Tag: VisitBritain
Belfast to host VisitBritain’s 2020 global travel trade event
Chief Assignment Editor- October 24, 2019 18:50VisitBritain has today announced that its flagship annual travel trade event ‘Explore Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland’ is to be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland in May 2020. The ... Read More
VisitBritain announces four new US appointments
Chief Assignment Editor- October 15, 2019 19:12VisitBritain has named four new appointments joining the United States (US) region across the business events, trade and communications team. VisitBritain plays a unique role in raising Britain’s profile to ... Read More
ICCA UK & Ireland members stridently confident and upbeat about political challenges
Chief Assignment Editor- May 23, 2019 17:50Venue and destination members of the ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter voiced positive attitudes and commitment to the challenges of Brexit and ongoing political uncertainty in the UK during the ... Read More
ePassport Gates ease entry into UK for citizens of US, Canada and five other countries
Chief Assignment Editor- May 20, 2019 22:05Citizens of the US and Canada are among seven countries who can now use ePassport gates, giving easier and faster entry into the UK. The expansion of the ePassport gate ... Read More
Jane Austen leads the way for a new themed guided tour of Winchester in England
editor- March 25, 2019 21:57In conjunction with Winchester Cathedral, Visit Hampshire announced a new Jane Austen-themed product to meet increased demand from US visitors to explore the literary legend. In partnership with England’s Literary ... Read More
Tourism industry reacts with dismay at prospect of funding cut
editor- June 21, 2013 05:30LONDON, England - Inbound tour operators have reacted with dismay at rumours that VisitBritain, the government agency responsible for promoting the UK as a tourist destination is to suffer further ... Read More
It’s official: Olympics did not bankrupt London tourism
Nell Alcantara- May 14, 2013 07:20One of the perks of being able to attend the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) annual Global Tourism Summit is that it gives me access to the top executives ... Read More
VisitBritain goes to Tokyo to secure more business from Japan
editor- November 22, 2012 04:50VisitBritain is leading a tourism delegation to Japan, the home of 1.7 million High Net Worth Individuals second only to US, to build on the profile Britain received in 2012. Read More
VisitBritain unveils new strategy plan
editor- October 11, 2012 07:22LONDON, England - VisitBritain has launched a consultation on an ambitious growth plan which aims to attract 40 million visitors to Britain by 2020. Read More
British tourism recruits James Bond to attract foreign visitors
editor- October 5, 2012 05:12James Bond is going to try to do for the UK what the Olympic Games failed to accomplish this summer -- boost tourism in the country. Read More
London Olympics: And the winners are…
Nell Alcantara- July 10, 2012 20:17The debate on whether the 2012 Summer Olympic Games will bankrupt London’s travel and tourism industry may have long dissipated, but recent events confirm that neither UK tour operators nor ... Read More
United Kingdom’s APD: Tax from hell?
Nell Alcantara- April 3, 2012 03:10(eTN) - The increase in United Kingdom’s Air Passenger Duty on April 1 has become a major cause of contention between the UK government and the global travel and tourism ... Read More
London Olympics: On par to destroy travel and tourism?
Nell Alcantara- February 23, 2012 05:41Tour operators in the United Kingdom are waiting with bated breath, as the date gets closer and closer to July 27, 2012, the day when to the 2012 London Olympic ... Read More
UK: Come on tourists, British weather not THAT bad
editor- February 10, 2012 10:23British government is to use the UK's most changeable feature to promote the country by trying to convince visitors the weather is not as bad as people think, it was ... Read More
Great Britain World Tour premieres in Hollywood
editor- September 30, 2011 06:51LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Great Britain is in celebration mode and we're all invited. Read More
Riots leave UK tourism untarnished
editor- August 12, 2011 00:17VisitBritain has said Britain has a strong and positive image overseas and we hope these incidents will be short-lived and that inbound tourism will show its customary resilience. Read More
ETOA and UKinbound join forces with VisitBritain
editor- August 5, 2011 06:15The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) and UKinbound have joined forces with VisitBritain to deliver a unique business-to-business event in 2012. Read More
US Olympic Committee, VisitBritain announce “Team USA: Britain Bound”
editor- July 28, 2011 06:00NEW YORK - The U.S. Olympic Committee and VisitBritain today announced “Team USA: Britain Bound,” a first-of-its kind, interactive program that will see an all-star roster of U.S. Read More
An Olympic bubble
editor- June 24, 2011 17:49As a Brit, living close to London, I am incredibly excited by the prospect of the Olympics coming to me. Read More
What the first-ever UNWTO Global Tourism Forum in Andorra achieved
editor- March 24, 2011 10:31Never in the history of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and, perhaps, in the history of the global travel and tourism industry, has there ever been an event where ... Read More
Answer the phone, it might be Britain calling!
editor- September 26, 2009 03:48VisitBritain, the national tourist office for England, Scotland, and Wales, along with Virgin Atlantic Airways, brought a piece of Britain to the streets of Boston this week. Read More
Tough new visa regulations for visitors to the UK
editor- March 5, 2009 02:58A series of new UK visa regulations comes into force this month, as a result of an extensive review by the UK’s Borders and Immigration Agency. Read More
UK tourism: over-priced, over-rated and at risk
editor- February 4, 2009 09:09Chairman of VisitBritain, Christopher Rodrigues, has warned Britain's tourism industry to brace itself for more than 50,000 job losses in the industry forced by "stay away" tourists as a result ... Read More
Another tourism CEO to quit
editor- November 7, 2008 12:59LONDON (eTN) – This season is really turning up to be the season for exiting chief executives of tourism organizations. Read More
Anger at pre-2012 tourism budget
editor- August 19, 2008 04:25The British government has been criticised for slashing investment in promoting Britain abroad in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics. Read More
Tourism society statement on VisitBritian restructuring
editor- August 2, 2008 02:37VisitBritain has announced a restructuring as a result of its recent consultations with the industry, as part of the Framework Review of British Tourism (due to be announced in October ... Read More