VisitEngland’s English Tourism Week takes this year from Friday 18-Sunday 27 March. The annual event aims to celebrate and showcase the strengths of England’s tourism industry as well as highlighting its significant contribution to the UK’s economy to key stakeholders including government, MPs and ministers.
This year’s theme ‘You’re Welcome’ to highlight the continued dedication of those working in the industry to provide excellent, world-class experiences for visitors.
NGI is encouraging our partners and stakeholders to join us in our celebration of the North East’s tourism industry and the impact it makes on our regional economy. Tourism is the fourth largest sector in the North East and is England’s third largest employer. It’s worth over £5bn to the regional economy each year and supports over 63,000 jobs in the area.
Get involved on social media
Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram by using #EnglishTourismWeek22 #SupportNETourism in your posts. Tell us why you support North East tourism and share your favourite places to visit in North East.
Tourism businesses are encouraged to share photos of their staff in front of their venue or attraction and celebrate the people behind the attraction and let the public know, ‘You’re Welcome!’
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Download the You’re Welcome social media graphic to share online
Share your news
Be sure to share your seasonal press releases and any planned activity with the NGI communications team molly.lymn@ngi.org.uk and at press@visitengland.org
Keep up to date with the State of North East England tourism
Read our State of North East England Tourism fact sheet – including key statistics, destination accolades, investment and NGI projects to support the sector.
Sign up to find out what’s on in NewcastleGateshead
When the region’s visitor attractions and hospitality industry begin to reopen, we want to let people know about new opening times and safe ways to visit as quickly as possible. Sign up for our ‘What’s on in NewcastleGateshead’ e-newsletter and / or make sure you follow NewcastleGateshead on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for all the latest on visiting NewcastleGateshead. Encourage your friends and colleagues to do the same to help us communicate these important tourism messages.