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VisitBritain’s largest annual travel trade event is to be held in Northern Ireland in 2020. Belfast will stage the ‘Explore Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland’ event on 18-20 May.…

VisitEngland has launched the next phase of its campaign to get more young Brits to take a short break at home with a series of new short films and images. The new content targets…

National tourism agency VisitBritain and Airbnb have announced a partnership to promote and broaden local-led tourism experiences.

Japanese tourism to the UK is expected to grow this year — to its highest level since 2007 — as the two countries strengthen its economic and cultural ties.

VisitBritain has partnered with Eurostar and Virgin Trains to offer a united travel service — boosting the MICE market in the UK.

National tourism agency VisitBritain has collaborated with China-based internet tech and cultural enterprise Tencent on a new 3D racing game QQ Speed.

ForwardKeys has revealed that the UK could look forward to a rise in visitors from the United States during Thanksgiving week.

The 2019 edition of ExploreGB, the UK’s expansive and travel trade event has been announced this week by organisers VisitBritain, the public face of the British Tourist Authority.

New data from VisitBritain shows double-digit record growth in inbound tourism, from visitor markets including China, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), India and the US.

With Brexit fast approaching, VisitBritain has been busy promoting the virtues of the United Kingdom, to assure the rest of the world that leaving the European Union should not act as a…

“Suits” actress Meghan Markle, 36, will tie the knot with Prince Harry, 33, on 19 May, but she has already established herself as a culture icon. From being a Hollywood actress, Markle’s…

VisitBritain is this week launching a new global campaign for 2018 to boost inbound tourism to Britain.

Business delegates are likely to double their spend in Britain if they extend their stay for leisure following their event, according to research by tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland.…

It has been a record year-to-date for inbound tourism to the UK, with growth set to continue in 2018 according to forecasts from national tourism agency VisitBritain. Overseas visits…

Figures show that August was the highest month ever for overseas visitor spending in the UK. They spent £2.8 billion during the month, up 3% on last year. It was a record August for…

VisitBritain has announced a partnership with Birmingham and the surrounding areas to promote more of England’s regions to overseas visitors.  The three-year partnership is a joint…

VisitBritain has partnered with STUDIOCANAL to launch an international tourism campaign ahead of the release of film Paddington 2, encouraging people to book a marmalade-inspired holiday…

An extra £872 million in visitor spending was generated across the UK in the last year as a result of work by national tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland, according to 2016-17…

VisitBritain has revealed recent statistics showing a record June for the number of overseas visits to the UK.  There were a record 3.5 million visits to the UK in June, up 7% on the…

The first quarter of 2017 saw a record number of Chinese travellers visit the UK. According to the latest figures from VisitBritain, a total of 54,000 Chinese arrived in the UK in…

Figures show that a new record has been set for inbound visits to the UK in the first two months of the year with 5.2 million visits, up 6% on the same period last year. Overseas…