http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk - News Articles en-GB Copyright Tourism Business Toolkit Tourism Business Toolkit News Tourism Business Toolkit 60 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:41:18 GMT http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/9/16/darlington-college-plays-host-a3626 Darlington College has recently hosted the northern regional finals of the Young Chef Young Waiter 2011 competition. Four young chefs and four waiters are going forward to the national finals of The Restaurant Association's Young Chef Young Waiter competition to be held at Westminster Kingsway College, London on October 19. These awards recognise outstanding individual skills among talented young professionals across the UK and aim to encourage higher standards in the industry as well as enabl What%27s%20New Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/9/12/the-turner-prize-exhibition-2011-will-soon-be-here-a3609 For the very first time, the Turner Prize exhibition is coming to the North East and opens on 21 October 2011 at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead. The exhibition runs until Sunday 8 January 2012 and the winning artist will be announced at a celebratory event at BALTIC in December 2011. The Turner Prize is awarded each year to a British artist under the age of 50 for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the twelve months preceding. Sarah Steward What%27s%20New Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/9/3/heritage-open-days-2011-tell-all-your-visitors-a3610 Heritage Open Days celebrates England's fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission. This year, Heritage Open Days will be 8 - 11 September 2011. Properties open to the public in the North East include: Binchester Roman Fort, Bishop Auckland 7 Pimlico in Durham Alnwick Masonic Hall, Northumberland Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland plus lots more! Encourage as many of your vis What%27s%20New Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/8/30/a-great-boost-for-northumberland-and-the-region-a3606 Northumberland has done incredibly well in the first ever BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards with five Northumberland businesses featuring strongly amongst the winners. Alnwick is the proud winner of Britain's 'Best Market Town' Hadrian's Wall was voted 'Britain's Greatest Walking Trail' Northumberland National Park came third in the 'Favourite National Park' category Belsay House and Gardens came second in the 'Britain's Finest Garden' category The Northern England Red Squirrel conserv What%27s%20New Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/8/19/new-3d-movie-service-for-b-and-bs-and-hotels-a3592 Filmbank Distributors, supplier of Hollywood movies to guest rooms, has launched a 3D movie service for B&Bs and hotels. The firm's 3D DVD Concierge Licence allows guesthouses, B&Bs and hotels to legally offer 3D DVDs to their guests for in-room use. Check out more in this article from Caterersearch What%27s%20New Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/7/27/great-news-for-housesteads-roman-fort-a3569 Housesteads Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall is in line for a £1m-plus upgrade. English Heritage and The National Trust will each invest £500,000 in the 1,900 year-old fort, with the Northumberland National Park Authority putting in a further £40,000. A brand new exhibition and digital interpretation centre are included in the upgrade. More artefacts will go on display, bringing in extra legions of international tourists who flock to the World Heritage Site in their thousands ev What%27s%20New Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/7/27/tourism-society-conference-best-in-four-years-a3563 The Tourism Society's Annual Conference 2011, held at Beaulieu on 5 July, has been hailed as the best in the last four years by the Society's immediate past chairman Alison Cryer FTS.  Tony Potter, Chief Executive and Managing Director of Corinthia Hotels was the guest speaker.  He addressed the conference theme of 'Innovation and Reinvention in Tourism' and talked about the relationship between new innovations and high level service delivery that can translate into customer What%27s%20New Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/6/20/nominate-a-torchbearer-a3518 Lit in Greece, the Olympic Flame arrives in the UK on 18 May 2012. London 2012 are looking for 8,000 'truly inspirational people across the UK to carry the Olympic Flame'. Who will you nominate for their moment to shine to help carry the Olympic Flame through the North East? The Flame will be welcomed in: - Alnwick (14 June 2012) - Durham (16 June 2012) - Middlesbrough (17 June 2012) - Newcastle (15 June 2012) For more information and to nominate a Torchbearer visit London 2012 - The Olym What%27s%20New Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/6/10/transporter-bridge-awarded-2-6m-hlf-grant-a3494 The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge is to receive a grant of £2.6m from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It is one of five heritage sites across the UK that are to benefit from the financial boost.  Other sites include 19th-century Penarth Pier and Pavilion on the South Glamorgan coast, Grade 1 listed Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire; and World War 11 submarine HMS Alliance in Gosport. The Grade 11 listed Transporter Bridge, one of only a handful of its kind in the world, links Middle What%27s%20New Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/5/11/regional-launch-of-new-hotel-school-a3470 A regional launch of the new Edge Hotel School is coming to Newcastle on 2nd June. In partnership with the University of Essex and their academic partner, Colchester Institute, Edge is launching the first hotel school of its kind in the UK. It will exist within a fully operational commercial hotel situated at Wivenhoe House on the University of Essex's Colchester Campus.  Students will learn by doing as they operate and experience all areas of the hotel and will obtain fast track foundati What%27s%20New Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/5/9/middlesbrough-goes-for-city-status-a3467 Business managers in Middlesbrough have given their backing for the town to gain city status. The town is one of a number hoping to secure the title as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012. The city status bid team said that because local companies have got behind the bid it could be done at little cost to the Labour-run authority. Peter Hallsall, managing director of development company BioRegional Quintain, described Middlesbrough as a "very ambitious place with war What%27s%20New Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/5/9/northumberland-could-be-equine-hub-of-the-uk-a3466 A conference was held at Linden Hall near Morpeth last month to analyse Northumberland's equine industry, whose economic value is estimated at more than £23m a year. More than 60 delegates attended the event and their ideas and priorities for action have now been set out in a report to be considered by the county council. Northumberland offers spectacular riding routes and riding locations and the conference highlighted that more can be done to attract greater numbers of riding enthusias What%27s%20New Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/4/27/imbibe-live-2011-a3456 Don't miss Imbibe Live 2011 - an intelligent, new exhibition for anyone who buys or serves drinks within the licensed trade. This year's exhibition takes place at Earl's Court on 5 & 6 July and aims to be a dynamic and engaging show, full of inspirational ideas, invaluable networking opportunities, and an unrivalled tasting and education programme. Launched onto the drinks scene in July 2010, Imbibe Live was an instant success, welcoming more than 4,500 top on-trade buyers from around the What%27s%20New Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/4/8/putting-the-ne-on-the-map-and-eating-it-a3420 On 26 June 2011 a giant, edible map of the North East and Yorkshire will be built at the National Trust's Gibside, Gateshead. Cakebook and EAT! NewcastleGateshead are working with the National Trust, and are looking for one hundred teams of amateur and professional bakers from across the UK to build their favourite landmark heritage site in cake. The creations will be placed on the EAT! Newcastle map to create a visual and gastronomical feast.  Cakebookers and the public will be able to What%27s%20New Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.tourismbusinesstoolkit.co.uk/site/news-and-events/2011/4/6/one-new-job-is-created-by-every-100-additional-visitors-to-the-uk-a3419 This is just one piece of research recently published in the The Tourism Alliance's document 'Tourism for Growth'. This document outlines the value to Britain of supporting tourism growth, and includes: - useful tourism facts and figures - an outline of major opportunities that provide significant potential for growth - an outline of initiatives that would maximise the ability of the tourism industry to provide revenue and employment benefits for the UK economy - a summary of Governmen What%27s%20New Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT News