Press releases 2009
30 October 2009
The Great English Holiday Is Back With 40% More Holidays Taken In July
New figures released today by VisitEngland from the UK Tourism Survey show that trips taken within England for the month of July were up by 24%, whilst the amount spent increased by 16%, compared with July 2008. Trips take in the whole of the UK were up by 20% in July and visitor spend rose by 13%, as compared to July 2008.
9 September 2009
Brits Battle Post Holiday Blues
Stressed-out Britons feel day-to-day life is routine and a grind, according to new research released today.
26 August 2009
11.9 million Brits To Take U.K Breaks
Millions of Brits will make the most of the last bank holiday of the summer by taking a trip in the U.K over the bank holiday period - according to VisitEngland’s August Bank Holiday Trip Tracker.
7 August 2009
1.2 Million More Holidays Taken In England As Brits Take Breaks Closer To Home
Figures released today by VisitEngland from the United Kingdom Tourism Survey show that holiday trips taken by UK residents in England in the first four months of 2009 are up by 13%. That amounts to 1.2 million more holiday trips and over 5 million extra nights’ holiday taken than in the same period of 2008.
20 July 2009
VisitEngland Announces Review Of Star Rating System
An industry survey of more than 13,000 VisitEngland assessed serviced accommodation businesses will be distributed today as part of a wider review of the UK wide Common Standards star rating system.
14 July 2009
Nation scents Ashes victory with By George!
National tourism body VisitEngland has launched its own unique scent to showcase the best of England during The Ashes as part of its Enjoy Every Minute; Enjoy England campaign.
26 June 2009
England's Top Ten Towns Revealed
VisitEngland’s annual report of the nation’s top ten most visited towns published today shows that whilst overall overnight trips in England fell by 5% in 2008, England’s top cities bucked the trend with, in some cases, significant increases in the number of overnight trips taken by UK residents.
28 May 2009
'Inn England' Campaign Promotes Public-House Holidays
A new campaign launched today by VisitEngland aims to turn local pubs into unofficial tourist information centres. Inn England celebrates the traditional English pub and acknowledges its importance in attracting domestic and international visitors with a new website dedicated to the best of the nation’s pubs, inns and freehouses.
28 May 2009
INN ENGLAND – CELEBRATING THE COUNTRY'S INNS, PUBS AND FREEHOUSES
Enjoy England, the consumer facing brand of VisitEngland, is launching its new campaign, Inn England to recognise and celebrate one of the country’s most important National Treasures, the English pub. This year, the great English pub won the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award at the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, further cementing the important role Inns and Pubs play in this country.
18 May 2009
NEW DOMESTIC TOURISM BODY LAUNCHES 15 MINUTE HOLIDAYS
Health and happiness suffer as over half of Brits feel stuck in the same routine
VisitEngland, England’s new tourism body, today launches its first campaign with an appeal to stressed-out Brits to break their routine and turn their free time into a holiday.
1 April 2009
HUNDREDS OF FANTASTIC MONEY SAVING OFFERS
2009 promises to be a great year for holidaying at home, where you'll get great value with hundreds of moneysaving offers to help you make the most of a day trip, short break or week-long holiday in England. Enjoy England has rustled up a new campaign to encourage Britons to get out and about in England this year, with great seasonal ideas and special offers all to be found on our website at www.enjoyengland.com/value.
1 April 2009
VISITENGLAND TAKES TO THE SKIES TO PROMOTE ENGLISH TOURISM
England’s new tourism body, VisitEngland, will launch its first marketing campaign this weekend (4 April). The £3 million campaign sets out to make Brits reconsider their free time as an opportunity to take a trip in England. So whether you’ve got a lunch hour or an afternoon, or fancy a day out or a weekend away, you can use that time to make the most of what England has to offer.
