2008 Press releases

19 December 2008
PENELOPE VISCOUNTESS COBHAM ANNOUNCED AS VISITENGLAND CHAIRMAN
Penelope, Viscountess Cobham has today (19 December) been announced as the Chairman of VisitEngland, the new national body for tourism in England. The announcement from the Department for Culture Media and Sport will see Lady Cobham leading the new strategic body which will come into operation from 1 April 2009.

24 June 2008
COMEDY IS ENGLAND’S NEW ROCK AND ROLL
England – it’s a funny old country, so funny in fact that Enjoy England’s latest campaign has been created to help Brits add a dose of humour to their travel plans.  The campaign highlights England's greatest comedy hot spots - from set locations and iconic settings of favourite comical moments to some of the country's best comedy venues, attractions and festivals.  

24 June 2008
HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND?  YOU’RE HAVING A LAUGH!

Enjoy England, the England marketing team at national tourism agency VisitBritain, encourages British visitors to grin, giggle and guffaw their way around England’s greatest comedy related locations and attractions from today (24 June).  

24 April  2008
ENGLAND’S TOURISM “OSCARS” ARE UNVEILED

24 April  2008
MICHAEL EAVIS SCOOPS TOP TOURISM AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION 
Glastonbury Festival organiser, Michael Eavis CBE, scooped the award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Tourism’ at this year’s Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2008. The dairy farmer and committed environmentalist was awarded the prestigious tourism ‘Oscar’ for hosting the legendary music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset since the 1970s.

5 March 2008
ENJOY ENGLAND EXPERIENCES ONLY A CLICK AWAY
Making the most of your Easter weekend has never been easier as VisitBritain announced a further development to their online shop enjoyenglanddirect.com.

7February 2008
REVAMP FOR BRITAIN AND LONDON VISITOR CENTRE
Enjoy England today launches Culture08 - a new campaign encouraging Brits to explore the myriad of cultural events and festivals in 2008.

14 January 2008
CULTURE08 - BE PART OF IT
Enjoy England today launches Culture08 - a new campaign encouraging Brits to explore the myriad of cultural events and festivals in 2008.

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