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News

September 2019

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  Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum wins award for education16-09-2019

  Dorset’s Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum has won the prestigious Sandford Award for Heritage Education 2019.

  The award, from the…

August 2019

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  Visit Dorset Update July09-08-2019

  Tourism Sector Deal

  As part of Visit Dorset’s regular e-news to members and tourism organisations across the county, the team have been…

July 2019

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  Help shape the Local Industrial Strategy29-07-2019

  The Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is currently developing its Local Industrial Strategy for the County.  To ensure that the tourism…

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  Connect your tourism business to the world25-07-2019

  VisitEngland Press Release:

  VisitEngland has launched a business-to-business digital platform that enables tourism businesses and suppliers to…

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  Visit Dorset tops Google Ranking19-07-2019

  Following some improvements by the Visit Dorset team and our website developers Simpleview, visit-dorset.com is now ranking in the number 1 spot for…

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  Tourism Sector Deal announced02-07-2019

  VisitBritain News Release:

  You will no doubt have heard in the news that the Prime Minister has announced a Tourism Sector Deal.

  This is a…

May 2019

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  Visit Dorset Update May 201924-05-2019

  Website and Social Media Update

  The visit-dorset.com website continues to see growth every month and traffic for the past 12 months now stands…

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  Mitch Tonks brings Rockfish to Dorset08-05-2019

  Chef and CEO Mitch Tonks is bringing his award-winning seafood restaurant group, Rockfish, to Dorset, opening in Weymouth on the Esplanade in July…

April 2019

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  Updated Pink Book now available for accommodation providers08-04-2019

  VisitEngland has launched an up-to-date Pink Book, an overview of the legal obligations for English accommodation providers. 

  Now in its…

March 2019

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  Dorset Tourism Awards now open for entry15-03-2019

  We are delighted to announce that the 2019/20 South West Tourism Awards and Dorset Tourism Awards are open for entry.

  The awards are…

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  Vote for VisitEngland Tourism Superstar Finalist from Dorset12-03-2019

  Dorset residents encouraged to vote for local walking guide and fossil fanatic Tourism Superstar finalist

  An enthusiastic fossil fanatic and…

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  Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership Update – February 201912-03-2019

  visit-dorset.com and social media update

  The site continues to see growth every month and traffic for the past 12 months now stands at 2.3 million…

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  Visit Dorset 'Meet the Experts' Event12-03-2019

  A host of tourism specialists shared their wealth of knowledge at an industry event at Kingston Maurward on Thursday 7 March.

January 2019

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  Changes to Freeview - information for Accommodation businesses23-01-2019

  Upcoming changes to Freeview TV signals between February and June 2019

  There will be a change to Freeview television signals in parts of the…

November 2018

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  American visitor numbers on the rise16-11-2018

  VisitBritain says the UK could expect boost in visits from the United States during Thanksgiving week.

  The UK could look forward to a rise in…

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  England’s Coast Ambassador16-11-2018

  We are delighted to announce that the National Coastal Tourism Academy have just launched a new online training programme England’s Coast…

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  Visit Dorset sponsors the Dorset Tourism Awards09-11-2018

  The Visit Dorset team celebrated with tourism business at the 2018/19 Dorset Tourism Awards last night.

  Dorset welcomes over 29 million visitors…

October 2018

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  Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership Update – September 201823-10-2018

  Increase in visit-dorset.com traffic

  The exceptional summer weather clearly inspired visitors to look to visit-dorset.com to plan their time in the…

August 2018

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  Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership update - August 201831-08-2018

  visit-dorset.com traffic on the up!

  The prolonged spell of glorious hot weather is having a fantastic impact on our visit-dorset website traffic…

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  Digital Marketing Toolkit23-08-2018

  Improve your online presence. Become more searchable. Maximise engagement. Digital marketing has never been more important for tourism businesses…

July 2018

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  South West How's Business Survey - June 201831-07-2018

  The South West Research Company is now collecting data for the South West How's Business Survey for the month of April 2018. This is open to all…

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  Dorset businesses to benefit from £4.5m skills training pot13-07-2018

  Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Dorset are urged to take advantage of a £4.5m skills training pot for their workforce, as a result…

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  Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership June update11-07-2018

  Here is the June 2018 update for the Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership

  visit-dorset.com

  After a bumper May, visits to the site continue to…

June 2018

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  Accommodation Occupancy: Latest results from VisitEngland28-06-2018

  Every month the England Occupancy Survey (EOS) measures bedroom and bed-space occupancy across the serviced accommodation sector – from…

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  GB Day Visits Survey: Latest results28-06-2018

