Destinations, businesses and venues along the Northern Saints routes can utilise the trails in their own marketing activity with The Northern Saints Toolkit.
Containing items including web copy, images, logos and example social media posts, the toolkit supports businesses to benefit from the ...Northern Saints Trails.

Find out more here 👇
https://bit.ly/3B7m69z

We’re excited to reveal the line-up for the next BUSINESSiQ North East Impact event, taking place at SIX Rooftop, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, on Friday 12th December.

This conversation will explore how the North East’s cultural assets, creative talent and local heritage can ...fuel tourism, investment and long-term regional growth.

The panel includes leaders shaping the future of culture, creativity and place-making across the region:

• Michelle Gorman – Visit County Durham
• Hayley Farrell – Cummins Europe
• Phil Saunders – Tees Valley Combined Authority
• Lisa Laws – North East Screen
• Alice Grace Fuller – Generator
• Jo Elliott ☀️🌻 – Pneuma Group
• Dr. Laura Sillars Sillars – MIMA, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

With insight from industry, culture, business and place-based strategy, this promises to be one of our most dynamic Impact conversations yet.

Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/egqrZXBw

#ImpactSeries #CulturalHeritage #Tourism #CreativeIndustries #NorthEastBusiness #PlaceMaking #RegionalGrowth #Networking

Durham has earned national recognition, being named one of the UK’s top Christmas market destinations by Which? The listing highlights the city’s strong visitor appeal during the winter season and showcases Durham's fantastic festive events.

The annual Durham Christmas Market is ...a significant event for both visitors and businesses. It features over 30 high-quality stalls in Durham Market Place and a further 120 artisan producers in the ticketed marquee on Palace Green, which creates a significant retail and trading opportunity. The market attracts thousands of visitors into the city centre each year.

Read more here 👇
https://www.visitcountydurham.org/news/durham-recognised-by-which-as-one-of-the-uks-best-christmas-market-cities/

As Lumiere 2025 draws to a close, new figures show that more than 120,000 visitors came to experience the festival across three spectacular nights.
Once again, Visit County Durham partnered with Artichoke to showcase the wider county through strategic work with media and content creators.
... We created itineraries to highlight some of the fantastic attractions across Durham.

Read more here 👇
https://shorturl.at/1upW7

Many congratulations to VCD Partner Hopetown Darlington, on being awarded a VisitEngland 2024-25 Visitor Attraction Accolade in the Welcome category. The award celebrates excellence within the visitor attraction sector and showcases businesses that go the extra mile to provide a high-quality day ...out.

Find out more about the awards here 👇
https://www.visitbritain.org/news-and-media/industry-news-and-press-releases/winners-visitenglands-visitor-attraction-0

Our Jobs & Skills section offers advice on how to recruit effectively, what training opportunities are available, along with best practice examples.

Find out more here 👇
https://www.visitcountydurham.org/recruitment-and.../

The North East Combined Authority is inviting business owners across the region to share their experiences of accessing business support and funding. They want to understand the real opportunities and challenges local businesses face, and what would truly help them grow.
The survey takes just ...8 minutes to complete and will help shape the future initiatives to make the North East an even better place to run a business.

Take the survey here 👇
https://www.research.net/r/JSFD2S2

🍽️ Calling all local food, drink, hospitality and tourism businesses!

We’re supporting Destination North East England and Local Heroes to help create authentic, bookable food and drink experiences that celebrate the best of our region’s flavours, people and places.
If you ...already offer an experience - or have an idea you’d love to develop - this fully funded programme is a great opportunity to get support, collaborate with others, and help put the North East on the map as a top food destination.

👉 Register your interest today: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JCR2SCB
Spaces are limited.

Calling all County Durham tourism businesses, VisitEngland and The AA UK have launched their modernised Quality Assessment schemes, including a new Visitor Ready scheme.

You can learn more about the Visitor Ready scheme and apply here 👇
https://visitorready.com