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On Thursday 6 November, The Blackpool Tower Ballroom proved the magnificent setting for Marketing Lancashire’s annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, where over 600 colleagues from the tourism industry also helped mark the 120th Anniversary of The Blackpool Tower.  The Lancashire Tourism Awards 2014 is Marketing Lancashire’s biggest event to date and was sold out weeks before […]

Following an online public vote hosted by media partner Lancashire Evening Post/Johnston Press, Marketing Lancashire today (Thursday 23 October) announced the three finalists in the Lancashire Tourism Awards Tourism Superstar 2014 category; an award that recognises and rewards individuals who have been nominated by their tourism industry colleagues for their special contribution to tourism in […]

Marketing Lancashire today (Monday 13 October) announced the shortlist for the Lancashire Tourism Awards Tourism Superstar 2014. The award recognises and applauds individuals nominated by their tourism industry colleagues for their special contribution to tourism in Lancashire.  Marketing Lancashire has teamed up with the Lancashire Evening Post who will host the online public vote.  The general  […]

Tickets for the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2014, the only awards exclusively focused on and celebrating the county’s £3.5billion visitor economy businesses, go on sale today (Friday 3 October) just as exciting details of what’s in store for Lancashire’s most prestigious tourism event start to emerge. Marketing Lancashire, organisers of the annual awards, revealed today that […]

Marketing Lancashire today (Monday 29 September) revealed the finalists of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2014. The awards now in its 11th year has received a record number of applications with an increase of 25% on 2013. The only tourism-focused awards in Lancashire will take place on Thursday 6 November at The Blackpool Tower Ballroom. This […]

Marketing Lancashire, the Destination Management Organisation (DMO) for the county, today released the official visitor and economic impact figures1 for Lancashire in 2013. They reveal that the county’s visitor economy businesses are benefiting from growth in visitors numbers, growth in revenue generated and growth in employment in the sector. In the year 2013 visitor numbers […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation, in association with Blackpool Tower today announced that the 11th annual Lancashire Tourism Awards will be held in the spectacular Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Thursday 6 November 2014. This truly unique venue will be host to an audience of 500 industry-related professionals celebrating the achievements of tourism businesses […]

Discover why millions choose to visit Lancashire each summer; a place where jaw-dropping, world class events rub shoulders with unique attractions that can only be found in the feel good county. With so many wonderful places to see and things to do in Lancashire over the long summer holidays, let VisitLancashire’s new Discover the Fun campaign be […]

Summer in Lancashire promises to be a fun-packed-sandcastle-building-kite-flying-ice cream-eating-extravaganza of family events, theatre, activities and festivals. Make the most of the summer months, discover new experiences or rediscover old childhood favourites that make each day out in Lancashire an unforgettable, new adventure. Enjoy a bird’s eye view from the top of Blackpool Tower, celebrating its […]

VisitLancashire.com has been named by the British Travel Awards (BTAS) as one of the contenders for the Best UK Holiday Destination in the British Travel Awards 2014, and it’s now down to the general public, to vote for their favourite holiday county. Voting opens today Tuesday July 1 and closes on 30 September 2014.  Those […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation (DMO), is leading on a new Visitor Economy Strategy (VES) and Destination Management Plan (DMP) for Lancashire and has appointed specialist consultants Blue Sail, to develop the strategy and plan. Blue Sail is a company renowned nationally for the successful delivery of visitor economy strategies and was selected […]

Winners of Marketing Lancashire’s Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013, who progressed to the national Visit England Awards for Excellence 2014, have brought silver honours back to the county. Bleasdale Holiday Cottages (Forest of Bowland), Sandcastle Waterpark (Blackpool) and The Parkers Arms (Clitheroe) were all awarded silver at the 25th Annual Visit England Awards which took place […]