Warners Group Publications has announced a major milestone in the company’s history with the celebration of Camping magazine’s 60th Birthday. The first-ever issue of Camping magazine was published in February 1961 when it was called Popular Camping. It is the UK’s only magazine purely devoted to life under canvas. The May issue of Camping will...
Save the date for English Tourism Week (ETW) – this annual celebration of English tourism will take place on 22 – 31 May 2021. English Tourism Week highlights the importance, value and vast contribution of the sector makes to the UK economy to stakeholders including, government, MPs and ministers. The week provides an essential opportunity to raise awareness...
VisitBritain says that its role in 2021/22 is to “drive immediate tourism recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by building back visitor spend as quickly as possible and supporting the industry”. The organisation has been planning its marketing activity for the coming year and the Escape The Everyday campaign will be back in the coming months...
A BBC Alba current affairs programme is reportedly intending to investigate the facilities available to visitors in the Highlands, after concerns were raised last summer over ‘dirty camping’. Visit Scotland has said that there were healthy occupancy levels in 2020’s ‘open’ period with the summer tourist season busier than ever. The 2021 season could be...
VisitScotland has today (22 March) announced a responsible tourism campaign to raise awareness of the importance of exploring the outdoors responsibly with the focus on asking people to leave no trace of their visit and protect Scotland’s stunning countryside. The £124,000 campaign, which looks to counteract some of the issues seen as a result of...
VisitBritain is inviting tourism businesses to be part of their Escape The Everyday at Home consumer marketing campaign, which is running in response to the current lockdown in England. VisitBritain explains what participants get, namely to: Be part of a collective message to shine a spotlight on England businesses turning their offers virtual during this time Be...
The Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Caravan Manufacturers’ Association (HERCMA) show had been due to take place at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate in September this year. Now HERCMA has announced the event has been re-scheduled to 2022, with public days from 2 to 4 September and trade-only days from 6 to 8...
UK holiday park owner and operator Bridge Leisure has launched four themed holiday packages specifically designed for those people looking for off peak breaks in the UK and those who may not have been to a UK holiday park before. With demand for peak holidays for 2021 already seeing many parks and dates sold out,...
The We’re Good To Go scheme, launched last year by VisitEngland in partnership with the tourism boards of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, is a free UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark to reassure your customers that your business adheres to Government and public health guidance. The Scheme has been recognised by WTTC as meeting...
A surge in searches for adults-only holidays has been reported by Caravan Sitefinder, the large online directory of UK camping, glamping and holiday parks, which is used by around a million visitors each year. The trend suggests that child-free staycations in Britain will be on the wish-list of many people choosing not to go abroad...