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Partners/Links
You can link through to the websites of these organisations with whom we have a close working relationship by clicking on the appropriate organisation name: The Central Government department responsible for tourism is DCMS. It works with the industry to promote the growth, productivity, competitiveness and profitability of the visitor economy.
VisitBritain:
This is the official website for the UK tourism industry from Britain's national tourism agency. The website is packed full of market intelligence & research, advice and opportunities for promoting your destination internationally. You can also sign-up online to receive their free e-updates in order to keep abreast of the latest industry news. VisitEngland is the national tourist board for England, responsible for marketing England to domestic and established overseas markets and for improving England's tourism product. To find out more about VisitEngland's latest marketing campaigns as well as opportunities, markets, industry news and how to get involved, click on the name above.
Set up in 1997 the TMI is the professional institute for destination management in the UK and the destination management section of the Tourism Society. Its 220 members are involved in the visitor economy in a variety of ways. Membership applications are open to those working in local authorities and attractions, information centres, destination management partnerships, visitor bureaux, regional tourist boards, regional development agencies, national tourism organisations and suppliers of professional services.
Tourism Society:
The Tourism Society is the forum for professionals working across the whole spectrum of the visitor economy, providing through its meetings and events a platform for debate, a voice for the sector, a conduit for exporting expertise and a stimulus for increasing professionalism. Tourism for All UK is an independant charity supporting leisure and tourism opportunities for all, operating an information service to older and disabled people and working with the industry and government to raise the standards of welcome to all guests. For more information on Tourism for All email info@tourismforall.org.uk or call 0845 124 9971.
Local Government Association:
The Local Government Group is the single voice for local government with more than 400 member authorities in England and Wales. It works with and on behalf of its member authorities to deliver the shared vision of an independant and confident local government sector, where local priorities drive public service improvement in every city, town and village and every councillor acts as a champion for their ward and for the people they represent. The Local Government Group promotes the important role that councils play in the visitor economy, supports councils to share good practice in creating a thriving visitor economy and lobbies government to ensure that councils have the powers and freedoms they need to support local investment in the visitor economy and to forge effective partnerships with local tourism businesses.
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