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Sir Gary Verity has resigned from his role as CEO of Welcome to Yorkshire amid an investigation into his use of expenses. Verity was a ... More

A new alpine-inspired spa has opened at Alpamare Scarborough, a waterpark attraction in Yorkshire, UK. Sitting alongside the waterpark, which opened in 2016, the 1,000sq ... More

VisitBritain has announced that its flagship annual travel trade event, ExploreGB, is to be held in Harrogate, Yorkshire in 2019. ExploreGB is VisitBritain’s largest travel ... More

Chris Pilling, the former chief executive of the First Direct, has been tasked with overseeing the preparations ahead of Yorkshire hosting the 2019 UCI World ... More

Twenty-seven grassroots cycling facilities will be developed across the UK following Yorkshire’s successful bid to host the 2019 UCI Road World Cycling Championships. As reported ... More

The government has followed through with its commitment to bid for the UCI Road World Championships – and has set aside £24m (US$31.5m, €27.8m) to ... More

The Tourism Alliance has criticised the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) decision to ‘merge’ VisitEngland and VisitBritain, warning that the move creates a ... More

An estimated 250,000 people turned out to line the route of the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire yesterday – the first day of the new cycle ... More

The government will invest £800,000 in improving cycling facilities in Yorkshire and promoting this year’s Tour de Yorkshire. Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said £500,000 ... More

Yorkshire’s hosting of the Tour de France Grand Départ helped the region set a new record for overseas visits during Q3 2014, with foreign cycling ... More

Trying to convince international tourists to visit more UK cities than just London could backfire if money is siphoned out of existing domestic tourism budgets, ... More

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced £10m of additional funding for tourism in the north of England. Speaking on the eve of the recent ... More

Four Yorkshire art galleries, within 30-minutes drive of each other, will work together to promote the county as the sculpture capital of Europe, in an ... More

Work has begun on a new chocolate-themed visitor attraction in York. The attraction – which has the working title The Sweet History of York - ... More

York-based cultural visitor attraction group, Continuum, is in discussions with the landlords of York House, Kings Square, York, as part of plans to create a ... More

Tourism agency Visit York has unveiled a new visitor information centre, following the completion of a £900,000 project to replace an existing facility. The new ... More

A new visitor information centre in York is set to open to the public in early 2010, following the completion of a £900,000 scheme to ... More