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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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Latest group of Welcome to Durham ambassadors created
8 Aug 2024
Visit County Durham has recently created its latest group of Durham Ambassadors after they completed the popular Welcome to Durham qualification. During the one-day course, which took place in June […]
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New media centre
31 Jul 2024
Visit County Durham's new online media centre is now live. Inside the media centre you'll find key photography and videography featuring the county's many amazing attractions, accommodation, food and drink […]
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Visit County Durham welcome familiarisation trip
29 Jul 2024
Earlier this month Visit County Durham partnered with Group Leisure and Travel Magazine on a familiarisation visit to the county. The group was made up of 12 group travel organisers […]
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A message from Visit County Durham's managing director, Michelle Gorman.
24 Jul 2024
I am delighted to say that despite quite a few recent rainy days the sun has finally made an appearance and it is beginning to feel like summer. The warmer […]
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