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The Winners of Lancashire Tourism Awards 2023

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 […]

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Conference heralds a new era for Lancashire Tourism

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 […]

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Apprentices at BAE Systems are set to craft one-of-a-kind trophies for the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2023

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 […]

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Lancashire Visitor Economy continues to show strong signs of recovery

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, […]

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Marketing Lancashire and VisitBlackpool awarded new national status to maximise the potential of the local visitor economy

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 […]

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Lancashire Day 2023: Share your Happy Memories

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 […]

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LTA23 Student of the year shortlist announced

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. […]

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Bumper year for finalists in Events and Taste Lancashire Producer categories of #LTA23

Today, Marketing Lancashire, organisers of Lancashire’s county-wide awards for tourism and hospitality businesses, announced another raft of finalists in what have turned out to be three of this year’s most popular categories of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2023. The annual awards recognise the success and achievements of Lancashire’s tourism and hospitality businesses in a wide […]

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The first finalists of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2023 revealed

Today, Marketing Lancashire, organisers of Lancashire’s county-wide awards for tourism and hospitality businesses, announced the first of the finalists in this year’s Lancashire Tourism Awards 2023 competition. The annual awards recognise the success and achievements of Lancashire’s tourism and hospitality businesses in a wide range of categories from New Business to Event of the Year, […]

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Visitors to the National Festival of Making made a bee-line to Taste Lancashire Producers

Cakes, ice cream, gins, cheese, honey and more, all made locally in Lancashire were on offer in the Taste Lancashire Market at the National Festival of Making last weekend; as part of Marketing Lancashire’s established food and drink campaign to champion and highlight the county’s world class food and drink. The weekend of Saturday 15th […]

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The Lancashire Tourism Awards 2023 – now open for applications

The Lancashire Tourism Awards – the only county-wide awards for tourism and hospitality businesses Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation (DMO), has now opened applications for this year’s competition to find the very best tourism and hospitality businesses in Lancashire; supported once again by Headline Sponsor, University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Louise McArdle, Head […]

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Rachel McQueen steps down as Chief Executive

Following news from Lancashire County Council of their strategic decision to reposition Marketing Lancashire, the county’s Destination Management Organisation (DMO),  Rachel McQueen has announced that she will step down as Chief Executive of the company. A statement from Rachel McQueen follows: “As the county moves forward with a shared vision, defined within the Lancashire 2050 […]

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