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Germany Workshop 2024 offers UK international trade-ready businesses the unique opportunity to meet agents from across Germany all under one roof.

Tourism Awards for Norfolk and Suffolk

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Bringing together international association meeting planners, professional conference organisers and decision-makers from nations and city convention bureaus.

Join our free live sessions to get the latest inbound data and insights from our research teams. Learn about trends and product demand from our in-market specialists.

VisitEngland’s August Bank Holiday Trip Tracker survey shows that 11 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this Bank Holiday weekend, bringing an estimated £3.1 billion boost to the economy.

The British Tourist Authority framework document sets out how we operate and is reviewed periodically by the DCMS.  Here’s the 2024-27 framework. 

Join MeetEngland's annual trade mission to North America, including attendance at Successful Meeting University (SMU) International in New York City.

MeetEngland will host their annual trade mission to North America to coincide with Successful Meeting University (SMU) International in New York City, organised by Northstar’s Successful Meetings, Meetings & Conventions, and Incentive Magazine.

Learn how Berwick Lodge benefitted by learning from others on sustainability.

Learn how Holkham Hall future-proofed their business

Learn how Holkham Hall future-proofed their business

Learn how Holkham Hall future-proofed their business

Learn how Holkham Hall future-proofed their business

Learn how Holkham Hall future-proofed their business

Learn how Holkham Hall future-proofed their business

Learn how Holkham Hall future-proofed their business

Learn how Holkham Hall future-proofed their business

Learn how Holkham Hall future-proofed their business

The AccessibilityGuides.org website is now closed, as of 30 June 2024.

TTG Travel Experience Experience is Italy’s key B2B show for the promotion of global tourism. For 3 days, international operators and key players from the sector’s leading companies are in Rimini: tourism boards, tour operators, travel agents, airlines, transport companies, accommodation facilities, and those providing tourism services, technology and innovative solutions. A hub of ideas for tourism operators worldwide, a source of information to identify new trends and innovations, tourism formats and consumer inspirations.

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Find out more about our upcoming Film and TV campaign, including ways for industry to get involved.

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

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

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.

Destination Britain - Middle East & Asia 2024 offers UK international trade-ready businesses the unique opportunity to meet hand-picked buyers from GCC, India, China, South Korea and Japan.

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

The VisitBritain Shop is our official online e-commerce site, the first-stop shop for booking London and UK transport tickets, airport transfers, must-see attractions, theatre, immersive tours and a wide range of new and exciting experiences across the UK.

VisitBritain/VisitEngland has a statutory duty to advise the Government on tourism policy.

It is VisitEngland’s role to lead England’s visitor economy to be resilient, sustainable and worldclass.

Brazil Roadshow 2024 offers an invaluable opportunity for trade-ready businesses to meet face-to-face hand-picked buyers and agents from this market.
With the guidance of our in-market experts you will get a facilitated environment to create and enhance business relationships and learn all about the market demand.

Australia Roadshow 2024 offers UK international trade-ready businesses the unique opportunity to meet hand-picked buyers from this market, provide agents training and join numerous networking sessions.
This event enables delegates to strengthen their existing relationships, learn about the market directly from our in-market team and trade, and gain valuable direct contacts to unlock new opportunities.

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

Face to face training. See the main Taking England to the World page for more information.

Face to face training. See the main Taking England to the World page for more information.

Our global campaigns aim to inspire international leisure visitors, thereby increasing incremental visitor spend for the tourism and leisure industry and the British economy.

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.

Get involved in English Tourism Week with the new toolkit

We want Britain to be the destination of choice for travellers. Our global campaigns aim to inspire international leisure visitors, thereby increasing incremental visitor spend for the tourism and leisure industry and the British economy.

Learn about our 'Experience Seeker' target audiences and the work we do to position Britain as a welcoming, dynamic and diverse destination to entice customers to visit Britain this year.

Our business events team – representing both Britain and England – works in partnership across the British nations to support international business development and promotion in this sector. We offer expert and impartial support to associations, corporations and meeting and incentive travel planners to choose Britain and England for their international business events.

VisitBritain leads on the Business Events Growth Programme, part of the UK Government’s commitment to grow the business events sector. Our bid support and enhancement grants enable cities to attract and create new international business events by boosting city bids.

We offer a range of support to media from the latest tourism statistics, research and insights, to arranging press trips and sharing royalty-free assets. We share destination and product information alongside corporate news on our media hub and through regular newsletters.

We work directly with the travel trade to maximise the quality, profitability and reach of Britain programmes.

VisitBritain facilitates connections by organising and attending sales missions, trade shows and other events that build new and nurture existing relationships between British businesses and the international travel trade.

We also produce tools and resources tailored for international markets, to enable our trade partners to sell Britain better.

VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar 2024 competition has launched today, Monday 19 February, with the public urged to get involved and cast their vote.

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).

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

Speech by our CEO Patricia Yates at our flagship 'Showcase Britain' event, held at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, welcoming 120 travel buyers and media from 18 countries to promote Britain's outstanding tourism offer.

An industry toolkit will be available for you soon to get involved with English Tourism Week. Download the logos now.