Tag: VisitBritain
Belfast to host VisitBritain’s 2020 global travel trade event
VisitBritain 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
VisitBritain 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
Venue 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
Citizens 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
In 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
LONDON, 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
One 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
VisitBritain 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
LONDON, 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
James 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…
The 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?
(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?
Tour 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
British 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
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Great Britain is in celebration mode and we're all invited. Read More
Riots leave UK tourism untarnished
VisitBritain 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
The 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”
NEW 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
As 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
Never 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!
VisitBritain, 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
A 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
Chairman 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
LONDON (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
The 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
VisitBritain 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