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How's Business Survey

5 Mar 2025

Please spare five minutes of your time to answer Visit County Durham's 'How's Business' survey. The results from the survey help us to track business confidence, review any concerns you have and provide insight into anything we can do at Visit County Durham to support the work that you do within...

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2024: Year in Search

6 Feb 2025

We take a look back on what visitors searched for and looked at throughout 2024 on thisisdurham.com, the county’s official tourism website. January As the new year got underway visitors to our website were busy making plans for the month and year ahead. One of the most popular searches was Durham...

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We are Hiring

6 Feb 2025

Visit County Durham is looking for an International Partnerships Executive who has knowledge of the visitor economy, culture and creative industry sectors and their role in place-making. You will work to develop and manage internal and external international partnerships and connections that...

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Promote your Events

6 Feb 2025

In the build up to February half-term and the Easter holidays, we will be using our consumer channels to promote the amazing range of events visitors can enjoy across the county. A dedicated events landing page has been created for half-term and Easter events. Our thisisdurham.com 'What's On'...

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Expedia Campaign

29 Jan 2025

Visit County Durham has partnered with Newcastle International Airport, NewcastleGateshead Initiative, Visit Northumberland and Sunderland City Council to deliver a £40k marketing campaign with Expedia to drive an increase in visitors from France. The campaign supports the Easyjet route from...

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Durham Pocket Guide

22 Jan 2025

Advertising opportunities are still available for the 2025 Durham Pocket Guide, the official visitor guide for the County. Featuring sections for Durham City, the Durham Dales, the Vale of Durham and the Durham Coast, it is an essential promotional tool for your business. With over 100,000 copies...

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Campaign Toolkit

22 Jan 2025

The second stage of Visit County Durham's national marketing campaign, Next Stop Durham, is underway, with adverts on the London Underground and an online content partnership with the Manchester Evening News taking place this month. Be part of the campaign and support the destination by using the...

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Next Stop Durham

27 Nov 2024

Visit County Durham's latest national marketing campaign 'Next Stop Durham' is underway. Running from autumn 2024 to spring 2025, the campaign aims to inspire those who have travelled through the county by rail or road, but never visited, to stay. Activity includes advertising on the London...

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Durham sees growth in group travel

21 Nov 2024

Group travel and the travel trade represent a key market for the county, with this segment often requiring accommodation and visiting multiple attractions during their stay. For over 10 years Visit County Durham has ran the Discover Durham groups and travel trade consortium, representing...

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Campaign Success

20 Nov 2024

Research has shown that Do Durham Differently, Visit County Durham's national destination marketing campaign, contributed an estimated £103m in visitor spend - over 8% of the county's total annual economic impact. The campaign, which ran from autumn 2023 to spring 2024, was delivered in...

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Looking to the future: AI and data information takes centre stage at Visit County Durham's annual conference

8 Nov 2024

Looking to the future with knowledge and some help from modern technology was the theme of this year’s Visit County Durham annual conference which took place on Wednesday 6 November.

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A message from Visit County Durham's managing director, Michelle Gorman

4 Nov 2024

2024 has been a fantastic year for the county, and now our focus moves to the year ahead, and how we can support businesses to continue to succeed and grow the value of the visitor economy beyond the current record £1.23bn. Visit County Durham’s annual Autumn Conference, taking place on 6...

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Get involved: national marketing campaign

25 Sep 2024

Visit County Durham is undertaking a new national marketing campaign called 'Next Stop, Durham' to inspire those who have travelled through the county by rail or road, but never visited. Running from autumn 2024 to spring 2025, activity will include partnerships with national media titles, digital...

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Visit County Durham announces new Chair

18 Sep 2024

Visit County Durham Ltd has announced the formal appointment of its new Chair. Duncan Peake from Raby Estates will take on the role having held the post of Interim Chair since last June. Duncan has been on the board of directors at Visit County Durham for six years.

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Durham City is officially 'Coach Friendly'

13 Aug 2024

Durham City has been awarded the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s ‘Coach Friendly’ accreditation, in recognition of the city’s commitment to coach tourism. The award was presented to Cllr Elizabeth Scott, Durham County Council’s Cabinet member for economy and partnerships. Durham...