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Special offer for VCD Partners
6 Apr 2022
Inspirational speakers representing all areas of hotel marketing will take the stage at this year's National Hotel Marketing Conference, organised in partnership with the Hotel Marketing Association. Expected to attract up […]
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Check your inbox!
6 Apr 2022
Our VCD Partnership renewal process is underway for 2022-23 and we'd like to say a big 'thank you' to the many businesses that have renewed already. Please remember to check […]
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Rural broadband connectivity
30 Mar 2022
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise is collaborating with Building Digital UK, part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, to find out the views and experiences of […]
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Celebrating the industry
30 Mar 2022
Last week the North East tourism family came together to celebrate the region's visitor economy at The North East England Tourism Awards 2022. Very proud that County Durham businesses picked […]
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Welcome back!
30 Mar 2022
Wonderful news for the city and county that the National Trust has acquired Crook Hall & Gardens which can once again add its weight to our growing tourism offer. The […]
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Promoting Durham
30 Mar 2022
Visit County Durham represented the County at VisitBritain's flagship global travel trade event ExploreGB. The event, held virtually, gave us the chance to promote our fantastic tourism products and services […]
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Welcoming our Spanish partners
23 Mar 2022
Representatives from Spain have experienced some of the delights of County Durham this past weekend. Last year, Durham County Council and A Coruña Provincial Council in northwest Spain signed a region-to-region […]
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City of Culture bid continues
23 Mar 2022
Great news for County Durham and the wider North East England as the county moved a step closer to securing UK City of Culture 2025. DCMS announced late last Friday […]
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English Tourism Week 2022
23 Mar 2022
This week is English Tourism Week, an opportunity to celebrate and champion our amazing tourism businesses. This year's theme is "You're Welcome" to send the message that everyone working in […]
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Hopes for Durham2025
16 Mar 2022
Tree of Hope, created by digital studio Tekja and produced for Lumiere by Artichoke with support from Visit County Durham, has returned as part of County Durham's bid to be UK City […]
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Increase your distribution
16 Mar 2022
Tourism Exchange Great Britain (TXGB) has announced partnerships with Airbnb and Spektrix. This means businesses using TXGB can now opt in to the Airbnb channel, and businesses using the Spektrix ticketing […]
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Well done Matthew!
9 Mar 2022
Many congratulations to Matthew Henderson, Product Development Manager at our Strategic Partner Beamish, The Living Museum of the North who recently won Rising Star and Overall Winner awards at the […]
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Showcasing the county
9 Mar 2022
Visit County Durham will be attending and promoting the county at the travel industry's leading media event, International Media Marketplace (IMM), being held at the QEII Centre, London on 14th […]
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Welcome Hannah!
2 Mar 2022
The Bowes Museum has announced that Hannah Fox will take up the role of Director in May 2022. Hannah brings a wealth of experience to the Museum combining cross-sector knowledge, […]
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Annual Visitor Attractions Survey
2 Mar 2022
The VisitEngland Annual Attractions Survey is now live. This year's survey is particularly important as it will help VisitEngland understand the impact of the pandemic on the attractions sector in […]
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