New activities, marketing updates, industry insights and business opportunities from Visit North Yorkshire.
Funded Food Hygiene and Safety training
Boost your team's knowledge Visit North Yorkshire have joined forces with the York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub and City of York Council to support hospitality businesses from across the area to benefit from fully funded...
Iconic ship to bring a boost to Scarborough’s visitor economy
Scarborough is set for a historic spectacle this summer, as a stunning replica of the 16th-century Spanish galleon, Nao Victoria, docks in Scarborough harbour this summer. The full-scale replica of the first ship to...
North Yorkshire Notes from our Head of Tourism
Continuing the Journey – Listening, Connecting and Looking Ahead Another month in, and the pace has not slowed. It’s been fantastic to meet even more of the people and partners who make tourism in North Yorkshire such a...
Maximising on event opportunities
North Yorkshire has a packed calendar of events that take place throughout the year. From internationally renowned festivals focused on literature, live music and art to foodie events celebrating local produce to...
Visit North Yorkshire joins first North Yorkshire Business Week
Tourism is set to be a focus of the first North Yorkshire Business Week this June. The week, which runs from 16 to 20 June celebrates the county’s diverse and innovative businesses with a week filled with opportunities for...
Time To Get Away Campaign – Autumn/Winter 2024/25
As the summer holidays drew to a close at the end of August 2024, we launched our ‘Time to Get Away’ campaign which ran throughout the autumn and winter season. This campaign was designed to promote North Yorkshire as a...
North Yorkshire Notes from our Head of Tourism
One month in - Reflections from across North Yorkshire It’s been a full and encouraging first month as Head of Visit North Yorkshire — and I’m more certain than ever that this is a place where tourism truly matters. The...
New Visit North Yorkshire Website
The new Visit North Yorkshire website has now gone live replacing our interim website and each of our legacy websites. The site has launched with a selection of features, and new functionality will be added over the coming...
Drop In and See Us
Drop-In Sessions and Networking Opportunities Visit North Yorkshire is hosting a series of networking events and drop-in sessions throughout the year. These events will allow tourism businesses to meet the Visit North...
New Head of Tourism for Visit North Yorkshire
Tony Watson joins North Yorkshire Council as Head of Tourism at the end of March 2025 to head up the Visit North Yorkshire team. Here’s a welcome from Tony: I wanted to take the opportunity to say hello before starting my...
Whitby Restaurant Week debuts with great success
Following the success of similar events in Harrogate and Selby, Whitby Restaurant Week provided the perfect opportunity for restaurants, cafés, tearooms, and bars across Whitby to attract residents and visitors to dine...
Upcoming North Yorkshire Literature Exchange Events
North Yorkshire accommodation providers are invited to attend two upcoming literature exchange events at Newby Hall, Ripon and Eden Camp Modern History Museum, Malton. These events allow B&Bs and hotel owners to collect...
Sustainability Spotlight: SEA LIFE Scarborough
Sustainability is one of the guiding principles embedded throughout the North Yorkshire Destination Management Plan (DMP). Our partners are already leading the way with some impressive projects and initiatives, so we are...
Taking North Yorkshire to The Netherlands
This January 2025 saw the Visit North Yorkshire team attend the Vakantiebeurs Conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands alongside stand partners Make it York, the North York Moors National Park, and Castle Howard....
Visit North Yorkshire’s first Christmas campaign
2024 saw the launch of our first county-wide destination festive marketing campaign, ‘Christmas in North Yorkshire’. Running from September to December 2024, the objective of the campaign was to raise the profile of North...