English Tourism Week 2012
English Tourism Week 2012

Join VisitEngland for English Tourism Week 2012 and celebrate the benefits our industry brings to everyone, everywhere, every day in England! Find out how to get involved

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VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2012

Watch the new awards video and visit the new website to enter the 2012 awards. More on the 2012 Awards

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Tourism Today

All about England’s Tourism Industry and the value of tourism More on Tourism Today

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Whats New?

For all our latest research & insights, reports & updates, plus summaries of research completed in the past 6 months. Click here for Research & Insights News


Marketing Update

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Register for 2012 Offers

Find out about the latest 20.12% campaign and how to get involved.

More on 2012 Offers
Cottages4you
VisitEngland & cottages4you launch TV campaign

Aimed at inspiring British holiday makers to take a cottage break in England

More on the campaign
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Upcoming Shows and Exhibitions

VisitEngland attend a number of trade shows and exhibitions and invite you to get involved

Event opportunities

2012 Update

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2012 TRENDS

Staycations set to stay strong, online booking soars & travellers look local.

Read more on 2012 Trends
The London 2012 Festival
London 2012 Festival programme is announced!

View the full programme
The London 2012 Torch Relay
Full Torch Relay Route Announced

Over 95% of the population will be within just 10 miles of the Olympic Flame!

Full Torch Relay Route

Market Insights

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England’s tourism industry key facts

View the latest facts & figures
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Accommodation Business Confidence Monitor

Latest results
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Economic Downturn and the "Staycation"

Latest research

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VisitEngland eNews May 2011
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Welcome to VisitEngland.org

VisitEngland is the national tourist board for England, responsible for marketing England to domestic and established overseas markets and for improving England's tourism product.

Find out more about VisitEngland's latest marketing campaigns as well as opportunities, markets, industry news and how to get involved. 

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Nominate your Tourism Superstar

VisitEngland has teamed up with the Daily Mirror to find the country’s unsung travel industry hero.

As part of English Tourism Week 2012, VisitEngland and the Daily Mirror are asking locals and business alike to nominate their Tourism Superstar. This could be anyone from a volunteer guide, a shop employee or a cabbie to a hotel receptionist or a waiter. Someone who makes breaks in England extra special.

Nominate Now!

Marketing Partnerships

Find out how you can get involved in VisitEngland's campaigns. Currently VisitEngland is seeking private sector partners to cooperate in its domestic (UK) consumer marketing campaigns from 2012 to 2015.

VisitEngland works on marketing partnership campaigns, domestically and internationally, with a range of tourism and non-tourism partners.

Get involved today

Great Britain Tourism Survey (GBTS) 2011

The GBTS results are proving strong.

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In October 2011, the number of domestic overnight trips taken in England was 9.0 million, a 9% increase on October 2010. This continues the growth trend seen through most of the year, with English trip volumes for the January to October period 7% higher than in the first nine months of 2010, while the amount spent by visitors has also increased by 12%.

Read more on GBTS

VisitEngland's 2012 marketing campaign

The Secretary of State, Jeremy Hunt launches VisitEngland’s 2012 holiday-at-home marketing campaign.

Today at World Travel Market in London, the Secretary of State, Jeremy Hunt launches VisitEngland’s 2012 holiday-at-home marketing campaign.  The three-year campaign will kick off in February next year with a TV advertisement and is aimed at inspiring Britons to take more short-breaks in England.

More on the launch

Regional Growth Fund Bid is Successful

VisitEngland’s bid for additional funding from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) was successful, it was announced today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

The money will be used on a three-year project entitled, ‘Growing Tourism Locally’ to stimulate economic growth and jobs at a local level.

More on the RGF Bid


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