Visitengland News

English Tourism Week to lead hospitality recovery
English Tourism Week is fast approaching with the annual event dedicated to showing support for tourism businesses and destinations as they rebuild.

VisitEngland seeks to boost domestic breaks ahead of summer
VisitEngland has launched the next phase of its domestic Escape the Everyday campaign, to encourage short-breaks to English cities this spring and early summer.

Kew Gardens tops England visitor attraction list
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, was the most visited paid for attraction in England last year with 1.2 million visitors, the first time a garden has taken the top spot.

VisitEngland expands domestic tourism campaign
VisitEngland is stepping-up its UK-wide ‘Escape the Everyday’ campaign to drive domestic day trips and overnight breaks as the summer holidays begin.

VisitEngland launches domestic tourism campaign
The ‘Escape the Everyday’ campaign, which first launched in autumn 2020, highlights the quality destinations, visitor attractions and experiences on offer across the UK to build back demand for breaks.

Hospitality sector prepares for English Tourism Week
English Tourism Week is fast approaching with this year’s week dedicated to showing support for tourism businesses and destinations across the sector as they reopen and start to rebuild.
British Museum holds on to tourism top spot
Topping the list of free attractions in England was the British Museum, with 6.2 million visitors, followed by the Tate Modern and the National Gallery.

New domestic tourism campaign from VisitEngland
The £5 million campaign highlights the quality destinations, visitor attractions and experiences on offer across the cities, countryside and coast of the UK.
VisitEngland launches Covid-19 secure industry standard
VisitEngland has launched a UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark to provide a ‘ring of confidence’ for tourism as the sector works towards reopening.
VisitEngland to take tourism week digital
For the 2020 event, being held from May 25th-31st, VisitEngland and local destinations are asking MPs, local authorities, the UK Government and other stakeholders to shine the spotlight on the importance of tourism to the local, regional and national economy.

Brits preparing for record Christmas getaway
The Christmas Trip Tracker survey from VisitEngland has revealed that 14.5 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight trip in the UK during Christmas and New Year, bringing an estimated £2.9 billion boost to the economy.

VisitEngland encourages young Brits to holiday at home
VisitEngland has launched the next phase of its campaign to get more young Brits to take a short break at home with a series of new short films and images. VisitEngland statistics show that 16-to-34-year olds had the lowest growth across all age groups for taking holidays at home during the last decade, 2008 to 2018.