Opportunities

Year three of the ‘Next Stop, Durham’ campaign will launch this autumn.

Running from October 2026 to May 2027, the campaign aims to inspire those who have travelled through the county by rail or road, but never visited, with high profile media activity.

Year one of the campaign reached over 18m consumers and contributed an estimated £165m in visitor spend, and we are looking to build on that success with year three of the national campaign.

To find out more, email: marketing@visitcountydurham.org

Marketing Opportunities

A range of cost-effective marketing opportunities have been developed to enable businesses to be part of, and benefit from, the national destination marketing campaign.

Web entry:

• Have your existing record on thisisdurham.com channelled to the dedicated campaign section, which all marketing activity will drive traffic to.

Cost: £70+VAT

Web entry, social media post and e-newsletter entry:

• Have your existing record on thisisdurham.com channelled to the dedicated campaign section, which all marketing activity will drive traffic to.
• Dedicated social media post across This is Durham’s Facebook, Instagram and X channels.
• Featured entry within a campaign e-newsletter, sent to over 30,000 consumers interested in Durham.

Cost: £170+VAT

Web entry, social media post, e-newsletter entry and tile advert (10 spaces available):

• Dedicated social media post across This is Durham’s Facebook, Instagram and X channels.
• Have your existing record on thisisdurham.com channelled to the dedicated campaign section, which all marketing activity will drive traffic to.
• Featured entry within a campaign e-newsletter, sent to over 30,000 consumers interested in Durham.
• Prominent campaign website placement within the ‘Tiles’ advert panel which includes business name, image and link to your record on thisisdurham.com

Cost: £250+VAT

For further information or to book your opportunity, email: partners@visitcountydurham.org