Jump to content

VisitEngland: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
removed Category:Tourism agencies using HotCat - diffusion
 
(16 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Tourism organization}}
{{Infobox company
| name = VisitEngland
| logo = VisitEngland Logo.svg
| type =
| parent =
| location = [[Victoria Square House]], [[Birmingham]]<ref>https://www.wmca.org.uk/news/visitbritain-visitengland-announces-new-birmingham-base/</ref>
| foundation = 2009 (relaunch)
| key_people = [[Victoria Borwick]] (Chair)<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/victoria-borwick-appointed-as-chair-of-visitengland-advisory-board</ref>
| num_employees =
| industry = Tourism
| revenue =
| products =
| homepage = [https://www.visitengland.com/ visitengland.com]
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
⚫
'''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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitbritain.org/overview|title=Overview|date=10 April 2015|work=visitbritain.org}}</ref>
{{More footnotes|date=February 2015}}
'''VisitEngland''' is the official tourist board for [[England]].


==History==
⚫
Before 1999 it was known as the '''English Tourist Board''' and between 1999 and 2009 as the '''English Tourism Council'''. In 2003, it merged with the [[British Tourist Authority]] to form [[VisitBritain]] before re-launching as a separate corporate body in 2009. VisitEngland's 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitbritain.org/overview|title=Overview|date=10 April 2015|work=visitbritain.org}}</ref>
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.


==Quality assessment schemes==
==Quality assessment schemes==
Line 13: Line 28:
* [[Tourism in England]]
* [[Tourism in England]]
* [[VisitBritain]]
* [[VisitBritain]]
* [[Northern Ireland Tourist Board]]
* [[Tourism Northern Ireland]]
* [[VisitScotland]]
* [[VisitScotland]]
* [[Visit Wales]]
* [[Visit Wales]]
Line 21: Line 36:


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://visitengland.com/ Official website for holidays and short breaks in England]
* [http://visitengland.com/ VisitEngland: official website]
* [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/visitengland VisitEngland on GOV.UK]
* [https://www.visitbritain.org/transparency-and-governance/board-meetings-and-committees#ve-advisory-board-minutes VisitEngland Advisory Board meetings]


{{Department for Culture, Media and Sport}}
⚫
{{Tourism in the United Kingdom}}
{{European National Tourist Boards}}
{{European National Tourist Boards}}
⚫
{{Tourism in the United Kingdom}}


[[Category:2003 establishments in England]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in England]]
Line 30: Line 48:
[[Category:Organisations based in England]]
[[Category:Organisations based in England]]
[[Category:Tourism in England]]
[[Category:Tourism in England]]
[[Category:Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport]]
[[Category:Department for Culture, Media and Sport]]
[[Category:Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government]]
[[Category:Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government]]
[[Category:Organizations disestablished in 2003]]
[[Category:Organizations disestablished in 2003]]
[[Category:Governance of England]]
[[Category:Governance of England]]
[[Category:Tourism organisations in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Tourism organisations in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Tourism agencies]]



{{England-org-stub}}
{{England-org-stub}}

Latest revision as of 10:48, 11 November 2024

VisitEngland
IndustryTourism
Founded2009 (relaunch)
HeadquartersVictoria Square House, Birmingham[1]
Key people
Victoria Borwick (Chair)[2]
Websitevisitengland.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.

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.[4]

The scheme issues quality awards to holiday accommodation, hotel, bed and breakfast, self catering holiday cottages and others.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ https://www.wmca.org.uk/news/visitbritain-visitengland-announces-new-birmingham-base/
  2. ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/victoria-borwick-appointed-as-chair-of-visitengland-advisory-board
  3. ^ "Overview". visitbritain.org. 10 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Update on VisitEngland Quality Schemes' licence". maxemail.visitbritain.com.
[edit]
Stub icon

This article about an organisation in England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=VisitEngland&oldid=1256747043"