Well September has been quite a month. Queen Elizabeth II was often the reason people visited Great Britain and we have always celebrated her close connection to Lancashire, which she visited often. May she rest in peace.
This week lots of shortlisting has been taking place. The finalists in the final four categories of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2022 will be announced early next week. Look out for some breaking news on the Large Event of the Year, Small Event of the Year, Taste Lancashire Producer of the Year and Unsung Hero categories.
In September we welcomed new Visit Lancashire Partners The Hole in Wand, a magical nine-hole golf adventure in Blackpool and CrocArt Masters, the organisers of Preston Tattoo Convention, an annual event bringing award winning artists together from across the world. Meltemi Ltd, a Preston uniform specialist have joined as supplier partners and there are more details about them below. We thank them all for their support and look forward to working in partnership over the coming year and beyond.
This partner update includes news and opportunities, including new tourism figures for 2021, spotlight on a Visit Lancashire supplier partner, Visit Lancashire campaign plans, government plans to help cut energy bills and the regular partners in the news feature.
Visit Lancashire News & Opportunities
New Lancashire tourism figures for 2021 show sector in post-pandemic recovery
34 million more visitor days and nights than in 2020*, have been recorded, and more than double the 2020 economic impact.
The county’s annual STEAM report, which evaluates the volume and value of visitors to Lancashire, has been released. The report analyses data from tourism and hospitality businesses gathered for 2021 and shows the county recovering steadily from the impact of the Covid pandemic.
Government outlines plans to help cut business energy bills
Non-domestic energy customers including businesses, charities and public sector organisations in Great Britain will be able to benefit from a new Government scheme to cut bills.
The Energy Bill Relief Scheme discount will automatically be applied by your supplier to eligible bills to cover your business’s energy usage from 6 October until 31 March 2023.
If you are a food producer in Lancashire and would like to get your product in-front of retailers, buyers, chefs, and hoteliers then we might be able to help. Marketing Lancashire will be hosting an event to do just that in November.
If you are a food producer and would like find out more, contact vikki@marketinglancashire.com
Join our team
Marketing Lancashire have an exciting opportunity for a PR and Content Executive to join the team based in Preston with hybrid working options.
This role is a full time, a permanent position and offers a competitive salary.
This autumn a calendar of sessions will take place across the county. Partners are invited to come along to the most convenient session for them, share news and plans and discuss how to get the most from your partnership.
Partners can drop in anytime. You will be welcomed with a coffee.
Meltemi manufactures uniform clothing for the food trade industry and standard office wear, for example, blouses, shirts, skirts and trousers, including outerwear. Meltemi also provide an embroidery service in order to personalise your staff uniforms, to solidify your branding and unify your team.
Meltemi is a trusted uniform supplier, based in Preston, who operate in the UK and across Europe.
This year we will be promoting Lancashire’s fantastic businesses with a three-month campaign that includes a brand new digital festive guide, as well as social, email and campaign pages on VisitLancashire.com.
Partners can also choose to give their profile a boost with paid social via Visit Lancashire social channels.
Opportunities are available for partners to take part start from £50 + VAT. Hurry you have just one week left to sign up.
This month our consumer database has received the following Visit Lancashire emails, and the message is clear, autumn is a great time to visit Lancashire.
Get your seasonal events in front of thousands on visitlancashire.com
October Half Term, Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas are all approaching fast. Take advantage of the additional activity we will be doing around these key seasonal periods and get your events listed now on visitlancashire.com. This is a benefit of your Visit Lancashire partnership.
Events listed on visitlancashire.com also have the potential to be included in our quarterly digital events guide which have received 196,646 impressions to date.
You can upload your events by submitting an online form here
