Association of Leading Visitor Attractions news

Sir Nick Varney has been revealed as the headline speaker at this year's VAC. Taking place on 5 October at the QEII Centre in London, ... More

Visitor numbers at the UK’s leading attractions have bounced strongly, getting to 78 per cent of pre-pandemic numbers. Figures published by the Association of Leading ... More

Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Donoghue has been Director ... More

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in visits to the world's top 100 museums and galleries falling by three quarters. According to an annual survey, conducted ... More

The UK's major visitor attractions recorded just 45.4 million visits during 2020 – a 70 per cent fall from the 151.3 million visits they received ... More

The heads of several major organisations, including The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), the Museums Association (MA) and the National Museums Directors Council (NMDC), ... More

The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has confirmed that HRH The Duke of York, Prince Andrew, will no longer represent the organisation as its ... More

Visitor numbers to UK attractions grew by 8.7 per cent in 2018, according to the latest figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). ... More

Despite a decline in visitor numbers, London’s British Museum is still the UK’s most visited attraction, but Scotland reigns supreme, with the country outperforming the ... More

Terrorist attacks in the British capital affected its Midway division, but Merlin Entertainments enjoyed a solid 2017, with visitation and earnings both rising year-on-year. Merlin ... More

As the global spotlight falls on the soon-to-be married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Britain’s tourism industry is predicting a boost from the upcoming Royal ... More

Tourism minister John Glen is set to co-chair his first meeting with the Tourism Industry Council on 27 September, with the new-look body set to ... More

Sadiq Khan has set out his tourism vision for the UK capital through to 2025, with the London mayor eyeing significant increases in tourism and ... More

Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), has been named an ambassador for cultural tourism as part of London mayor Sadiq ... More

The popularity of attractions across the UK continues to rise, according to the annual report from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), with 130m ... More

Chester Zoo welcomed more visitors in 2016 than any other UK zoo in history, with just shy of 1.9 million people flocking to see the ... More

Leisure industry heavyweights have raised concerns for the future after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) following the referendum on its membership. ... More

Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has raised concerns that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) could ... More

The top 10 most-visited attractions in the UK are all based in London, according to new figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), ... More

Tourism Northern Ireland are teaming up with the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) to deliver a masterclass in how to make visitor attractions a ... More

Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) director Bernard Donoghue has been elected chair of the Tourism Alliance – the representative body for more than 200,000 ... More

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has outlined plans to boost cultural tourism in the UK capital. He says he wants visitors to enjoy the “giant ... More

First World War centenary commemorations helped boost visits to the UK to record numbers in 2014, according to new figures from the Association of Leading ... More

VisitBritain has released new research looking at how the tourism industry can make the most out of the UK's £7bn culture and heritage sector to ... More

A survey of the UK’s top attractions has thrown up a number of concerns regarding accessibility, prompting the minister for disabled people to call for ... More