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Bespoke tourism research, economic impact studies, visitor segmentation, and business consultations.

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Summer sunshine boosts East's multi-billion tourism sector as Suffolk and Norfolk see record growth.

With economic modelling data supplied by Destination Research.

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01.09.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Β£4.1 billion boost to the economy estimated as 11.2 million Brits planning a holiday at home this August bank holiday VisitEngland’s August bank holiday trip tracker survey, published today, shows that 11.2 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this bank holiday weekend, bringing a...

VisitEngland’s August bank holiday trip tracker survey shows that 11.2 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this bank holiday weekend, bringing an estimated Β£4.1 billion boost to the economy.

www.visitbritain.org/news-and-med...

21.08.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Domestic Sentiment Tracker Find out where UK residents are likely to take short breaks and holidays, both within the UK and abroad. Get insights on the impact of current barriers to travel and how these evolve over time.

UK Domestic Travel Sentiment Tracker | VisitBritain.org

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21.06.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Social Value of Tourism This report explores the wide-ranging social, cultural, and community impacts of tourism

The Social Value of Tourism

This report reveals the positive cultural and social impacts that tourism has on local communities across the UK. www.visitbritain.org/social-value...

15.05.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The primary reasons Brits whose next holiday is going to be domestic rather than overseas cite for their decision are that it's easier to plan a domestic trip, it will be cheaper than going abroad, and the amount of travel involved will be shorter and less time consuming.

13.05.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ALVA | Association of Leading Visitor Attractions The members of ALVA are the UK's most popular, iconic and important museums, galleries, palaces, castles, cathedrals, zoos, historic houses, heritage sites, gardens and leisure attractions.

ALVA announces visitor numbers in 2024 to the UK’s most popular attractions saw a rise of 3.4%.

www.alva.org.uk/details.cfm?...

03.04.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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British Museum most visited UK attraction in 2024 for second year in a row Other top 10 attractions last year included Windsor Great Park and the National Museum of Scotland.

British Museum most visited UK attraction in 2024

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

26.03.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great Britain domestic day visits: latest results Find the latest data on day visits that British residents took in Britain and England from the Great Britain Day Visits Survey (GBDVS).

VisitBritain/VisitEngland released the 2024 Great Britain domestic day visits survey report. The 2024 data shows a decrease in tourism day visit volume vs 2023 for England (-12%). When taking inflation into account, spend was up by 3%.

www.visitbritain.org/research-ins...

17.03.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK short-term rentals Browse monthly insights into the supply of short-term rental properties across the UK.

UK short-term rentals

January 2025 Summary: Supply continues to grow, whilst nights reserved are flat; ADR has increased well above inflation

www.visitbritain.org/research-ins...

05.03.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Business and consumer confidence: Economic indicators Business and consumer sentiment can give an early indication of economic trends. Find the latest data on what businesses and consumers expect for the UK economy.

A useful, single source of the latest major UK national business, consumer confidence surveys, presented in a simple easily digestible form.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

03.03.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 inbound tourism forecast The annual VisitBritain forecast for the volume and value of inbound tourism to the UK.

VisitBritain publishes its inbound tourism forecast for 2024 and 2025, showing that international visits overall and visitor spending to the UK are set to increase on 2023 levels, although with varying rates of growth from across its major inbound markets.

www.visitbritain.org/research-ins...

27.02.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Major investment to boost growth and cement Britain’s place as cultural powerhouse Over Β£270 million Arts Everywhere Fund for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector in major boost for growth

The UK's art, heritage and culture offer is an exceptionally important part of what attracts tourists to the UK.

The announcement of a major funding package for arts and culture is absolutely to be welcomed.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

21.02.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Almost one-in-four of those taking an overnight domestic holiday in 2023 had, or were accompanied by someone in their travel group that had, a physical or mental health condition or illness.

21.02.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Domestic Sentiment Tracker Report - February 2025.

Domestic overnight trip intentions back up to February 2024 levels, whilst overseas intentions increased as well. Cost of living perceptions have been lower since the summer, but stabilised this month.

www.visitbritain.org/media/4351/d...

