West Country Tourism Conference

17/10/2026

Will UK governments ever learn the potential that tourism and the visitor economy can bring, if only properly supported?

TMI research warns that declining funding and limited staffing threaten destination management across the UK and Ireland’s £147bn visitor economy.

17/10/2026

So true - and what we've been warning of for years - here's the evidence!

UK risks undermining its £147bn visitor economy by neglecting destination management, new research warns By Prestige Events Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Tourism Management Institute research with 91 destination leaders reveals shrinking teams, falling funding and gaps in ...

02/04/2026

We are delighted to announce that the Tourism Awards in the South West are open - with the first entry started ⭐

Thank you to our fantastic supporters and sponsors 👏

Covering , , , and , , and the awards, run in partnership with the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence, celebrate excellence in the industry.

They are open to businesses of all shapes and sizes and offer valuable opportunities to raise profile, get great PR and free independent feedback on how you could be even more successful.

Importantly, in these tough times, entry is FREE for everyone so please spread the word and tag your tourism friends who run brilliant businesses.

The deadline is 31 May.

Find out more and enter the scheme in your area

👉Cornwall Tourism Awards including Isles of Scilly www.cornwalltourismawards.org.uk

👉Dorset Tourism Awards www.dorsettourismawards.org.uk

👉Devon Tourism Awards www.devontourismawards.org.uk

👉Bristol, Bath, Somerset and Gloucestershire Tourism Awards www.somersettourismawards.org.uk

Don't forget entries close at midnight on 31 May.

04/02/2026

Day 2 and we're hearing a from Anytime Booking busting myths with the facts about what actually makes a difference to your sales!

04/02/2026

Great to see a packed and attentive audience at yesterday's West Country Tourism Conference .. even more booked for today!

03/02/2026

Ok .. it was a face to face event, but here's the overwhelming response at today's Conference to the question 'who prefers face to face events over online ones'.
Us too!!

03/02/2026

Great to have Kate Nicholls UKHospitality sharing her insights at

03/02/2026

Hearing from Robin Tjolle from VisitEngland on the support they give to the sector. Tourism is so important to the local economy across the south west and having VisitEngland here is so important to strengthen that relationship.

03/02/2026

Learning about the One Hour Rule from Paul Turner from Cosmic automating systems in small SMEs.

03/02/2026

We're hearing from Phil Trevitt about the Somerset Larder and their inspirational apprenticeship programme operating to deliver the catering function at Hinkley Point, Somerset.