VisitBritain is the name used by the British Tourist Authority (formerly the British Travel & Holiday Association), the tourist board of the United Kingdom incorporated under the Development of Tourism Act 1969.
7-669: Under memoranda of understanding with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and the offshore islands of Guernsey , Jersey and the Isle of Man , VisitBritain also hosts information on those territories on its website. However, under the 1969 Act, the remit of the organisation extends only to Great Britain rather than the whole of the United Kingdom . VisitBritain was created in April 2003 to market Britain to
14-692: Is a non-departmental public body of the Department for the Economy . Its primary objective is to promote Northern Ireland as a tourist destination to domestic tourists, from within Northern Ireland, and to visitors from the Republic of Ireland. It provides a service to the public for information on tourist destinations within Northern Ireland, public transport, accommodation, and the various tourist attractions throughout Northern Ireland. It
21-477: Is responsible for safeguarding public funds and the operational management of Tourism NI. The Senior Management Team is responsible for deciding the strategic direction of the organisation to ensure the aims and objectives of the Corporate and Operating Plans are achieved. This Northern Ireland –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an organisation in
28-539: The rest of the United Kingdom and Fáilte Ireland in the Republic of Ireland . The cross-border body Tourism Ireland (formed in 1999) is responsible for attracting overseas tourists to the island of Ireland . The Chairman and Board Members are appointed for a three-year term by the Minister for the Economy; they ensure the body fulfils the objectives set by the department and its public remit. The Chief Executive
35-614: The rest of the world and to promote and develop the visitor economy of England . It was formed out of a merger between the British Tourist Authority and the English Tourism Council , and is a non-departmental public body responsible to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport . In April 2009, VisitEngland became more of a stand-alone body from VisitBritain, more on a par with the devolved entities, VisitScotland and VisitWales . In 2005, it
42-729: Was established in 1948 as part of the Development of Tourist Traffic Act (NI), and its remit was affirmed by the Tourism (NI) Order 1992. In 2015, its name was changed from the Northern Ireland Tourist Board ( NITB ) ( Irish : Bord Turasóireachta Thuaisceart Éireann ; Ulster-Scots : Norlin Airlann Reengin Boord ) to Tourism Northern Ireland as part of the wider review of the public body. As of 31 March 2018, Tourism NI employed 143 people. Tourism Northern Ireland operates in close cooperation with equivalent agencies in
49-979: Was voted the world's leading Tourist and Convention Bureau in the World Travel Awards. In the Webby Awards it has been an Official Honoree in the 10th and 12th Webby Awards in the Tourism Category. In 2008 it was also awarded the Travelmole Best Tourist Board Website award. VisitBritain is a founding partner of ENAT , the European Network for Accessible Tourism, an international organisation based in Europe, set up in 2006 to promote accessible tourism . Northern Ireland Tourist Board Tourism Northern Ireland , also known as Tourism NI ,
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