English Tourism Week, the annual campaign celebrating England’s tourism sector, will take place from 14 to 23 March 2025.
Spearheaded by VisitEngland, the campaign showcases the sector’s vital contributions to the English economy—generating approximately £70.5 billion in GDP and supporting 2.6 million jobs—while engaging government and key stakeholders.
An industry toolkit will soon be available to help businesses and destinations participate in the campaign. You can support the initiative by sharing the message on social media using the hashtag #EnglishTourismWeek25.
Tourism Week in Nottinghamshire
To celebrate Tourism Week in Nottinghamshire, we have two exciting public-facing events talking place in our region. We will also be hosting a private visit from Lady Victoria Borwick, Permanent Chair of VBAB and other representatives from VisitEngland on Tuesday 18th March for a tour of Nottingham to discuss the visitor economy in our region.
Discover East Midlands: A Gateway to Tourism and Trade
Wednesday 19th March 2025
Members of Visit Nottinghamshire, Meet in Nottingham and Nottingham Partners are invited to celebrate 60 years of East Midlands Airport at an upcoming event. In special attendance will be the Permanent Chair for VEAB, Lady Victoria Borwick.
Nottinghamshire Tourism Awards
Thursday 20th March 2025
The Nottinghamshire Tourism Awards 2024/25 will celebrate excellence across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire’s tourism, leisure, culture, and hospitality sectors.
Career Champions
Our ‘Career Champions’ campaign recently shone a spotlight on a group of talented hospitality professionals from Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We asked them to share their personal journeys and insights into how they began and progressed within the industry. Read more on the links below.
- Cooking up the perfect career; Hira Thackur shares his hospitality journey
- Geanina Stoicanea talks about how a passion for tourism shaped her dream career
- Hospitality is the place to stay: Lace Market Hotel’s Ellie Sherrocks shares her experience of working in some of Nottingham’s much loved hotels
- Making a passion into a career: Paul Kaye talks about his role at Nottinghamshire’s popular visitor attraction Creswell Crags
- Guilty or not guilty? Lauren Williams talks escape – proof event planning at the national justice museum
- Hear from the experts: Alyson Bentley talks spaces full of possibility at Delta By Marriott Nottingham Belfry and Belton Woods Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort
- Events with a twist; Holme Pierrepont’s commercial manager Sean Cummings talks conferences with an added element of fun
- Hear from the experts: Eastwood Hall’s regional director of sales sees a bright future ahead for Nottingham business events
- Hear from the experts: Trent Conference Centre
