On the tourist map
Cultural organisations are missing a trick by not tapping into the tourist trade, but a successful strategy involves more than a n…
Cultural organisations are missing a trick by not tapping into the tourist trade, but a successful strategy involves more than a n…
Tourism has been in decline in England’s seaside towns for years, but now a network bringing world-class circus and str…
Millions of tourists flock to see Shakespeare’s England, but they don’t all have time to catch a play. Geraldine Colli…
Scotland’s year-round programme of cultural events attracts huge numbers of international visitors, but it takes careful str…
The top ten most popular attractions remain in London, although visits are down at most attractions in this group.
A large-scale study has found that the growth of the festivals is benefiting the tourism and hospitality sectors.
A national project will put a street arts and circus touring network at the heart of plans to revitalise the economies of England&…
A new tourism-based strategy aims to grow Scotland’s domestic and international reputation by investing in the development o…
A new report finds that growing numbers of museum and gallery attenders are contributing nearly £900m to the Scottish econom…
Recognising the potential growth of cultural tourism four years ago, Ireland’s audience agency published a guide for arts or…
Karl Greenwood on ways to help tourists discover a city from the inside out, tapping into local knowledge through technology and u…
Two capital cities, London and Cardiff, are working collaboratively and over the long term to attract cultural tourists, Hele…
Is there a need for ‘Cultural Destinations’ funding in the Lake District, a region already full of tourists? Definitel…
£10m of DCMS funding will be used to attract more international visitors to the north of England.
As a new report reveals cultural tourism generated £3.2bn for the economy in 2013, City Hall plans to help spread the wealth…
Free admission at DCMS-funded museums and galleries has helped boost visits by foreign tourists by almost 40% since 2008/9, while…
A UK-wide event-planning and anti-clash website will help government bodies and agencies to support a drive for tourism and cultur…
A new consortium is preparing to support the development of carnival artforms spanning music, movement and costume making. Aiming…
Sarah Stannage warns that many arts organisations may be missing out on European and Government funding available through Local En…
Ten successful bidders will be part of a £3m programme which aims to develop partnerships between arts, culture and tourism…
Why do we need festivals? In the first of two articles about festivals, Holly Payton-Lombardo asks if we simply enjoy coming toget…
A new wave of artists’ tours encourages us to look differently at the public spaces (like car parks) we see around us. Bill…
Global Travel Industry News offers some tips to tourist destinations on how they can work in partnership with arts organisations.
Leah Black explains how Spring Fling, originally a visual arts and craft event, has attracted new visitors by embracing nature and…