VisitEngland are undertaking a review of VisitEngland’s National Accessible Scheme (NAS), a long-standing voluntary scheme that helps accommodation proprietors in England to develop and promote their true level of accessibility. Your input will help us to identify and deliver initiatives in support…
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VisitEngland has extended the deadline for responses to the VisitEngland Annual Attractions Survey to 22 May. The survey is an official statistic and this year is particularly important as it will help us understand the impact of the pandemic on attractions in 2021. If you have received an invite to…
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One of Devon’s most popular hotels has unveiled a new general manager to help lead an exciting new chapter. Dean Gunston has been promoted by The Eden Hotel Collection to take the reins at Bovey Castle, in Dartmoor National Park. Gunston has worked at Eden for more than 13 years, with Bovey becoming…
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The Camping Caravan and Motorhome Show which took place at the NEC at the end of February, with over 110,000 pre-sold online tickets, was sold out on all 6 days. The Devon presence was strong and was very well represented by all partners across Devon and the Devon stand was co-ordinated and run by…
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Buckfast Abbey, in South Devon, has strengthened its unique corporate hospitality offer with the appointment of two experts to spearhead an expansion of the Abbey’s services for businesses and organisations. The Abbey’s two new senior managers, Sharon Cheshire and Sam Stern, will be instrumental in…
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Claim your business with Google and easily take bookings from your Google listing, using TXGB’s dynamic connection to Google’s Hotel Ads free listing and paid adverts. Direct booking links are free for any accommodation providers to appear in searches, whether you use Google Ads or not. Link live…
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English Tourism Week is fast approaching with this year’s week dedicated to showing support for tourism businesses and destinations as they rebuild, with a focus also on skills and career opportunities across the sector. With ‘You’re Welcome’ as its strapline this year, the week is also sending a…
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Visit Devon’s Director Sally Everton has been busy continuing to drive promotion of Devon as a county and keeping the tourism industry up to date with everything that is happening nationally. In February, Sally has been working on the following: - Usual day to day admin with incoming emails and…
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Touch Stay, the digital guidebook system has launched a campaign to help those in the Ukraine during the current crisis. Speaking about their decision to help on their website, Touch Stay say: “Four of our colleagues are Ukrainian. We are in contact with them every day. Right now, they are safe…
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Guidance For Transport Operators Updated - The Government has updated the guidance for transport operators on what they can do to keep customers and staff safe from coronavirus now that restrictions have been removed. ONS Data On Financial Impact For Business Rate Fund Applications - In December the…
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