  The Great Britain Day Visits Survey (GBDVS) measures the volume, value and trip characteristics of tourism day visits in Britain. The…

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  Sell your product on the VisitBritain online shop28-06-2018

  Would you like to grow your sales? Sell your attraction, sightseeing tour and transport tickets in local language and currency via Visit…

May 2018

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  South West How's Business Survey - April 201831-05-2018

  The South West Research Company is now collecting data for the South West How's Business Survey for the month of April 2018. This is open to all…

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  Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership May update30-05-2018

  Here is the May 2018 update for the Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership

  www.visit-dorset.com

  The team have been busy refreshing the visit-dorset.com…

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  On Chesil Beach23-05-2018

  There's been lots of press and media coverage around the film release of On Chesil Beach this month, which has shone a spotlight on the area…

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  Dorset Tourism Awards 2018 deadline extended22-05-2018

  Over 100 businesses have already entered the 2018 Dorset Tourism Awards, however with the pressures of GDPR and the half term school…

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  VisitEngland and the National Autistic Society launch guide to help tourism businesses04-05-2018

  VisitEngland and the National Autistic Society launch guide to help tourism…

April 2018

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  Are you ready for GDPR?25-04-2018

  The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018. GDPR applies to all businesses of all sizes, with few exceptions.

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  South West tops the country for 6th year running in National Tourism Awards24-04-2018

  South West tops the country for 6th year running in National Tourism Awards 2018

   

  The national Visit England awards…

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  A week of treats for Dorset Residents17-04-2018

  Residents across Dorset can enjoy special discounts at many of the county’s top attractions during the Visit Dorset Residents’ Week,…

March 2018

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  Week dedicated to tourism gets under way as England prepares to celebrate15-03-2018

  VisitEngland is shining a spotlight on the country’s tourism industry in a week devoted to travel and exploration during English Tourism Week…

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  Want to know how to make your attraction more accessible?13-03-2018

  As part of the Heritage Ability project, the first annual networking event will be held on 27th March at Durlston Country Park, near Swanage.

  This…

February 2018

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  Bournemouth Beach is number 1 in the UK21-02-2018

  Bournemouth, Weymouth and Hengistbury Head wins 2018 TripAdvisor Traveller' Choice Award for beaches

  Bournemouth Beach today announced it has…

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  Katie Davies for Tourism Superstar 2018!13-02-2018

  As part of VisitEngland’s annual English Tourism Week which takes place from 17th-25th March, the fantastic Tourism Superstar Award recognises…

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  Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership Activity during 201708-02-2018

  2017 was an extremely busy year for the Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership.

  Here is a summary of what campaigns, press activity and other…

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  VisitBritain launches new global campaign to boost inbound tourism06-02-2018

  VisitBritain is this week launching a new global campaign for 2018 to boost inbound tourism to Britain.

  The campaign ‘I Travel…

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  South West Tourism Awards02-02-2018

  On 1st February, the best of the South West were announced at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards held in the Arena at the Riviera International…

January 2018

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  Funding workshops and advice - book your place17-01-2018

  There are a number of local workshops and one-to-one advice surgeries to help with funding for Dorset businesses.

  They are free events, but…

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  South West How's Business Survey - December 201711-01-2018

  The South West Research Company is now collecting data for the South West How's Business Survey for the month of December 2017. This is open…

December 2017

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  Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership update - December 201731-12-2017

  Autumn Industry Events

  Following on from our successful website re-launch event at Athelhampton House earlier this year, the team have been running…

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  South West How's Business Survey - November 201713-12-2017

  The South West Research Company is now collecting data for the South West How's Business Survey for the month of November 2017. This is open…

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  Extended deadline for RDPE Growth Programme13-12-2017

  The (RDPE) Rural Developement Programme for England has extended it's deadline for applications to support rural business development, food…

November 2017

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  South West How's Business Survey - October 201723-11-2017

  The South West Research Company is now collecting data for the South West How's Business Survey for the month of October 2017. This is open…

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  Visit Dorset Digital Marketing Roadshow Arrives in Weymouth21-11-2017

  Exclusive event to celebrate digital marketing in the tourism industry comes to Weymouth 

  Visit Dorset, the partnership responsible for…

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  Winners of 2017 Dorset Tourism Awards Announced 17-11-2017

  Winners of 2017 Dorset Tourism Awards Announced

  A record audience of 297 guests witnessed 66 trophies being presented to tourism businesses from…

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  Best of Britain on show to buyers across China as VisitBritain hosts travel trade event 16-11-2017

  More than 60 travel trade and industry suppliers from across the UK are set to showcase why Britain is a must-go-now destination to buyers from…