VisitEngland is proud to be a UK founding partner for Purple Tuesday 2024, taking place on 12 November. This national initiative helps businesses to improve the customer experience for disabled people and their families across the tourism industry – a market worth £14.6 billion a year. For this…
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VisitEngland has revealed the winners of its Visitor Attraction Accolades for 2023-2024, recognising excellence within the visitor attraction sector. Accolades were awarded to 72 English attractions covering all aspects of what makes an outstanding visitor experience. The five categories include:…
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The annual campaign to celebrate the English tourism sector, English Tourism Week, will return on 14-23 March 2025. Led by VisitEngland, the campaign highlights to government and stakeholders the invaluable contributions the sector makes to the English economy, around £70.5 billion (GDP), while…
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VisitEngland has now published free questionnaires to help tourism product distributors and individual businesses to identify and promote the key accessibility features in their tourism venues. Providing accessibility information can help tap into the Purple Pound market, with 95% of disabled people…
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On 1 October the new Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 came into force, impacting on how businesses manage and distribute tips from customers. Key requirements of the new legislation include all tips being passed to staff without any deductions, a time limit on when tips must be paid by and…
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Available discounts for tourism businesses in England to get a AccessAble Detailed Access Guide for just £1 + VAT have now been extended to even more business types. All shops, cafés, pubs, bars, restaurants, visitor information centres, outdoor spaces and outdoor activities are now eligible for…
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In our latest legislative update, Tourism Consultant and ex-Director of Tourism Alliance, Kurt Janson provides a reminder of the legislation around allergens and what tourism businesses need to know when serving food to customers. There are 14 allergens that you are legally required to declare if…
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Visit Britain's trip tracker survey for the August Bank Holiday showed 11 million Brits planned to take a domestic holiday trip in the UK, bringing an estimated £3.1 billion economic boost. VisitEngland Director Andrew Stokes OBE undertook a number of regional media interviews in the lead-up…
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Visit Britain have published new research on the impact of ‘set-jetting’ in the UK – or visiting popular locations where film and TV shows were filmed. The research indicates that for one in six potential UK visitors, visiting film and TV locations would be a primary reason to take a leisure trip to…
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Available discounts for small tourism businesses in England to get a AccessAble Detailed Access Guide for just £1 + VAT have now been extended to more small attractions. Visitor attractions within a single building and up to two additional assets such as a shop or café are now eligible. Bed and…
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