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VisitBritain/VisitEngland activity boosts economy by £1.26 billion, as agency sets out plans to grow value of tourism

Visitors spent an additional £1.26 billion across Britain as a result of activity by national tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland, latest figures show.

Photo by: VisitBritain/Kevin Moran Photography

Location: London, England

VisitBritain Chair Nick de Bois speaking at VisitBritain/VisitEngland Annual Review 2023/24

VisitEngland joins forces with AccessAble to promote new tourism accessibility guides

VisitEngland is working with AccessAble to support hospitality and tourism businesses across England to provide detailed descriptions of their venue accessibility for visitors.

Photo by: Brynn Hauxwell

Location: Yell, Scotland

Wheelchair user and child on a beach looking out to sea

Britain’s national tourism agency VisitBritain and the Saudi Tourism Authority sign agreement to boost tourism

Britain’s national tourism agency VisitBritain and the Saudi Tourism Authority have today, 14 May, signed a Declaration of Intent, setting out areas of co-operation between Britain and Saudi Arabia to develop and grow tourism.

Photo by: VisitBritain

VisitBritain Chairman Nick de Bois; UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer MP His Excellency The Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb; Her Highness Vice Minister of Tourism Princess Haifa Al Saud attend the signing of a Declaration of Intent between VisitBritain and the Saudi Tourism Authority at GREAT Futures.

VisitBritain/VisitEngland named in Sunday Times' Best Places to Work 2024

We’ve been thrilled to have been selected by The Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work for 2024 as part of their annual survey.

Photo by: VisitBritain/VisitEngland

VisitBritain VisitEngland logo

Britain’s tourism offer in spotlight in Saudi Arabia as VisitBritain leads tourism delegation as part of upcoming GREAT FUTURES trade expo in Riyadh

Britain’s visitor offer will be taking centre stage in Saudi Arabia in May with VisitBritain leading a tourism delegation as part of GREAT FUTURES, a major trade expo being held by the UK Government’s GREAT campaign in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Government.

Photo by: VisitBritain/Aurélie Four

Location: Hampton Court, England

Dog sat on the grass in front of a large palace

VisitEngland announces Awards for Excellence finalists for 2024

VisitEngland has today, 8 April, announced the finalists who will go forward to compete for the tourism industry’s annual national Awards for Excellence.

Photo by: VisitBritain/Aurélie Four

Location: Hampton Court, England

Dog sat on the grass in front of a large palace

11 million Brits plan a UK holiday trip for the Easter weekend, bringing a £3.2 billion economic boost

11 million Brits plan a UK holiday trip for the Easter weekend, bringing a £3.2 billion economic boost.

Photo by: Getty Images/E+/SolStock

Location: Hexham, England

A girl standing in a field of daffodil flowers

Pete Chambers from Coventry Music Museum is VisitEngland’s 2024 Tourism Superstar

VisitEngland has today, 25 March, announced Pete Chambers from the Coventry Music Museum is the winner of its Tourism Superstar 2024 competition.

Photo by: VisitBritain/Matthew Miles Video

Location: Coventry, England

Pete Chambers Tourism Superstar 2024 winner grapics.

Week-long celebration of England’s tourism industry fast approaching

Week-long celebration of England’s tourism industry fast approaching

Photo by: VisitEngland

Location: Bristol, England

Promotion artwork for English Tourism Week 2024

Rum Warehouse at The Titanic Hotel Liverpool to host VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2024 on 5 June

VisitEngland has today, Tuesday 5 March, announced that this year’s VisitEngland Awards for Excellence will be held at Rum Warehouse at The Titanic Hotel Liverpool on 5 June.

Photo by: VisitBritain/Daniela Luquini

Location: Leavesden, England

Group shot of Gold Award winners at VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2023.

VisitBritain explores ‘impact beyond the plenary’ at its first Association Conference in Edinburgh

VisitBritain, in partnership with MeetEngland, Meet in Wales, VisitScotland Business Events, and ABPCO (Association of British Professional Congress Organisers) explored the importance of ‘impact beyond the plenary’ at its first Association Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC).

Photo by: VisitBritain/Jon Spaull

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

BTA Chairman Nick de Bois CBE stands behind a podium onstage and speaks to a room of 80 delegates at the VisitBritain Business Events Association Conference

Gift Card launched on the VisitBritain Shop

The VisitBritain Gift Card is now available to purchase on the VisitBritain Shop.

Photo by: VisitBritain

Location: Maidstone, England

Woman in a punt on the moat looking towards castle