News

News

May 2020

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  3 Month free website listing for Food & Drink and Retail businesses28-05-2020

  Do you run a retail or food & drink business in Dorset that is currently offering takeaways, online shopping or home delivery during the Covid-19…

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  English Tourism Week 202022-05-2020

  VisitEngland announces launch of virtual English Tourism Week

  VisitEngland has today announced that this year’s English Tourism Week to…

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  Business Barometer Survey - deadline extended18-05-2020

  Business Barometer Survey - deadline extended

  The Visit Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole tourism teams have issued the second wave of…

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  COVID-19 Tourism Business Barometer Survey for the Dorset Tourism and Hospitality Industry - Second wave13-05-2020

  The Visit Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole tourism teams are now issuing the second wave of our Tourism Business Barometer survey…

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  Bounce Back Scheme announced01-05-2020

  Here is the latest round-up of tourism business news from Visit Dorset.

  New 100% Government backed loan scheme announced

  Government has announced…

April 2020

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  Useful hints and tips to help your tourism business24-04-2020

  NEW Business Financial Support tool launched

  There is a lot of information about financial support for businesses during COVID-19.

  The Government…

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  COVID-19 Business Impact Survey21-04-2020

  Visit Dorset COVID-19 Tourism Business Barometer Survey for the Dorset Tourism and Hospitality Industry

  We need your help!

  Visit Dorset is…

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  Visit Dorset are here to support you16-04-2020

  Here is a round-up of the latest information for Dorset tourism businesses. 

  We are aware that businesses with furloughed employees will not…

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  Visit Dorset - latest COVID-19 information02-04-2020

  HMRC business support webinars

  Now that the government's COVID-19 business support packages are live, HMRC are delivering a programme of…

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  Businesses invited to access grant funding01-04-2020

  We understand there are businesses struggling financially and information has now been released about how to access the government grants. There is…

March 2020

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  Visit Dorset 2020 Membership Freeze31-03-2020

  We recognise that these are incredibly difficult and worrying times for the tourism industry and we would like to assure you that your Visit Dorset…

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  Visit Dorset - latest COVID-19 update25-03-2020

  Here is a round-up of the latest information for Dorset tourism businesses. 

  Information from Dorset and BCP Councils

  Dorset and BCP…

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19) - latest advice09-03-2020

  Dorset Council, NHS services and Public Health are well prepared for outbreaks of infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

  Here are links to the…

January 2020

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  New VisitEngland campaign for families with young children29-01-2020

  VisitEngland has this week launched a digital campaign to promote family-friendly experiences in a bid to get more families with young children to…

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  Updated Digital Marketing Toolkit now available09-01-2020

  VisitBritain has updated their Digital Marketing Toolkit for 2020.

  From building connections with existing and potential customers, to…

December 2019

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  Lyme Regis TIC consultation16-12-2019

  Views wanted on the future of Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre 

  Dorset Council is looking for views on the future of the Lyme Regis…

November 2019

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  Grant scheme relaunched with £35m national fund12-11-2019

  Grant funding for projects in England which create jobs and growth in the rural economy.

  There are 3 themes which the fund is based on: Business…

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  VisitEngland PR Workshop07-11-2019

  Stuart from Visit Dorset recently attended a PR workshop and media event, hosted by VisitEngland.

  The daytime event consisted of a series of…

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  The importance of up-to-date images and content01-11-2019

  News from our website developer Simpleview

  One of the many strengths of Simpleview's tourism websites is their ability to achieve high…

October 2019

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  VisitEngland announces winners of 2019 ROSE Awards23-10-2019

  VisitEngland has revealed the winners of the fifth annual ROSE Awards.

  The awards recognise accommodation providers across England who…

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…