Our Press Releases

Work Begins on Innovative New Lancashire Visitor Attraction Work has commenced on the landmark floating visitors centre at Brockholes, off Junction 31 of the M6. The designs by Adam Khan, chosen through a RIBA competition, are set to provide Lancashire with a new landmark that will attract visitors from all over the UK. The building […]

As we countdown to the culinary delights of the festive season, Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) is reflecting on a year-round celebration of Lancashire produce and quality eating establishments, as well as a number of ‘foodie’ landmarks and several awards and nominations that have raised the county’s distinctive food and drink offer on a […]

Grand Designs for Museum of Lancashire. – £2m re-style Investment in The Museum of Lancashire means this centrally located Grade II listed building will become a central  "hub" venue for Lancashire Museums. Here visitors will be able to get their first taste of the Lancashire story and be sign posted to the wealth of varied […]

Press Release from VisitEngland STAYCATION PHENOMENON A PROVEN REALITY WITH 18.5M HOLIDAYS TAKEN IN ENGLAND THIS SUMMER Monday 14th December 2009 – New figures released today by VisitEngland from the UK Tourism Survey show that the staycation phenomenon was a reality with the number of holiday trips taken by Britons within England between June and […]

Press Release from VisitEngland NEW RESEARCH REVEALS HUGE MARKET FOR ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL Thursday 19th November 2009 – New figures released today by VisitEngland from the UK Tourism Survey show that overnight trips made by, or accompanied by, someone with a health condition or impairment contributed almost £1bn to the English domestic visitor economy in the […]

The official news release circulated today from National Football Museum follows : National Football Museum enters into Manchester partnership The trustees of the National Football Museum today resolved in principle to enter into a partnership with Manchester City Council, which will see the Museum open at the Urbis building in Manchester. This partnership will guarantee […]

WELCOME TO BLACKPOOL ANNIVERSARY Over the summer, 450 staff from two of Blackpool’s best known and popular attractions Pleasure Beach and Sandcastle Waterpark completed the resort’s Welcome to Blackpool training programme; a unique course delivered by Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board in partnership with Blackpool Council which was launched just a year ago (Nov 08). […]

 REWARDING LANCASHIRE’S FINEST at LETS SPECTACULAR Yesterday evening (Thursday 12 November) Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) celebrated Lancashire’s finest with an array of winners and highly commended finalists sharing the spotlight with stars of stage and screen Tupele Dorgu and Paul Nicholas, at this year’s annual LETS (Lancashire Excellence in Tourism Skills) awards, held […]

Three quarters of adults say they are likely to take a break in England in 2010 VisitEngland today exclusively releases new research on holiday booking patterns that reveals almost three quarters of adults (72%) say they are likely* to take a break in England in 2010, making England the holiday destination of choice. Encouragingly, 95% […]

The great English holiday is back with 40% more holidays taken in July The great English summer holiday continued its 2009 renaissance in July, with the number of holiday trips taken by UK residents to England up by an impressive 40%; amounting to almost 2 million more holiday trips and 7.2 million extra nights holiday […]

STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN IN NEW DOUBLE ACT Two of the UK’s most popular television and theatre stars have been cast in new leading roles for Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board’s (LBTB’s) annual LETS (Lancashire Excellence in Tourism Skills) awards, to be held at Fleetwood Marine Hall on Thursday 12 November. Perfectly suited to […]

A film created to encourage people to take a fresh look at Blackpool has scooped a gold at the prestigious PR Week awards. Commissioned by Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board, VisitBlackpool and the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), the viral made the headlines and generated over £6m worth of media coverage when it was launched in […]