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VISITENGLAND RESEARCH SHOWS STAYCATION HERE TO STAY Today, VisitEngland announces findings from the first significant research into the staycation phenomenon by the national tourist board.  Tourism statistics indicate that in 2009, England enjoyed an 18 per cent increase in the number of holiday trips taken with holiday makers spending £1bn more than in the previous […]

Work is well underway at Brockholes, a new Wetland and Woodland Nature Reserve near J31 of the M6 at Preston. Last December work began on the floating visitor centre. The designs by Adam Khan, chosen through a RIBA competition, are set to provide Lancashire with a new landmark that will attract visitors from all over the UK. […]

Guest Presenter – Really Wild about Lancashire Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) today announced that one of TV’s most popular and busy wildlife presenters, Michaela Strachan, will present the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards, taking place on Wednesday 09 June 2009 at the Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Nr Accrington. Michaela, who now lives in South […]

Lancashire Gold Winner: Blackpool Illuminations, Tourism Event of the Year  Lancashire Silver Winner: The Ashton, B&B, Lancaster Extracts from Visit England release follows : VisitEngland announces Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2010 winners The National Trust has scooped VisitEngland’s Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award for its unswerving role as the bastion of some of England’s most beautiful and outstanding attractions. […]

 VisitBritain has created a questionnaire to monitor the impact of the ash cloud on UK tourism. This will help VisitBritain to inform the Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group regarding appropriate messaging and response measures.If your business has been affected by the ash cloud then please take a couple of minutes to respond to the survey. Anything […]

Dragonfly makes the groundbreaking, primetime documentary series ‘The Family’ and ‘One Born Every Minute’ for Channel 4; ‘The Hotel’ will be the next major project for the company in this genre of television. We are looking for a small/medium independently run hotel in Britain to be the focal point.  It will be a unique opportunity […]

VisitBritain has created a questionnaire to monitor the impact of the ash cloud on UK tourism. This will help VisitBritain to inform the Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group regarding appropriate messaging and response measures.If your business has been affected by the ash cloud then please take a couple of minutes to respond to the survey. Anything […]

With the announcement of the General and Local Elections on 6 May, LBTB is now working within the communication restrictions of the pre-election period.  Though work at LBTB continues as normal, we will not be issuing press releases/statements relating to our corporate activity throughout this time. You can find information about the work of LBTB […]

From the makers of Channel 4’s groundbreaking documentary series ‘The Family’ and ‘One Born Every Minute’ comes a brand new series – ‘The Hotel’ Dragonfly Film & Television are looking for a small/medium independently run hotel in Britain to be the focal point of an exciting new series. This will be a unique opportunity for […]

New Tourism Commission calls on industry to shape the debate A new, independent committee with the aim of boosting the region’s visitor economy is calling on tourism businesses and professionals to help shape the agenda for tourism in the Northwest. The new Visitor Economy Commission for England’s Northwest aims to influence and enhance the regional […]

BLACKPOOL TOWER VOTED THE UK’S BEST-LOVED COASTAL BUILDING 25 March 2010. The Blackpool Tower was declared the UK’s Best-Loved Coastal Building at the prestigious Coast Awards 2010, in association with Joules, held in London last night. The Grade I-listed building, open since 1894, was voted by Coast magazine readers to be symbolic of the best […]

LANCASHIRE AND BLACKPOOL TOURIST BOARD ANNOUNCES 2010/11 TOURISM AWARDS SHORTLIST Today (23 March), Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) announced the shortlist for the Tourism Awards 2010/11, from a record-breaking number of entries. LBTB’s annual Tourism Awards recognise high achieving tourism businesses across 14 categories, including the much coveted Taste Lancashire Award, for quality eating […]