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Early Bird Discount for Wight BID levy payers and Voluntary Contributors

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Simon Clark

Advertising Opportunities for 2019 – Early Bird Discount Available There are a variety of advertising options available on our visitisleofwight.co.uk website, consumer e-newsletter, social media channels and within our Visitor Information Centre. Website Options Enhance the information on your web page by purchasing bolt-ons such as displaying Social Media feeds, TripAdvisor reviews, additional images and availability. Also push your web

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English Tourism Week 2019

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Simon Clark

English Tourism Week 2019 takes place between 30 March and 7 April. On their page you’ll find 50 ways to take part, download options for posters, a create your own poster option and the official English Tourism Week logos with guidelines. It is a fantastic opportunity to use Visit Britain/Visit England as a banner organisation to promote your business

ALL YEAR ROUND things to do

Posted on October 12, 2018 by abiviow

Here’s a useful PDF of attractions and things to do on the Island. You are welcome to print this off and display it on noticeboards or within newsletters. Many people ask “what is there to do during the winter season?”, so this simple list provides a useful memo that reminds people that the Island is a great destination to visit

The Visit England attractions report 2017

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Simon Clark

Visit England have produced their latest attractions report for 2017. The objective of the report is to monitor trends in the visitor attraction sector in England and the results can help attraction operators to benchmark their operation within their category, their region and across the sector as a whole. Right click and save on the link below to view the

Wight In Bloom 2018

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Simon Clark

An incredible 114 people entered this year’s Wight In Bloom, and it all came down to this… Over 100 guests gathered at the Quay Arts Centre for this year’s awards, celebrating Island horticultural excellence. Wight In Bloom’s Patron, celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh, MBE VMH DL presided over the ceremony, which took place in the Anthony Minghella Theatre. Supported and managed

Isle of Wight Walking Festival announce title sponsor

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Simon Clark

Visit Isle of Wight is pleased to announce the continued support of Warner Leisure Hotels, ensuring the success and encouraging growth of the Isle of Wight Walking Festival. The Isle of Wight Walking Festival 2019 will run from 4th May to 19th May, and one of the most popular festivals of it’s kind in Europe and vital in bringing visitors

Drop-in sessions announced for autumn 2018

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Simon Clark

A fresh set of drop-in sessions for this autumn have been announced. The sessions will feature a small team from Visit Isle of Wight – including the MD of Visit Isle of Wight, Will Myles. The drop-in sessions will be an opportunity for Wight BID levy payers to find out more about what Visit Isle of Wight will be doing

Last call for your FREE Southern Vectis Key Card!

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Simon Clark

The Visit Isle of Wight Travel Ambassadors are offering a small number of lucky accommodation providers the chance to give their customers free bus travel. The hugely successful Southern Vectis Key Card scheme aims to convert individual car journeys into bus trips to show visitors just how easy it is to travel around the island without their own four wheels.

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Business Rate Relief Abuse?

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Simon Clark

Claiming a second home as a business has been thrown into the spotlight by British Destinations. In an online article, British Destinations – a national trade organisation representing and delivering activities on behalf of visitor destinations across the UK – is asking for views on the issues raised by the alleged abuse of the business rate relief scheme. The article

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Tell us about your offers and events this coming season!

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Simon Clark

Autumn and Winter on the Island – tell us what you’ve got going on! National and international travel media are always on the lookout for new developments, events and new reasons to visit a location – and they are big fans of the Isle of Wight! Add it to the consumer website VisitIsleofWight.co.uk (go to https://www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/information/submit-event) or let us know about

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