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VisitEngland, the national tourist board, and leading holiday rental agency cottages4you, part of the Hoseasons Group, have today announced an exciting partnership to promote self-catering holidays in England in 2013. VisitEngland research shows that 60 per cent of British people feel more proud to be British and 20 per cent plan to take more breaks […]

This year Marketing Lancashire, in partnership with Dewlay Cheesemakers,  launched a mini profile-raising campaign called ‘Say Cheese For Lancashire Day’, inviting visitors, members and Lancashire businesses to load ‘smiley’ pictures to Visit Lancashire’s Facebook and Twitter streams.  West End star and Blackpool-Born Jodie Prenger, opening that day at the Blackpool Grand Theatre in One Man, […]

Take a look at some of our highlights and achievements of 2012. This following film was shown at the Lancashire Tourism Awards in September 2012 were Marketing Lancashire celebrated Lancashire’s tourism champions. Since this film was made in September 2012 we have achieved even more! Over 100 delegates trained on Welcome to Excellence courses East Lancashire […]

12 million Brits (24 per cent of the adult population) plan to make the most of Christmas and New Year period by taking at least one overnight trip in the UK, with 9.8 million people (20 per cent) planning to take that trip in England, according to VisitEngland’s latest Trip Tracker survey.  This is likely […]

Marketing Lancashire has launched a mobile version of its essential guide to Lancashire, offering visitors access to accommodation providers, attractions, places to eat, special offers and inspiration while on the move. Visitlancashire.com has over 1million unique visitors a year and 25% of these people visit the website on mobile devices.  The new mobile visitlancashire.com will […]

The courtyard at the heart of the magnificent Lancaster Castle will be providing the historic setting for a festive Christmas Market on Thursday, December 20.    From 12pm until 9pm, Lancaster’s historic Charter Market is inviting everyone to step back in time through the historic John O'Gaunt Gate and discover what lies beyond the castle […]

03 December 2012. VisitEngland today released figures revealing that the number of domestic overnight holiday trips taken in England in August rose by 13 per cent compared to 2011, with just under 8 million trips taken in the month.  The latest results from the Great Britain Tourism Survey also show that holiday spend totalled almost […]

Lancashire Day (today) saw the launch of a new visitor guide celebrating the history and riches of the county town of Lancaster.   The new book, ‘Discovering historic Lancaster; a visitor’s guide’ was launched on Tuesday, November 27 at The Storey building in Lancaster.   Written by heritage expert Colum Giles who has recently retired […]

PRIDE OF LANCASHIRE On 27 November 2012, Marketing Lancashire raises a proud toast to this year’s Lancashire Tourism Award winners as part of our Lancashire Day celebrations.  In the weeks following the awards, new Chief Executive, Ruth Connor has managed to visit quite a few of them, to learn more about their business and what’s […]

The Awards The Lancashire Tourism Awards took place on Thursday 13 September at the Guild Hall in Preston, as part of the city’s Guild Year celebrations.  Following his own successful Vintage Weekend, held in Preston’s stunning Avenham Park, design guru Wayne Hemingway MBE was back in the city and delighted to present awards to Lancashire’s […]

Marketing Lancashire today launched a social media campaign to help raise awareness of Lancashire Day, 27 November.  On this date in 1295, the first elected representatives from Lancashire were called to Westminster by King Edward I and helped form what later became known as “The Model Parliament,” England’s first legally elected legislature.  This historic date […]