\u201cThanks to our stunning scenery, heritage and world-class screen industries, many of the unforgettable moments that have taken our breath away at the cinema were filmed in the UK,\u201d said Tourism Minister Sir Chris Bryant.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want more visitors from home and abroad to immerse themselves in British destinations made famous thanks to film and TV,\u00a0and\u00a0events like this will help drive growth in our \u00a374 billion tourism industry.\u00a0Through\u00a0our Plan for Change\u00a0we want to welcome 50 million international visitors a\u00a0year by\u00a02030, while creating opportunity in local communities and setting the scene for the UK\u2019s thriving visitor economy for years to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
VisitBritain CEO Patricia Yates added: \u201cWith the upcoming launch of our \u2018Starring GREAT Britain\u2019 campaign, now is the perfect time to roll out the red carpet and welcome international buyers to Britain. Building product and destination knowledge broadens travel itineraries so visitors explore more, including through our regional gateways, driving visitor spending into local economies.\u201d<\/p>\n
At \u2018Showcase Britain\u2019, delegates will hear updates from VisitBritain\u2019s trade teams on the latest market research and insights, with product presentations also from VisitEngland, London & Partners, VisitScotland and Visit Wales.<\/p>\n
Buyers will also attend the \u2018Britain & Ireland Marketplace\u2019 (BIM) at the InterContinental London \u2013 The O2 before embarking on their post-tours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThanks to our stunning scenery, heritage and world-class screen industries, many of the unforgettable moments that have taken…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-360224","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-northern-ireland","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115062823023892640","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}