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Online Advent Calendar helps showcase Durham this Christmas

6 Dec 2023

The festive period is an important time of year for tourism businesses and Visit County Durham has launched a range of marketing opportunities to support partners and showcase the county.

Visit County Durham

Influencer collaboration boosts Do Durham Differently campaign

5 Dec 2023

Visit County Durham has joined forces with high profile travel influencers as part of its latest destination marketing campaign.

Industry

WANTED: Traders for next year’s Seaham Food Festival

5 Dec 2023

Applications are open for traders interested in taking a stall at next year’s Seaham Food Festival. Durham County Council has confirmed the event will return to the town on Saturday […]

Industry

VisitEngland launches new accessibility toolkit for tourism businesses

5 Dec 2023

VisitEngland has today 30 November launched its new 'Accessible and Inclusive Toolkit for Tourism Businesses' in England. The toolkit includes practical guidance on providing an inclusive welcome, designing accessible buildings, […]

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Industry

Durham’s Fine Dining Restaurant Faru Is Named A Michelin Favourite

30 Nov 2023

Durham’s fine dining restaurant Faru has been named as a Michelin favourite. The restaurant, on Silver Street, has made the November list of the Michelin Inspectors’ Favourite New Restaurants, which […]

Industry

Methodist Tapestries project

29 Nov 2023

Tell your guests and visitors about the latest Methodist Tapestries Collection Exhibition being held on 9th December between 11am and 4pm at the Chapel of St Mary the Less, St […]

Industry

Skills Survey extension

29 Nov 2023

The Destination North East England commissioned Skills Survey has been extended to Thursday 7th December. It is important that businesses across the region take part to help us gain a […]

Visit County Durham

Tourism Sentiment report

29 Nov 2023

The Visit County Durham commissioned Tourism Sentiment report for October is now available, providing valuable insights for the county's tourism businesses. The score measures Durham's ability to generate positive word […]

Industry

Small Business Saturday

29 Nov 2023

Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to 'shop local' and support small businesses in their communities. This year, the […]

Visit County Durham

Lumiere media and influencer visits shine a light on Durham

22 Nov 2023

Journalists and social media influencers from across the UK and beyond descended on Durham last week as the UK’s light art biennial made its dazzling return. Visit County Durham worked […]

Industry

Durham city transformed into a giant art gallery

20 Nov 2023

The 2023 edition of the UK’s light biennial Lumiere closed in Durham on Sunday night, having welcomed tens of thousands of visitors to the event over four incredible nights. 120,000 […]

Industry

Leap year date for 2024 North East England Tourism Awards

17 Nov 2023

The 2024 North East England Tourism Awards (NEETA) will be held on Thursday, February 29th 2024. Next year’s awards will once again be held at Newcastle Civic Centre and will […]

Industry

DDP Update

15 Nov 2023

A reminder that the latest Destination Development Partnership update is being held online tomorrow 16th November at 8:30am. This month guest speakers from VisitBritain will talk about the launch of […]

Industry

Tourism Forum

15 Nov 2023

The North Pennines AONB Partnership's 2023 North Pennines Tourism Forum is set for Wednesday 29th November from 9:30am to 2:30pm at Kirkoswald Church Institute, Cumbria. The forum is aimed at […]

Industry

How's Business Survey

15 Nov 2023

Please spare 10 minutes of your time to complete our latest How's Business survey. The results are important for us to see what is happening across the visitor economy and […]