Our Press Releases

Marketing Lancashire’s Visitor Survey offers insight into consumer confidence and travel plans. As Lancashire begins to ease out of the Covid-19 lockdown Marketing Lancashire, the destination management organisation (DMO) for the county, has issued the results of a visitor survey issued in May to the Visit Lancashire database, tourism partners and followers of the DMO’s […]

With only a week to go before the introduction of 14-day quarantine measures, tourism leaders from the north of England have written to the UK Government to ask for a more targeted, risk-based approach to the screening of passengers arriving in the country and for restrictions to be lifted at the earliest opportunity. Tourism boards […]

On Tuesday 26 May 2020, as part for English Tourism Week 25-31 May, Marketing Lancashire hosted a visitor economy virtual round table, to discuss and answer some of the questions posed by colleagues in tourism businesses across Lancashire, as the industry slowly begins to emerge from the Covid-19 lockdown. The panel was hosted by Rachel […]

Lancashire tourism and hospitality businesses, hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, are eager to welcome visitors back to the county as soon as it is safe to do so. In collaboration with them, Marketing Lancashire has launched a campaign to amplify their welcome, with the clear message – See You Soon, Safely. Over 61 thousand […]

Dear Partners, These are certainly very worrying and difficult times for us all and the staff at Marketing Lancashire, taking government advice in the hope of lessening the impact on our NHS, are now working remotely from their homes. Our aim is to continue supporting and working in the interest of our partners and colleagues across […]

Lancashire’s own Tourism Superstar Nigel Seddon, Managing Director of the Elgin Hotel in Blackpool, won his Lancashire ‘crown’ at the Lancashire Tourism Awards in November 2019 and is now one of ten finalists in the running for the title of VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar 2020. The winner of this national award will be decided by public […]

Statement from  Marketing Lancashire regarding postponement of MIPIM Following consultation with the World Health Organisation, the French Government and professional colleagues regarding the prevention of the spread of COVID-19, Reed Midem, organiser of MIPIM Cannes, has taken the decision to postpone the event until 2-5 June 2020. Marketing Lancashire, leading on the organisation of the […]

  In a nod to the season and the new year ahead ….here’s a look back at our year at Marketing Lancashire.  Thank you for your support and help – we look forward to working with you to raise the profile of this fantastic county in 2020.   12 months of making This is a […]

  On the eve of Lancashire Day, the 26 November 2019, Marketing Lancashire and eight of the county’s most celebrated chefs, all Taste Lancashire Ambassadors,  made their way to London to prepare a celebratory lunch for some of the country’s top food writers at the Guild of Fine Food in Southwark, London.  Travelling in style […]

Debbi Lander, Bid Director of Lancashire 2025, and Tony Attard OBE, Chair of Marketing Lancashire and of the Lancashire 2025 bid, have today announced the county-wide vision for UK City of Culture 2025.  A bold new vision that will engage all the people of Lancashire and deliver the most ambitious and inclusive cultural plans ever […]

Celebrating Lancashire Day with a pop-up restaurant for the country’s top critics A selection of Lancashire’s award-winning chefs and Taste Lancashire Ambassadors head to London to celebrate Lancashire Day by preparing a 6-course meal for top food writers, critics and industry insiders at the Guild of Fine Food in Southwark on Lancashire Day (Wednesday 27th November). The team heading to […]

On Thursday 7 November, the world-famous Pleasure Beach Arena, Blackpool was the ‘coolest’ venue for Marketing Lancashire’s annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, supported by Headline Sponsor, University of Central Lancashire and Host Sponsor VisitBlackpool. Blackpool-born professional ice-skater Daniel Whiston was guest presenter and entertained the audience, gliding through the twenty-two awards with great style. Rachel McQueen, Chief […]