VisitEngland
| Industry | Tourism |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 (relaunch) |
| Headquarters | Victoria Square House, Birmingham [1] |
Key people | Victoria Borwick (Chair)[2] |
| Website | visitengland.com |
VisitEngland is the official tourist board for England. Its stated mission is to "build England's tourism product, raise Britain’s profile worldwide, increase the volume and value of tourism exports and develop England and Britain’s visitor economy".[3]
History
[edit ]Before 1999 it was known as the English Tourist Board and between 1999 and 2009 as the English Tourism Council. In 2003, it was absorbed into the British Tourist Authority and was relaunched as a separate body again in 2009.
In 2023, VisitEngland and VisitBritian started negotiations for office space in Birmingham. Citing the reason for this move from London was for Birmingham's good office space and large number of talented workers.[4]
Quality assessment schemes
[edit ]The VisitEngland accommodation assessment schemes were run under licence by Quality in Tourism from 2012 to 2017, when the AA took on the license.[5] The scheme issues quality awards to holiday accommodation, hotel, bed and breakfast, self catering holiday cottages and others.
Symbols
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English tourist attraction symbol
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ https://www.wmca.org.uk/news/visitbritain-visitengland-announces-new-birmingham-base/
- ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/victoria-borwick-appointed-as-chair-of-visitengland-advisory-board
- ^ "Overview". visitbritain.org. 10 April 2015.
- ^ Dawkins, Andrew (19 July 2023). "Visit Britain national tourism agency to open Birmingham HQ". British Broadcasting Company . Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Update on VisitEngland Quality Schemes' licence". maxemail.visitbritain.com.
External links
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- 2003 establishments in England
- 2009 disestablishments in England
- Organisations based in England
- Tourism in England
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government
- Organizations disestablished in 2003
- Governance of England
- Tourism organisations in the United Kingdom
- English organisation stubs