Visitbritain News
Balcombe to step down from VisitBritain leadership
Sally Balcombe, who has been chief executive, first of VisitBritain then of VisitBritain and VisitEngland, for more than seven years, is leaving the national tourism agency to pursue new opportunities.
VisitBritain to offer marketing funds to inbound operators
VisitBritain has announced a new fund available to destination management companies and inbound tour operators to support in building back demand for Britain.
VisitBritain seeks tourism leverage from G7 Summit
Britain as a visitor destination will be in the global media spotlight with the G7 Summit in Cornwall fast approaching and VisitBritain is taking the opportunity to inspire future travel.
VisitBritain predicts steep falls in tourism revenue this year
VisitBritain has forecast a total of £6.2 billion will be spent on inbound tourism into the UK this year, less than a quarter of the £28.4 billion seen in 2019.
VisitBritain to offer Safe Travels badge to partners
Businesses in the UK registered to the ‘We’re Good To Go’ scheme can now be automatically issued with the international ‘Safe Travels’ stamp from the World Travel & Tourism Council.
VisitBritain predicts beginning of UK tourism recovery next year
The body predicts a gradual increase in the value of inbound tourism during January to March next year, with a step-change heading into Easter and the spring.
VisitBritain takes ExploreGB online for 2021
ExploreGB Virtual, taking place in March, will invite international buyers to connect online with travel trade suppliers from across the UK to do business and boost bookings.
Rail operators boosted by Covid-19 endorsement from VisitBritain
Putting the train back at the heart of business travel is the aim of three UK rail operators who are backing a new customer confidence scheme by VisitBritain.
National Audit Office questions VisitBritain’s accounts
The 2018-19 accounts of the British Tourist Authority, also known as VisitBritain and VisitEngland, have received a qualified opinion from the comptroller and auditor general of the National Audit Office, Gareth Davies.
VisitBritain to move MeetGB online next month
VisitBritain has announced that its flagship annual meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions event, MeetGB, will this year be run as a virtual educational event.
VisitBritain charts growth of UK tourism sector
Spending by overseas visitors is predicted to reach a record £26.6 billion in 2020, a 6.6 per cent increase on the expected spending in 2019 of £25 billion.
VisitBritain takes leading tradeshow to Belfast for 2020
VisitBritain has announced that its flagship annual travel trade event, Explore Great Britain & Northern Ireland, is to be held in Belfast. The event, VisitBritain’s largest annual travel trade event, will next year being held at the International Convention Centre on May 18th-20th.