Bernard Donoghue news

Numbers from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (ALVA) show that Royal attractions saw a huge increase in visitor numbers during 2023 – the coronation year ... More

Sir Nick Varney has been revealed as the headline speaker at this year's VAC. Taking place on 5 October at the QEII Centre in London, ... More

Visitor numbers at the UK’s leading attractions have bounced strongly, getting to 78 per cent of pre-pandemic numbers. Figures published by the Association of Leading ... More

The National Visitor Attractions Conference (VAC 2022), has been held for the 19th time. Taking place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham on ... More

VAC 2022 has announced the final line-up of 25 top attractions sector speakers set to appear at the conference on Thursday 13 October. Speakers at ... More

Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Donoghue has been Director ... More

The UK's major visitor attractions recorded just 45.4 million visits during 2020 – a 70 per cent fall from the 151.3 million visits they received ... More

For those who missed VAC 2020 – the annual UK Conference for Visitor Attractions – there’s still the chance, until 12th November, to catch it ... More

The heads of several major organisations, including The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), the Museums Association (MA) and the National Museums Directors Council (NMDC), ... More

Visitor numbers to UK attractions grew by 8.7 per cent in 2018, according to the latest figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). ... More

Despite a decline in visitor numbers, London’s British Museum is still the UK’s most visited attraction, but Scotland reigns supreme, with the country outperforming the ... More

Terrorist attacks in the British capital affected its Midway division, but Merlin Entertainments enjoyed a solid 2017, with visitation and earnings both rising year-on-year. Merlin ... More

As the global spotlight falls on the soon-to-be married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Britain’s tourism industry is predicting a boost from the upcoming Royal ... More

The Tourism Sector Deal – a strategic plan developed by a consortium of leading tourism organisations – has been launched to help grow tourism in the ... More

Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), has been named an ambassador for cultural tourism as part of London mayor Sadiq ... More

The popularity of attractions across the UK continues to rise, according to the annual report from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), with 130m ... More

UK tourism is experiencing a sharp rise in both inbound and domestic bookings as a direct result of the EU Referendum, according to a new ... More

Leisure industry heavyweights have raised concerns for the future after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) following the referendum on its membership. ... More

Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has raised concerns that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) could ... More

The top 10 most-visited attractions in the UK are all based in London, according to new figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), ... More

Tourism Northern Ireland are teaming up with the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) to deliver a masterclass in how to make visitor attractions a ... More

The Tourism Alliance has praised the announcement in last week’s Autumn Statement of a new £40m Discover England Fund – a lifeline the industry body ... More

Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) director Bernard Donoghue has been elected chair of the Tourism Alliance – the representative body for more than 200,000 ... More

First World War centenary commemorations helped boost visits to the UK to record numbers in 2014, according to new figures from the Association of Leading ... More

A number of attractions have seen a big spike in visits owing to a fine Summer in 2013 according to the Association of Leading Visitor ... More