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‘I don’t apologise for our ambition’ – Nick De Bois doubles down on 50 million visitor target

Visit and you may even find yourself being an extra on the…

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Blockbuster films star in VisitBritain’s new global tourism campaign

We are presuming less savoury films showing the UK underbelly are not…

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VisitBritain returns after eight-year break, targeting Aussie longs stay and high spending

I mean, given it is a 24-hour flight, we can't imagine there's…

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VisitBritain set to host first travel trade mission to Australia since 2016

When the big boss heads up one of these showcases, we know…

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Australia’s value to the UK visitor economy now the highest on record

Visiting family named as the top reason Aussies visit the UK. Getting…

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Bridgerton is back! Live the REAL Colin & Penelope experience

The real Penelope experience would be falling in love with someone who…

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Australia hits all-time high inbound visitor value to the UK

Australia proving that just because you're better than something, doesn't mean you…

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INCENTIVE: Viva Holidays and VisitBritain have two tickets to the UK up for grabs

Just finished The Crown and crave some UK culture? Lap up everything…

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“Professional and relaxed”: AUNZ buyers go WILD for Rick Stein’s cooking school in Cornwall, UK

If the class was Gordon Ramsay's, we're not sure it'd be referred…

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VisitBritain is luring in film buffs from around the world ahead of its 2024 tradeshow

It seems the Poms have gotten over the Ashes loss and are…

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VisitBritain: Aussies exceeded pre-pandemic travel spend by 25% in 2023

Aussies are visiting the UK and spending big! We thought they just…

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Rail Europe’s debut roadshow is coming Down Under next month

This will be up there with the 1964 Beatles World Tour! Less…

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VisitBritain welcomes Bradley Nardi as commercial manager ANZ

There's a new guy making sure Aussies keep seeing Big Ben, Buckingham…

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Contiki and VisitBritain welcomes all in new partnership

Britain is waiting with open arms and big hearts. Contiki is doing…

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VisitBritain shares its GREAT Love for WorldPride

And if the stats are anything to go by, Aussie tourists love…

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The Travel Junction and VisitBritain partner on trade campaign

The itineraries showcase the best of Britain and invite Australians to come…

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Industry movements: new appointments at P&O, Hertz, VB and more!

That's VB as in VisitBritain, not Victoria Bitter. Sadly, we're not on…

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Commonwealth Games highlights importance of sports tourism

We've spent the past two weeks doing our best Sporty Spice impression…

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VisitBritain shows Aussie trade another side of the UK

Travel Weekly's editor has been galivanting around England for the past week,…

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Destination Wrap: Destination Canada appoints new CEO, ‘Click for Vic’ campaign + MORE

Many consider Travel Weekly's Destination Wrap as the next best thing to…

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Destination Wrap: SATC’s new marketing campaigns, Karels T-bar debuts at Thredbo + MORE

We’ve got so much local and international news in this week’s Destination…

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Helloworld announces new destination partnership

Pop the kettle on and bring the scones out of the oven,…

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“Australia remains a billion-pound market for Britain”, says VisitBritain CEO

Have you lost faith in Great Britain's appeal as a destination for…

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VisitBritain CEO’s message to Aussie agents

VisitBritain CEO Sally Balcombe sat down with Travel Weekly this week in…

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Excite and VisitBritain launch new agent guide

The new guide has a special focus on foodie and cultural adventures…

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ATTN AGENTS: Discover Great Britain and earn rewards with Excite!

We're getting into the spirit of this campaign by draping ourselves in…

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VisitBritain usher in Harry and Meghan’s nuptials in style

Travel Weekly's roving scribe enjoyed the roast beef and hand drawn ale…

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Buyers & agents from down under take UK by storm

We followed travel trade from Australia and NZ around Britain with a…

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Are you a sucker for these UK travel trends?

This quiz said we should dump our boyfriend for the cute boy…

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Just how valuable are Aussie travellers to the UK?

The UK has confirmed just how valuable Aussies are to their tourism…

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EXCLUSIVE: What VisitBritain wants to see from Aussie agents

We throw the term ‘exclusive’ around a lot, but this time we’re…

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“We want Britain to be top of the list”: VisitBritain Commerical Director

Travel Weekly is on the ground at ExploreGB in Newcastle, relying on…

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VisitBritain Launches King Arthur Campaign

VisitBritain launches a King Arthur campaign and we've completely forgotten what we're…

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Bake-off among other treats a Boost For British Tourism

It's the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and all we've got to…

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Industry reacts to Qantas’ nonstop Perth-London in 2018

The flying kangaroo will fly non-stop between Perth and London from March…

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Queen’s b’day fanfare a boon for tourism

Tourists flock to UK to hear Lizzie's secrets on looking fab at…

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