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With #EnglishTourismWeek25 underway and spring on our doorstep, our CEO Patricia Yates speaks from #Hastings about the importance of our seaside resorts and our tourism industry – an industry worth more than £71 billion annually to the economy in domestic visitor spending alone - supporting jobs, businesses, local economies and building careers for life. #EnglishTourism #Destinations #Seaside Visit Hastings #EnglishTourismWeek #Attractions #Hospitality #Accommodations #Experiences #Tourism

So pleased to be a judge for VisitEngland’s International tourism awards 2025 Awards for Excellence program. A great lineup of English attractions driving regional growth across the whole of England. Tracey Edginton Andrew Stokes OBE Victoria Borwick Nadine Thomson

Fantastic to be at East Midlands Airport today celebrating its 60th anniversary for our Discover East Midlands: A Gateway to Tourism and Trade event East Midlands Airport is a vital part of our region and its economy so a fantastic place to talk about the East Midlands’ potential for tourism and trade. We heard from Lady Victoria Borwick, Chair of VisitEngland’s Advisory Board Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward and Ioan Reed-Aspley from East Midlands Airport We held a panel on Tourism - the big East Midlands opportunity with great panellists: Victoria Reeves - National Justice Museum Dr Rebecca Biddle - Twycross Zoo Kate McMullen - English Heritage Annette Middleton - East Midlands Airport And a great panel on trade from the East Midlands with: Chris Hope - One Air Chris W. - DHL Express UK Chris Lane - East Midlands Airport Ian Harrison - Department for Business and Trade Lucy Granger - East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) A huge thank you to all of our guests, exhibitors and speakers! And happy 60th to EMA Marketing Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Visit Nottinghamshire Invest in Nottingham Paul Southby Megan Powell Vreeswijk

Tourism Minister Chris Bryant explores Bath to mark #EnglishTourismWeek25, celebrating one of our top sectors - generating circa £71.6 billion a year in domestic visitor spend, supporting 2.6 million jobs and countless businesses across England. #TourismMinister Department for Culture, Media and Sport Visit West #EnglishTourism #Tourism

Watch: Our CEO Patricia Yates speaking from #Bristol’s The Bottle Yard Studios, shining the spotlight on our #StarringGREATBritain screen tourism campaign that’s rolling out internationally - and the importance of #Bristol, an UNESCO City of Film, to us in telling that story of our destinations. #DYK: The Bottle Yard Studios is the largest film and TV studio in the West of England – and Studio 9 is where #Rivals was filmed! 🍿 📺 Film loving visitors really are spoilt for choice in #Bristol, one of the UK’s most filmed cities and the backdrop to stories familiar all over the world. Tourism and our Creative Industries are both growth industries , supporting jobs, businesses and local economies. The UK’s capacity to host major film and TV productions and its world class production offer, boosts the range of screen related visitor experiences and locations. Nick de Bois CBE Visit West Kathryn Davis FTMI Jon Chamberlain Bristol Film Office Department for Culture, Media and Sport Robin Johnson Tracey Edginton British Film Commission Emma Wilkinson Robin Tjolle Rachael Farrington Beth Reynard

Major boost to Tees Valley tourism! 🍦🏨😎 Senior figures from across our region's fantastic tourist and hospitality sectors are joining forces to supercharge Tees Valley’s tourism offer and promote the area as a top visitor destination. 👊 A new board will advise on, establish and help lead projects, schemes and programmes that deliver real change and growth to our local visitor economy. The inaugural board meeting, held at Hopetown in Darlington, saw industry sector experts from the likes of Tees Active, British Cycling, Middlesbrough FC, National Trust and more 🙌 Following the Board meeting, over 90 representatives from tourism businesses and organisations joined for the first Visit Tees Valley Business Network for an evening of networking and insights from speakers in the industry. Aligned with VisitEngland English Tourism Week, our efforts coincide with a national push to spotlight Tees Valley's rich offerings, from its stunning coastline to historic landmarks. This milestone follows our region's recognition of Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status, reinforcing our commitment to becoming a premier visitor destination alongside national counterparts.

Another fantastic Visitor Attraction in #Stoke-on-Trent, #Staffordshire who recieved a suprise visit from myself this afternoon Wayne Goodall is a fantastic ambassador of our visitor economy! We like to refer to Staffordshire as the UKs Biggest Playground and Waterworld is making a splash with large scale investment in 1200 solar panels, now generating 80% of its own energy - looking for a great example this #EnglishTourismWeek VisitEngland look no further! Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) Now for tonight's Tourism awards...

Want to grow your tourism business? Our #BusinessAdviceHub is packed with tips & resources on a range of topics to help you get to grips with key issues such as legislation, employment law, finding funding and local support, marketing and more. Take a moment this #EnglishTourismWeek25 to browse the hub and find the right support to help you soar above the competition. Visit the Business Advice Hub: https://lnkd.in/ezbtjW_k #BusinessSupport #BusinessGrowth #TourismGrowth #VisitorEconomy #EnglishTourism #Guidance #Resources #HintsAndTips #ETW25

From Bridgerton film sets to Jane Austen's home, people travel to Bath from all over the world to see the incredible culture the city has to offer Theatre Royal Bath, Jane Austen Centre Bath, Holburne Museum and Fashion Museum Bath are just some of the wonderful places Minister Bryant was treated to on his visit for #EnglishTourismWeek25

📰 Stunning day in #Bristol for Visit West's Annual Regional Visitor Economy conference. Great to catch-up with industry colleagues and timely to be shining a spotlight during #EnglishTourismWeek25 on tourism's importance, driving growth into regional economies and our work to support industry to grow the visitor economy #LVEPS. As well as speaking at Visit West's conference, our CEO Patricia Yates had a brilliant tour with the team at The Bottle Yard Studios, the largest film and TV studio in the West of England (Studio 9 is where #Rivals was filmed!🍿📺). Timely too as VisitBritain rolls out its global #StarringGREATBritain screen tourism campaign. #DYK Bristol is an UNESCO City of Film and one of the UK’s most filmed cities. Film loving visitors are spoilt for choice in #Bristol, the backdrop to stories familiar all over the world. Tourism and our Creative Industries are both growth industries 📈, supporting jobs, businesses and local economies across #England. Victoria Borwick Visit West Kathryn Davis FTMI Jon Chamberlain Bristol Film Office Department for Culture, Media and Sport Tracey Edginton Robin Tjolle Rachael Farrington Bernard Donoghue OBE Seren Welch Andrew Stokes OBE Lyndsey Turner Swift Anke Monestel Katherine Nash Adela Straughan Laura Aviles