North East shines at national tourism industry awards
Three exceptional North East tourism businesses represented the region at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2020 last night, where they took home a host of awards and secured their position as some of the finest examples of tourism businesses in the country. The annual awards event highlights the best...
Help us bring business events back to NewcastleGateshead and North East England
NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau is encouraging partners and stakeholders to get behind a new campaign to bring business events back to the region. #ItsTyneToMeetAgain will launch in September to engage and inspire audiences, and build confidence to encourage enquiry generation ahead of business events restarting in October. Now that the...
New visitor website launched for NewcastleGateshead
With UK staycations booming, destination marketing organisation NewcastleGateshead Initiative has launched a new visitor website for NewcastleGateshead and the wider North East. NewcastleGateshead.com has been rebuilt on a new platform with a refreshed design to reflect the personality of the destination and the people of North East England. The...
New campaign launched to kickstart North East tourism industry
Residents urged to share ‘My Kind of Toon’ As the Government’s ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ scheme starts, a new campaign has been launched to support the North East’s £5bn tourism economy. The ‘My Kind of Toon’ campaign is targeted at residents in NewcastleGateshead and the wider North East,...
Tourism businesses urged to come together to help industry recovery
As the summer holidays begin, NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) is encouraging local businesses to work together to help the North East’s £5bn tourism industry. The tourism industry has received a welcome boost in recent weeks with the Government announcing a temporary VAT cut for the tourism and hospitality sector, a...
Newcastle launches a Citylife line for SMEs
Newcastle City Council will provide much-needed business support for SMEs impacted by COVID-19. Citylife Business Support is a brand-new service that will support small and medium businesses to sustain, recover and safeguard jobs. This will support the city’s wider economic recovery plan and is one of six projects that...
‘Know Before You Go’ when heading out this weekend
Residents urged to do their research as restaurants and pubs reopen Tourism bosses in NewcastleGateshead are looking forward to welcoming people back to restaurants, bars and attractions this weekend but are asking the public to plan ahead and act responsibly. Destination marketing organisation NewcastleGateshead Initiative, alongside Gateshead Council and...
New industry standard launched for tourism sector
A new UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark has been launched to provide confidence in the tourism sector as it works towards reopening. The ‘We’re Good To Go’ scheme is being operated by national tourism agency VisitEngland with the support of local destination marketing organisations. The free to join...
Europe’s largest geography conference heads for NewcastleGateshead
Geographers from around the world will be coming together in NewcastleGateshead for The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference in 2022. The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2022 will be held at Newcastle University between Tuesday 30 August and Friday 2 September 2022. The conference usually attracts just...
GX Project supports innovative North East SMEs
A business support project has provided innovation grants totalling nearly £90,000 to SMEs looking to drive innovation in its latest wave of funding. Since the GX Project started in 2018, £245,000 of funding has been granted for businesses in the North East LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) area, with 23...