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Coach Tourism Association membership presents new opportunities for Durham

12 Jun 2023

Discover Durham is now an official member of the Coach Tourism Association. Led by Visit County Durham, Discover Durham is the county’s group travel and trade consortium, representing Durham’s group […]

Partnership promotes Durham as holiday destination to cricket fans

8 Jun 2023

Visit County Durham has renewed its partnership with Durham Cricket as a spectacular season of sport gets underway. The destination management organisation has been working in partnership with Durham Cricket […]

Successful partnership promoting the Durham Coast renewed

5 Jun 2023

A partnership that is helping to raise awareness of the Durham Heritage Coast across the UK and beyond has been renewed. Visit County Durham is once again joining forces with […]

Helping businesses to stand out in the group travel market

26 May 2023

Tourism and hospitality businesses have been taking advantage of specialist training to help them to succeed in the group travel market. This month, Visit County Durham delivered an interactive group […]

New coach drop-off provision enhances Durham City's group travel experience

24 May 2023

Durham City’s group travel offer is now even better thanks to the introduction of a new coach drop-off and pick-up point. From this month, coach parties visiting the historic city […]

Visit County Durham Chair to retire after 14 years

17 May 2023

Visit County Durham’s long-serving Chair has announced he will retire next month after 14 years of dedicated service. Ivor Stolliday was appointed Chair of the Visit County Durham Ltd board […]

High demand for Welcome to Durham customer service training

3 May 2023

Visit County Durham has relaunched its popular customer service course, with demand proving so high, a second session is being delivered next month. Welcome to Durham provides practical and immediately […]

New website promotes Durham as top destination for business events and conferences

27 Apr 2023

Durham’s conference, meetings and events venues have been brought together on a new website by Visit County Durham. Meetindurham.co.uk also showcases the county’s high-quality delegate accommodation and experiences, enabling Visit […]

Durham City hosts UK launch of innovative litter app

27 Feb 2023

A mobile app that rewards residents and visitors for picking up litter has been launched in Durham City today (Friday 24 February) as part of the county’s commitment to becoming […]

Celebrating the Year of the Coast in Durham

1 Feb 2023

Durham’s spectacular heritage coastline is under the spotlight this year as part of a nationwide campaign to promote England’s coast as a sustainable year-round destination. 2023 has been designated as […]

Collaboration makes for memorable marketing campaign

10 Jan 2023

Visit County Durham has joined forces with a leading influencer marketing agency for a campaign that is positioning Durham as the place to go to make memories. Memorable Moments draws […]

Sustainability takes centre stage at Visit County Durham’s autumn conference

3 Nov 2022

Tourism organisations from across Durham came together this week to explore how sustainable practices can not only make a difference to the planet but support the sector to grow. Destination […]

Memorable Moments campaign sets out to boost tourism

26 Oct 2022

Families, couples and anyone seeking a staycation packed full of memorable moments are being encouraged to head to Durham this autumn. Visit County Durham, Durham County Council’s tourism service, has […]

Durham security officer scoops tourism superstar award

21 Jul 2022

Durham has crowned its first Tourism Superstar in three years, following a hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Connor Turnbull, a security officer at Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Destination, has […]

Walking trails on track to boost tourism recovery in Durham and wider region

19 Jul 2022

Six long-distance walking trails inspired by the North East’s historic reputation as a place of pilgrimage are playing a significant role in boosting Durham’s tourism economy. Launched last year, the […]