inbound tourism news

UK Health clubs, gyms, hotels, pubs and other leisure businesses will all receive a 50 per cent cut in business rates over the next year. ... More

North Korea’s Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un, has opened a large-scale hot spring and spa resort – called Yangdok County Hot Spring Cultural Recreation Center ... More

Having made a commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the UK government has now launched an inquiry into the impacts of tourism and ... More

The English Premier League (EPL) is a major driver of inbound tourism into Britain – especially when it comes to sports fans from long-haul destinations. ... More

There has been a mixed response to the government's immigration white paper, published last month. The document sets out proposed new laws for a post-Brexit ... More

Tourism body VisitBritain says its generated more than £1bn for Britain last – equivalent to £25 for every £1 invested in the agency by the ... More

UKinbound has named Joss Croft as its CEO, replacing Deirdre Wells, who stepped down from the role last month. Croft brings with him more than ... More

Strong growth from a mix of overseas visitor markets made 2017 a "record year" for inbound tourism in the UK. New figures from VisitBritain show ... More

VisitEngland has named the best Britain's tourism industry has to offer, announcing the winners of its annual Awards for Excellence. The awards, which enter their ... More

Britain’s visitor attractions are set to get a major boost, with investment into the sector topping £50m (US$70.2m, €57m) this year. In addition to significant ... More

Record levels for Britain's inbound tourism are set to continue into 2018, after VisitBritain forecast further growth in the year ahead. According to the tourism ... More

A marketing initiative spearheaded by VisitBritain hopes to attract more US and overseas tourists to Birmingham and the surrounding region. The gateway campaign comes as ... More

VisitBritain is turning to a bear from Peru to boost tourism, with a new film campaign inspired by the upcoming release of Paddington 2. Last ... More

Overseas visits to the UK hit a record 23 million in the first seven months of the year, according to new figures from VisitBritain. Announced ... More

Predictions of a fall in visitors to the US following the election of Donald Trump have become a reality, with a decline of nearly 700,000 ... More

John Glen, Britain’s minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has said the country’s rising tourism ... More

The UK attracted a record number of overseas visitors during June – thanks largely to the collapse in the value of the pound since the ... More

Merlin Entertainments chief Nick Varney has said the next UK government must hand over responsibility for promoting tourism to a new department, saying the Department ... More

While Britain's decision to leave the European Union has created a general landscape of uncertainty, the nation's tourism industry continues to break records. According to ... More

Tourism Ireland has partnered with budget airline Ryanair to launch a large-scale campaign to entice Brits to the nation’s Wild Atlantic Way. The campaign will ... More

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is going to have a significant impact on Irish tourism, according to new research from the Emerald Isle’s ... More

New statistics from VisitBritain show that in the first nine months of 2016, a record number of tourists visited locations outside of London, with 12.2 ... More

Tourism agency VisitBritain has signed new partnership deals with two China-based travel sector giants as part of a strategy to attract more Chinese visitors to ... More

New data from the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has revealed that despite predictions of increased UK tourism thanks to a Brexit-affected pound, the number of ... More

Scotland is looking to utilise its reputation as “the home of golf” in its efforts to increase inbound visitor numbers. National tourism agency VisitScotland is ... More