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VisitEngland Announces Latest Domestic Tourism Figures 19 December 2011: VisitEngland, the national tourist board, today announced domestic tourism figures for January to August this year. The number of overnight holiday trips in England increased year on year by 4 per cent, with holiday spend growing by 12 per cent. Over the three months from June […]

As the year draws to an end it gives us a great opportunity to celebrate the success of visitlancashire.com and take a look at the top 10 most viewed places to stay/eat/visit on the website. Over the last 12 months visitlancashire.com has received just under 1 million unique visitors, which is a record that we are […]

Interest in celebrating Lancashire Day is on the rise and this year Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) used social media and visitlancashire.com in the week up to the 27th November, to build anticipation and interest amongst fans and followers over what LBTB called ‘Lancashire Week’.  Imagine our delight when ‘Happy Lancashire Day’ was trending […]

The British Travel and Hospitality Hall of Fame is looking for nominations for two Awards aimed specifically at the people working in travel aged 35 years or younger. This is your opportunity to nominate the stars of tomorrow. Young Manager of the Year Award The Young Manager of the Year Award is presented to an […]

Don’t miss the Biggest Lancashire Day in the County! Nelson will be lighting up for the biggest Lancashire Day in the county on Saturday 26th November. This will be our best Lancashire Day yet – and Nelson is already renowned for being the biggest in the county. It’ll be a day packed with free events […]

On Monday 28 November Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board’s (LBTB’s)  Mike Wilkinson and Tony Openshaw along with other invited guests attended a celebration of Lancashire Day at the Houses of Parliament, organised by MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood Eric Ollerenshaw OBE. Mike Wilkinson arrives at the Houses of Parliament The event was an opportunity to […]

Get a taste of Lancashire to celebrate Lancashire Day ENJOY all things Lancashire later this month when Lancaster City Council will be having its own celebration of this special day. This year Lancashire Day falls on Sunday November 27 and the council's Visitor Information Centres in Lancaster and Morecambe are inviting people to pop along […]

BLACKPOOL ZOO TO HOST WORLD RECORD WINE TASTING ATTEMPT A Guiness World Record attempt for the largest simultaneous wine tasting in the world will take place at Blackpool Zoo on Sunday 20th November. Prestigious North West wine supplier Vicomte Bernard de Romanet will team up with parent company WIV Wein International AG in Germany and […]

Global Responsible Tourism Accolade for Bowland The Forest of Bowland AONB is runner-up of the prestigious 'Best Destination' award from The International Responsible Tourism Awards.  The award was presented to the AONB on 9th November as part of World Responsible Tourism Day at the World Travel Market in London, sponsored by Virgin Holidays. The Forest […]

Do you sell gifts, art & crafts or home-wares that are ‘made in Lancashire’? We are looking for retail items to feature within an editorial article in the 2012 Lancashire Visitor Guide, and are keen to hear from tourist board members who sell gifts, home-wares or art & craft items (anything except food and drink) […]

Lancashire announced for London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Route THE official route for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay will include a trip through Lancashire – it has been announced. The route in Lancashire will travel through Chorley and Ormskirk, before moving on later to Morecambe, Lancaster, Garstang, Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes, Preston, Accrington, Burnley […]

This opportunity is no longer available. Thank you for visiting lancashireandblackpool.com ********* Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board is currently reviewing its select list of suppliers and is looking to expand the list to include freelance graphic designers with experience of producing design work for the tourism, arts and heritage sectors. If you would be interested […]