North East secures significant tourism growth
Latest results from a three-year project to grow tourism across England show significant economic impact for the North East, generating £109m worth of additional tourism spend in the region and supporting 2,043 jobs over a three year period – far exceeding initial targets set. Delivered by destination marketing organisations...
Newcastle joins MIPIM to showcase the city to investors
Invest Newcastle is gearing up to attend the world’s leading property trade show this March – to attract potential investment to Newcastle and the wider region. Invest Newcastle and leading North East England businesses are attending MIPIM Cannes to promote Newcastle on an international stage with the aim of...
NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau win gold for industry leading Conference Ambassador Programme
NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau has today (Friday 4 December) won Best Industry Partnership at the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) annual awards for their work with Newcastle University in attracting large scale conferences to the North East. Paul Szomoru, head of business tourism at NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, said...
Tourism superstars win gold at record breaking awards
llustrious tourism business from across the region were last night (TUESDAY) celebrated and congratulated on the exceptional contribution they make to the North East’s visitor economy at a ceremony held in Newcastle Civic Centre’s Banqueting Hall. Winners at the North East England Tourism Awards 2015 included Durham University...
Thriving New Zealand Tech Company Chooses Newcastle for European Headquarters
Tidy, a New Zealand company developing cloud based software solutions has chosen Newcastle as its European headquarters. Its products TidyWork, TidyStock and TidyBuild provide project management, workflow and inventory control software specifically for the architectural, engineering consultancy, manufacturing, construction and creative agencies industries. Newcastle won over strong competition from...
Medical and health conferences to give local economy £800,000 boost
A host of medical and health conferences heading to NewcastleGateshead this autumn will inject more than £800,000 to the local economy. The International Society of Paediatric Oncology and European Neuroblastoma Group’s (SIOPEN) Annual General Meeting and 4th Neuroblastoma Research Symposium is to be held at the brand new Crowne...
Wild beasts to roam the streets during Newcastle’s New Year’s Eve celebrations
31 December 2015 sees the welcome return of NewcastleGateshead Initiative’s annual New Year celebrations in Newcastle. Join the early evening family celebrations in Newcastle city centre as wild beasts take to the streets to ward off bad spirits before the arrival of the New Year. For night owls looking...
Shortlist announced for record breaking Tourism Awards
Tourism business across the North East are keeping their diaries free for the most important event of the year as the shortlist for the North East England Tourism Awards is announced today. Playing a major role in showcasing the range of high quality tourism businesses and experiences on offer...
City-breakers boost business across NewcastleGateshead
As the region bids farewell to the Rugby World Cup, with an estimated direct economic impact of £43m (indirect impact £93m)1, tourism bosses have reported a further boost to the visitor economy with figures released today showing more people visited NewcastleGateshead last year compared to 2013, contributing £1.42bn to...
Top Coca-Cola distributors have trip of a lifetime in Newcastle
One of the world’s most popular soft drinks brands uses Rugby World Cup 2015 as a key opportunity to reward its leading distributors with an incentive trip to the UK to watch South Africa play in Newcastle. A group of Coca-Cola’s leading distributors in South Africa were treated to...