Media Room
Latest News
All the latest news from the Industry and the Visit County Durham Grapevine newsletter.
Visit County Durham
Group Travel training
3 May 2023
Join us for our Group Travel training on Wednesday 17th May at Hall Garth Hotel, Darlington between 1pm and 4pm. The short, interactive session includes top tips and inspiration to enable you and your business to stand out in a crowded and competitive marketplace.
Read More about Group Travel training
Visit County Durham
National Walking Month
3 May 2023
May is National Walking Month and VCD will be promoting walking breaks and activities across County Durham through a series of social media posts and via our dedicated walks page on thisisdurham.com, updated and including a new guide to accessible walks across the county. Apart from taking...
Read More about National Walking Month
Visit County Durham
High demand for Welcome to Durham customer service training
3 May 2023
Visit County Durham has relaunched its popular customer service course, with demand proving so high, a second session is being delivered next month.
Read More about High demand for Welcome to Durham customer service training
Visit County Durham
Save the date
26 Apr 2023
Purple Tuesday is a national initiative that helps businesses to improve the experience for their disabled customers. This year's annual celebration is being held on 7th November 2023 where organisations across all sectors showcase their support for this lucrative market. The Purple Pound is worth...
Read More about Save the date
Visit County Durham
Campaign update
19 Apr 2023
Visit County Durham's Memorable Moments national destination marketing campaign showcases the experiences that can be had in the county this Spring. The latest online content partnerships are now running with YorkshireLive and LeedsLive, potentially reaching over 19m consumers.
Read More about Campaign update
Visit County Durham
Visit County Durham Update
19 Apr 2023
The latest Visit County Durham Update is now available to view online, covering the key projects, successes, insights and updates of the last 6 months.
Visit Website Download Visit County Durham Update
Visit County Durham
Pocket Guide 2023
12 Apr 2023
The Durham Pocket Guide 2023 is now available to order. 125,000 copies will be distributed across the region encouraging visitors to stay longer and explore further. To order copies for your business, email visitor@thisisdurham.com.
Read More about Pocket Guide 2023
Visit County Durham
Partnership Renewals
12 Apr 2023
Our VCD Partnership renewal process is underway for 2023-24 and we'd like to say a big thank you to the many businesses that have renewed already. Please remember to check your spam/junk folder and if you have not yet received your partnership quote, get in touch via...
Read More about Partnership Renewals
Visit County Durham
Product Knowledge Day
5 Apr 2023
VCD Partners, check your inbox for your Eventbrite invitation to our Product Knowledge event taking place on Wednesday 19th April 2023 at Hardwick Hall Hotel. Hear the latest updates from VCD and attractions such as The Auckland Project, Beamish, Durham Distillery and our Supplier Partners...
Read More about Product Knowledge Day
Visit County Durham
Durham strikes gold at the North East England Tourism Awards
4 Apr 2023
Celebrations are continuing in Durham after businesses scooped top prizes at the North East England Tourism Awards. Hotels, attractions, shopping destinations and glamping sites all received accolades at the prestigious event, with three businesses scooping four of the coveted Gold awards. This...
Read More about Durham strikes gold at the North East England Tourism Awards
Visit County Durham
TV presenter and actor among gold winners at regional tourism awards
29 Mar 2023
TV presenter and actor Robson Green picked up a special Outstanding Contribution to North East Tourism at last night’s (THURS) North East England Tourism Awards. The special award was introduced this year to mark the 20th anniversary of the North East awards and will honour an individual,...
Read More about TV presenter and actor among gold winners at regional tourism awards
Visit County Durham
Jobs & Skills
29 Mar 2023
Visit County Durham has launched a new Jobs & Skills section on our corporate website offering advice on how to recruit effectively, what training opportunities are available, along with best practice examples.
Read More about Jobs & Skills
Visit County Durham
Annual Review published
29 Mar 2023
VisitBritain/VisitEngland held their Annual Review event 'Driving change and building value' last week, sharing 2022-23 results and highlighting plans to support the industry and grow the visitor economy. You can download the annual review document.
Read More about Annual Review published
Visit County Durham
A message from Visit County Durham's managing director, Michelle Gorman
24 Mar 2023
Visit County Durham is proud to be supporting English Tourism Week (17-26 March), which provides an important platform to showcase the amazing businesses, experiences and people that are part of the county's visitor economy, which is worth £827m annually and supports over 10,000 jobs. It is an...
Read More about A message from Visit County Durham's managing director, Michelle Gorman
Visit County Durham
ITB Berlin
8 Mar 2023
This week, Visit County Durham is attending the annual three day ITB Berlin, the world's leading travel trade event, to showcase the county to tour operators and travel agents from target overseas markets. The event attracts 160,000 visitors over the three days and Visit County Durham's presence...
Read More about ITB Berlin