Press Releases

Check out the latest and archived press releases from East of England Tourism.

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Announcement of new Chair for East of England Tourism
01/09/2010
East of England Tourism is delighted to announce the appointment of Beverly Hurley to the position of Chair with effect from the 1 September 2010 - following the decision of the previous Chair Dr Derek Langslow to retire after four and a half years in the role.


London 2012 Games - 'Fair and Reasonable’ East of England
25/06/2010
The Essex Golf and Country Club has become the first tourism business in the East of England to sign up to the Fair Price Charter for the region, which has just been launched by East of England Tourism. 


Stansted Airport and EET team up to boost Tourism
21/05/2010
Stansted Airport, the second largest port of entry in the UK for foreign visitors, has teamed up with East of England Tourism to help boost inbound tourism.


Sustainable Tourism East - Local Information Guides
20/05/2010
East of England Tourism is launching a series of 50 ‘stay a little longer’ guides to rural areas, as part of their Sustainable Tourism East project - which is supported under the Rural Development Programme for England.


Tourism 'Oscars' for the Region
26/04/2010
East of England Tourism is delighted to announce that the region has taken a Gold and a Silver award in this year's National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence. 


Tourism Opportunities for the London 2012 Games
25/03/2010
Around 130 tourism leaders and accommodation providers from across the East of England met at the Imperial War Museum Duxford (nr. Cambridge) yesterday to hear how best to develop their businesses to help the region capitalise on the 2012 Olympics.


Welcome Host - Norfolk Tourist Attractions Staff Training
19/03/2010
Twenty-one staff from Wroxham Barns, Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, Broads Tours and the RAF Radar Museum - all members of the Norfolk Tourist Attractions Association (NTAA), completed a one-day 'Welcome Host' training course at Wroxham Barns on Tuesday 16 March, during British Tourism Week.


BOBI - Best of Britain and Ireland 2010
17/03/2010
Based around the ancient kingdom of East Anglia, the area was originally made up of Norfolk and Suffolk. These are now joined by Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire to form the bump on England's eastern side.


2010 National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence - Two Finalists for Region
26/02/2010
As domestic breaks remain attractive in the current economic climate, VisitEngland has announced the finalists in this year’s National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence - which showcase excellent value-for-money experiences. EET is delighted that two of this year’s national finalists are from the East of England.


Excursions 2010 - A Great Success
20/01/2010
Exhibitors at Excursions 2010, the UK’s premier one day group travel show, pronounced the exhibition a great success with a high level of very positive enquiries from top quality group organisers and coach tour operators.


East of England honours excellent Tourism Businesses in the region
30/10/2009
BBC Newsnight’s Gavin Esler presented this year's Regional Enjoy England Awards for Excellence at a black tie dinner on Thursday 29 October 2009 at The West Wing at Ickworth (nr. Bury St. Edmunds) in Suffolk.


The East of England as Scene on Screen
29/10/2009
Due to the popularity of the East of England as a filming location, the region has launched an exciting new website www.sceneonscreen.co.uk


New Project to deliver Sustainable Results for Tourism in the East of England
29/10/2009
East of England Tourism is delighted to announce a new £0.8m project to support tourism businesses seeking to develop a more sustainable approach to business.


East of England riding the waves of positive visitor numbers
24/07/2009
With the uncertainty of the summer season for tourists in the UK visits to the East of England this summer are showing encouraging results.


EET takes part in Race for Life
09/07/2009
On Wednesday 8 July, eleven ladies from the East of England Tourism team took on the challenge of the 5km Race for Life in support of Cancer Research.


Tourism 'Oscars' for the Region
24/03/2009
East of England Tourism is delighted to announce that the region has taken four Silver awards in this year's National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence.


Group Visits in the East of England
16/01/2009
East of England Tourism (EET) is launching its new Group Travel and Educational Visits Website for 2009 www.visiteastofengland.com/grouptravel


2008 Regional Enjoy England Awards for Excellence
24/10/2008
The Enjoy England Awards for Excellence are recognised as the premier awards for the tourism industry. The regional awards highlight the quality of the tourism industry in the eastern region (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk) and help to raise the profile of the participants.


EET Champions Responsible Tourism at its Annual Conference
08/10/2008
East of England Tourism held its AGM and Annual Conference at Homerton College, Cambridge on Thursday 2 October 2008.


Tourism 'Oscars' for the Region
24/04/2008
East of England Tourism is delighted to announce that the region has taken two Gold awards in this year's National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence. 


National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2008
07/03/2008
VisitBritain has announced the finalists in this year’s National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence - known as the 'tourism Oscars' - and EET is delighted that two of them are from the East of England.


Group Visits in the East of England
07/01/2008
East of England Tourism has re-launched its Group Travel web site for 2008.


EET goes on Beachwatch
19/09/2007
A team of volunteers from East of England Tourism cleaned the Pin Mill area on the Orwell Estuary (nr. Ipswich, Suffolk) on the 15 September 2007, as part of the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) annual 'Beachwatch' litter survey and clean-up.


www.visiteastofengland.com gets accolade
17/09/2007
East of England Tourism's comprehensive and regularly updated web site www.visiteastofengland.com has been named the 'Web of the Week' in The Times Newspaper on Saturday 15 September 2007.


Best of the East
06/09/2007
East of England Tourism has worked in partnership with 'one' railway on Best of the East - a summer campaign to get people moving in the region. The main communication of the campaign was through local radio stations and the web.


East of England goes air side...
04/09/2007
For the first time ever, East of England Tourism are advertising on the air side at London Stansted Airport to showcase the region.


'one' railway achieves success in Welcome Host Plus
03/09/2007
'one’ railway and East of England Tourism have celebrated the first eighty staff from the railway's award-winning on-board catering team achieving success in the Welcome Host Plus course.


Bourne Leisure commits to creating a magical welcome at Orchards
26/07/2007
Bourne Leisure’s Orchards Holiday Park at St. Osyth (nr. Clacton-on-Sea) in Essex has much to celebrate - having received official recognition for training all its team through the Welcome to Excellence ‘Creating the Magic’ customer care programme.