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August 2017

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  Red Carnation Hotels Blog: The Best Places to Bike Ride in Dorset24-08-2017

  Visit Dorset recently assisted the Red Carnations Hotels group - owners of Summer Lodge and the Acorn Inn - to produce a

  

  Almost 7 million Brits planning a holiday at home for August Bank Holiday 23-08-2017

  VisitEngland’s August Bank Holiday Trip Tracker survey published today shows that 6.9 million Brits are planning an overnight holiday trip in...

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  Record June for number of overseas visits to the UK21-08-2017

  Official statistics out today show a record June for the number of overseas visits to the UK. 

  There were a record 3.5 million visits to...

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  NCTA awarded Discover England Fund17-08-2017

  We’re thrilled to announce that the National Coastal Tourism Academy has been awarded funding from The Discover England Fund, administered by...

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  RDPE Growth Programme16-08-2017

  The RDPE Growth Programme, funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), provides grants for projects to develop and...

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  Get involved in VisitEngland’s new domestic campaign, Join the World16-08-2017

  Promote your business and your content and engage directly with 18 -34 year old potential visitors by sharing your content with us and using the...

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  Package Travel Regulations Impact Survey15-08-2017

  BEIS has published the long-awaited Consultation on the Package Travel Regulations (PTR) that will transpose the requirements of the 2015 European...

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  South West How's Business Survey - July 201711-08-2017

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

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  Discovering Dorset’s historical locations with Hideaways07-08-2017

  Hideaways Country Cottages recently published an interesting article on Dorset's Historical locations, including a contribution from Visit...

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  Portland Thrill07-08-2017

  Visit Dorset regularly assist with requests from the press and media and it's always pleasing to see how the the finished articles and...

July 2017

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  Dorset Tourism Awards deadline extended18-07-2017

  Dorset Tourism Awards have extended their deadline for 3 award categories until the 31st August.

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  The future of tourism: have your say18-07-2017

  Government plans for an industrial strategy, and calls for sectors to pitch for a deal, is a one-off opportunity for tourism to be recognised as an...

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  Activity Holidays: Are they the key to growth on the English Coast?14-07-2017

  There’s been a surge in interest in activity holidays in recent years and the English coast has the perfect raw materials to capitalise on this...

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  South West How's Business Survey - May 2017 Report06-07-2017

  The South West Research Company How's Business Survey report for May 2017 is now available to view.

  2017 South West How's Business Report...

June 2017

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  National Trail plans revealed for Dorset coastline30-06-2017

  Plans to give Dorset a National Trail along its entire coastline for the first time have been set out.

  The Natural England proposals aim to...

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  Lyme Regis Museum to Reopen after £1.5million Extension and Improvements29-06-2017

  Lyme Regis Museum is thrilled to announce that its doors will reopen to the public on Monday 17th July 2017 following the completion of its new...

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  South West How's Business Survey - May 201728-06-2017

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

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  Visit Dorset support CoastWise safety campaign 27-06-2017

  Visit Dorset will be supporting a new campaign to promote safety on the coast, by hosting a short animated film and safety information messages at...

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  The Jurassic Coast is named the most photogenic location in Dorset26-06-2017

  The Jurassic Coast is the most photogenic attraction in Dorset with 1440 photos taken on Instagram there in the last six months according to social...

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  Dorset Residents’ Week a Huge Success23-06-2017

  The 12th annual Dorset Residents’ Week promotion took place from 8th – 14th May 2017 and proved to be the most successful promotion to...

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  Guardian Readers' Favourite Beach Walks21-06-2017

  Dorset was recently featured in a compilation of Guardian readers' favourite beach walks:

  Osmington Mills to Ringstead Bay, Dorset

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  Train service to Wareham from Swanage & Corfe Castle for the first time in 45 years20-06-2017

  Two generations of volunteers, going back to the Swanage Railway's birth in the mid-1970s, have been celebrating public transport history –...

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  Record April for overseas visits to the UK and spend16-06-2017

  New figures out today show that it was a record April for the number of overseas visits to the UK and spend.

  VisitBritain figures show that 3.7...

May 2017

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  Eviivo news release 19-05-2017

  New Eviivo marketing with Ryanair announced

  Market your B&B or Hotel directly to Ryanair’s 119m passengers, with eviivo...

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  VisitEngland and VisitBritain May e-newsletter17-05-2017

  Read the latest news from VisitEngland and VisitBritain in their May e-newsletter.

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