More than two-thirds of tourism businesses in the South West say they have been negatively impacted by the ban on holidays in term-time.
A fifth of tourism businesses in the region say they have seen a fall in income of more than 30 per cent, while more than 60 per cent have experienced a reduction in income since the regulations were introduced in 2013.
Devon’s leading tourism businesses have been chosen for the finals of the Devon Tourism Awards which will be presented at a prestigious ceremony on 26th November 2015.
This year sees an increase to 22 categories in the competition which is now in its 6th year following its launch in 2010 in association with Visit Devon. The year also saw an increase by 34% to 174 entries from the cream...
2015 is a landmark year for Cornish Gems, as the luxury holiday letting specialists celebrate their eighth year of trading with a move into larger premises and announce the launch of their latest venture, Devon Gems - luxury holidays by the sea.
Launched in 2007, Cornish Gems set out to fulfil a niche in the holiday letting market, bringing Cornwall's luxurious holiday homes, cottages...
The Devon Tourism Partnership*, which promotes Devon under the 'Visit Devon' brand, is currently determining the future direction of the county’s promotion, domestically and internationally, and looking for businesses to tell them where they’d like their efforts concentrated. Local businesses have until Friday 17th July to complete the survey.
South West SEO expert Martin McIver is warning businesses in Plymouth and South Devon that unless they make their websites mobile friendly by 21 April, they could find themselves freefalling in Google’s search rankings.
The stark warning follows announcements from Google that it will change the way it ranks websites to favour those that are mobile friendly from 21 April.
Dartmoor National Park has been chosen as one of the 101 British landmarks that Visit Britain will be featuring in their £1.6m marketing campaign in China - GREAT Names for GREAT Britain
The campaign is designed to encourage Chinese people to learn more about Britain by inviting them to come up with the most fitting, meaningful and memorable Chinese names for British places and...
Visitors to Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, can enjoy many days out with the whole family as some of the most popular attractions cater for all.
Martyn Sibley, presenter of ‘Access all areas’ for Disability Horizons, recently visited Plymouth to see how accessible the city’s visitor attractions are.
Touring the Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth Boat Tours, National...
The challenges facing people with disabilities as they travel around the world are being investigated by a research student at Plymouth University.
David Fraser is looking to gather a range of opinions, both good and bad, to paint a comprehensive picture of how disabled tourists are treated at home and abroad.
He hopes to use his findings to influence providers and policy...
Food and Farming Minister George Eustice, representatives from DEFRA and the NFU were among the guests invited to celebrate English Tourism Week on April 4 with a farmhouse breakfast hosted by Farm Stay UK member Hannah Elford and supported by local businesses.
The breakfast, which took place at Degembris Farm near Newquay in Cornwall, was held in response to the news that the...
