Industry news and press releases

Competing for visitors from China and encouraging them to explore more of Britain through regional gateways, driving growth from tourism across the nations and regions, are top of the agenda as VisitBritain CEO Patricia Yates visits Beijing and Shanghai this week.

Tourism businesses can use the questionnaire to identify the key accessibility features in their business and list these on their websites to provide high-level accessibility information.

As we mark World Tourism Day, our CEO Patricia Yates shines the spotlight on the importance of our industry as a global force for good.

National tourism agency VisitBritain has been welcoming international media to Birmingham, Bath and London this week for a film-and-TV themed trip to showcase iconic filming destinations and associated experiences to boost tourism to Britain.

VisitEngland has today Wednesday 11 September revealed this year’s 100 winners of its ROSE Awards.

VisitBritain has announced its second annual Business Events Association Conference will take place at the International Convention Centre Wales from 11 to 13 February 2025.

Nick de Bois CBE, the Chairman of Britain’s national tourism agency VisitBritain, is set to visit Japan on a four-day trip, putting Britain’s tourism offer in the spotlight in the run-up to Osaka Expo 2025.

The best of destination Britain will be on show in Australia as VisitBritain Chairman Nick de Bois CBE leads the agency’s first trade mission to the country since 2016.

VisitEngland’s August Bank Holiday Trip Tracker survey, published today, shows that 11 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this Bank Holiday weekend, bringing an estimated £3.1 billion boost to the economy.

As global attention turns to France for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, VisitBritain is seizing the opportunity to promote Britain as a visitor destination, rolling out its latest campaign across France to drive growth.

VisitEngland has today, 11 July published its 2023 Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions showing that while visits to attractions across England continued to recover last year, they were still significantly down on pre-pandemic levels.

The annual VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2024 took place at the Rum Warehouse, Titanic Hotel Liverpool on Wednesday 5 June 2024.