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About 70 industry suppliers are set to show why Britain is the must-go-now destination to more than 50 top buyers from North America at VisitBritain’s Destination Britain North America trade event, led by VisitBritain Chairman Nick de Bois CBE.

VisitEngland/SimonHadleyPhotography

Photo of Nick de Bois CBE, Chair of VisitEngland Advisory Board presenting from the lectern

VisitEngland’s August Bank Holiday Trip Tracker survey shows that 9.7 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this Bank Holiday weekend, bringing an estimated £2.7 billion boost to the economy.

VisitBritain/Jess Barfield

Mother and sons standing in garden in front of a tall hedge

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

VisitBritain

Destination Britain China 2023 workshop area

We are delighted to win Best European Tourism Board at the prestigious India Travel Awards 2023.

VisitBritain

Man makes speech to delegates from podium at event

VisitEngland has today announced seven new destinations that have gained Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status.

Alamy Stock Photo

An old English style village street

This week VisitBritain/VisitEngland showcased our international marketing campaigns in parliament.

VisitBritain

Nick De Bois posing in front of VisitBritain promotional materials

Birmingham has excellent transport links for both our international and Britain based staff and key stakeholders, a broad talent pool and good office space.

West Midlands Growth Company

Bridges across a canal. One bridge line with flower beds

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 is fast approaching and VisitBritain is harnessing the opportunity to promote Britain as the home of football, kicking off a new campaign in Australia.

VisitBritain

An advertisement banner for football in the UK, linked to the FIFA Women's World Cup

VisitEngland has today published its Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions for 2022 showing that while visits overall to attractions across England last year showed recovery, numbers were still significantly down on pre-COVID levels.

Getty Images/Roy James Shakespeare

Young couple taking a selfie in the evening at Piccadilly Circus, London

The VisitBritain Business Events team attended The Meetings Show in June, joining domestic and international event buyers at the UK’s largest business-to-business trade gathering.

VisitBritain

Visitors on the show floor of World Travel Market 2022 in London's Excel

VisitBritain and The National Lottery have teamed up to launch a new promotion to encourage Brits to visit an attraction this summer,offering £25 toward trips to hundreds of top attractions across the UK.

VisitBritain/Thames Rockets

Screaming passengers on a Thames Rocket speed boat

VisitEngland extends its congratulations to VisitEngland Director Andrew Stokes, following today’s announcement that he has been honoured with an OBE for services to tourism in The King’s Birthday Honours List.

Andrew Stokes OBE