisitBritain Chair Harris Bokhari visits the United States this week.

VisitEngland has today, 15 April, announced the finalists for the tourism industry’s national Awards for Excellence.

VisitEngland has today, 9 April, announced that this year’s VisitEngland Awards for Excellence will be held at Aerospace Bristol, under the wings of Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the supersonic passenger jet, on 3 June.

VisitEngland has today, 24 March, announced the winner of its Tourism Superstar 2026 competition with Mick Hurst from Worcestershire’s Battle of Evesham historical events and re-enactments taking this year’s crown.

VisitEngland’s Easter Trip Tracker survey, published today, indicates that 12.5 million Brits are planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK for the Easter weekend, bringing an estimated £4.8 billion boost to the economy.

VisitEngland is celebrating the importance of the tourism industry with this year’s English Tourism Week from 13-22 March.

MeetEngland, part of VisitEngland, today launched the MeetEngland Impact Network. Held at the historic Cutlers’ Hall in Sheffield, representatives from 15 cities across the country joined 19 ambassadors and five industry colleagues to celebrate the experts, innovators and thought leaders who help position England as a world-leading knowledge destination.

VisitEngland will next week launch its domestic coastal marketing campaign to drive breaks to all seaside destinations on England’s North West coast.