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Marketing Lancashire, organisers of the only county-wide tourism and hospitality awards, is delighted to launch the new Taste Lancashire Producer Awards in partnership with Booths; Lancashire’s family-owned grocers who have been selling top quality produce since 1847.    The new Taste Lancashire Producer Awards will run alongside the Lancashire Tourism Awards and the Taste Lancashire […]

Another three-day weekend is nearly upon us, and with the weather on our side, it’s the perfect time to explore everything Lancashire has to offer. If you are looking for a fantastic event or getaway this bank holiday, look no further. Our beautiful region has so much to offer, from a range of great events […]

Marketing Lancashire today announced the finalists in the annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, the only county-wide awards for tourism and hospitality businesses. Between today’s announcement and the awards ceremony, to be held in February 2025,  the finalists will progress through a number of stages including mystery shopping, announced visits and interviews with the independent Lancashire Tourism […]

Fantastic foodie events, the UK’s top restaurant outside London, some of the best gastropubs in the land and a VisitEngland Awards for Excellence national winner… Here’s why every food lover should take a break in Lancashire this summer. Lancashire is celebrated for its fantastic producers, delicious dining experiences and world class chefs and Lancashire’s event calendar offers year-round […]

Lancashire tourism businesses won Gold and Bronze awards last night (5 June) at the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2024, held in the Rum Warehouse of Liverpool’s Titanic Hotel with guest host, the celebrated hotelier and TV presenter, Alex Polizzi. Lancashire’s finalists were amongst 48 hopefuls, who competed in 15 categories, after winning in their […]

The stars of Lancashire tourism and hospitality shone brightly last night (Tues 6 February 2024 ) at the Lancashire Tourism Awards, held at the iconic King George’s Hall in Blackburn, supported by Headline Sponsor, University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Destination Sponsor, Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council. Lancashire favourite radio broadcaster John “Gilly” Gilmore was the evening’s guest presenter,  and […]

Marketing Lancashire has held the first Partners’ Tourism Conference, since announcing that Lancashire has been named a Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) by national tourism agency Visit England. Lancashire LVEP partners Marketing Lancashire and VisitBlackpool, who submitted the LVEP application on behalf of Lancashire, will now work within a national portfolio of strategic and high-performing […]

A group of talented second-year Craft Apprentices at BAE Systems are busy creating 24 handmade trophies for the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2023. During a Marketing Lancashire visit to the BAE Academy for Skills and Knowledge (ASK) at Salmesbury, the team admired some of the practice creations from apprentices on display and suggested a collaboration to […]

County’s visitors rose to 64.8 million in 2022 The latest tourism figures released  (2022) have revealed that the Lancashire tourism sector continues to show a strong recovery post-pandemic with 17 million more visitor days and nights in 2022 than 2021. The county’s annual STEAM report, which evaluates the volume and value of visitors to Lancashire, […]

Local Visitor Economy Partnership will support growth and development of the region Marketing Lancashire and VisitBlackpool have announced that a collaborative bid has been awarded Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status by VisitEngland, placing them among the country’s leading organisations for destination management. The new Lancashire LVEP is a partnership between Marketing Lancashire and VisitBlackpool […]

We’re getting ready for this year’s Lancashire Day celebrations, and we hope you are too. On Monday 27th November, all Lancastrians will be celebrating Lancashire Day and Marketing Lancashire can’t wait to join in. Each year we dedicate our social media channels to celebrating the culture, lifestyle and achievements of the county in the hopes […]

Marketing Lancashire and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have today (Thursday 19th November) announced the shortlist for the Hospitality and Tourism Student of the Year award which will form part of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2023 (LTA23) to be held on February 6th 2024. Four students from three of Lancashire’s leading colleges will be considered for the award. […]