20.02.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Colchester Castle receives Β£1.3m for 'urgent' repairs The funding will be used to fix issues caused by water leakage at the Grade I listed landmark.

Norman castle receives Β£1.3m for urgent repairs

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

20.02.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"There are so many vacancies across our hospitality and tourism sectors and a youth mobility scheme could be instrumental in helping us to fill them."

Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney in Westminster Hall on why UK businesses struggling to recruit NEED a UK-EU youth mobility scheme. #Brexit

29.01.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tourist taxes: policy and debates A briefing about transient visitor levies or 'tourist taxes', including information on plans for the introduction of tourist taxes in Scotland and Wales.

Tourist taxes: policy and debates.

A briefing about transient visitor levies or 'tourist taxes', including information on plans for the introduction of tourist taxes in Scotland and Wales.

commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

11.02.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
UK Tourism Statistics 2025 - Latest Data Everything you need to know about UK Tourism Statistics including inbound arrivals, spending, how much it contributes to the UK economy, jobs & more!

www.condorferries.co.uk/uk-tourism-s...

11.02.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New travel permit scheme for some overseas visitors could 'damage' NI's tourism
www.itv.com/news/utv/202...

10.02.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Insights Update - Screen Tourism Research The research findings played a crucial role in shaping VisitBritain's

Insights Update: Screen Tourism Research

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10.02.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK Tourism Facts & Figures 2024 We have published UK Tourism Facts and Figures 2024. This report collates useful information, stats and data across a range of tourism sectors and is designed to be useful to organisations and busine...

Tourism Facts and Figures 2024 from the Tourism Alliance. tourismalliance.com/2024-tourism...

10.02.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get involved in English Tourism Week 2025 with the new toolkit Spread the word about English Tourism Week 2025 with the new toolkit featuring this year's theme, "Supporting people and places to drive growth".

An industry toolkit for businesses and destinations to get involved in English Tourism Week 2025 is now available to download.
www.visitbritain.org/news-and-med...

10.02.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators - Office for National Statistics Early data and analysis on economic activity and social change in the UK. These faster indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources and innovative methods.

Transport indicators in the week to 2 February 2025 show:

🚒 the number of ship visits to major UK ports increased 5% compared to the previous week
✈️ the number of UK flights increased 5% compared to the previous week.

www.ons.gov.uk/economy/econ...

10.02.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tourism tax could help Cardiff host events, says council leader Taxing overnight stays could help Cardiff fund hosting concerts and sports matches, says Huw Thomas

Cardiff tourism tax could help host events - leader www.bbc.com/news/article...

10.02.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bridgerton responsible for Β£5m boost to Bath tourism There has been a big economic boost to businesses as a result of Bridgerton filming in the city.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

10.02.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Decision time: local government to be overhauled in the East The government has announced arrangements for local government reorganisation in most of the East of England

Local democracy shake-up: The biggest reorganisation of local government in 50 years is underway.

Norfolk, Suffolk & Essex will soon have Mayors and fewer councils. But will it bring savingsβ€”or more central control?

09.02.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ“Š From our 2024 State of the #dataviz Industry survey: The overall share of respondents who identify data visualization as their primary focus has continued to increase year-on-year starting at 30% back in 2020 and now at 42% this year.

Full report here: https://buff.ly/4g7RYiv

06.02.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are going on an overnight domestic trip you have to get to where you are going, so today lets take a look at the mode of transport used by Brits taking such trips back in 2023.

07.02.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How a Cairo craftswoman was inspired by the patterns of an English mansion | The National Designer and woodworker Nesreen Sharara spent a week at Norfolk’s Blickling Hall as part of a twinning project between the National Trust and the Egyptian Heritage Foundation

Have a read of the unlikely similarities between Norfolk’s Blickling Hall and Cairo’s Bayt al Razzaz, as well as the lessons to be shared on conservation, heritage and future-proofing design πŸ‘‡

09.02.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My latest PS column makes the evergreen case for public investment in Stoke-on-Trent’s two largest theatres and highlights the cultural dividend this investment delivers.

08.02.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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