Tourism South East

06/03/2025

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✅ Tourism and hospitality business owners
☑️ Located in the Arun District Council area

There are a few places left on the last fully funded one-day Welcome Host Gold customer service training course, funded by UKSPF.

This is a great (and FREE) opportunity to refresh your team’s customer service skills as we head into spring.

📍 Location: Wednesday 19 March – Littlehampton Town Hall
💰 Cost: Fully funded – NO COST

The course offers the opportunity to achieve a City & Guilds Award at the end of the day.

➡️ For more information about the course content or to secure your employee's free place, click on the link below:

06/03/2025

📣There are just a few more days left to complete our holiday survey for 2025.📣

This information helps businesses & destinations to understand what travellers/visitors are thinking, doing, & feeling about this year.

🟡Closing date is 11th March🟡

Please can we ask you to take a few minutes to complete this survey and you will be in with a chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher too! https://tinyurl.com/3abnynhz



📸- White Cliffs of Dover

05/03/2025

📣The UK Conference and Meetings Survey 2025 (UKCAMS) has now launched📣

This is VisitBritain-sponsored research which has been conducted every year since 1993. We would encourage you to complete this survey for your venue.

UKCAMS is the only national survey that provides a year-on-year estimate of the size and value of the conference and meetings sector. The questionnaire collects information on conference and meetings business in the 2024 calendar year.

Any venue that completes it will receive a complimentary, personalised report that benchmarks its performance against similar venues nationally.

To complete the questionnaire, use this survey link: https://lnkd.in/ePTKuRpC

The deadline for completion of the survey is 4th April

04/03/2025

🌟 is Love GREAT Britain's annual campaign to recognise the unsung heroes working at the frontline of tourism who bring their best everyday to their tourism role to make visitors welcome.

Good luck to Zeb Fisher from Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, and all the finalists. Don't miss your chance to get your votes in - voting closes on 23rd March during

Cast your votes here - https://lnkd.in/eaJJ2GPM

04/03/2025

🗓️ A date for your diaries 🗓️

Our next member only networking event is being held at Weald & Downland Living Museum on Wednesday 26th March.

Join us for refreshments and networking with fellow TSE members followed by a tour of the museums archives with the museum's curator!

Book your spaces here - https://tinyurl.com/y7zkebmd
Spaces are limited to two per membership business.

02/03/2025

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We have two exiting roles available at our beautiful site in the Chilterns. Come and join the team at our open air museum and help bring history to life for thousands of visitors each year. https://www.coam.org.uk/joinus/careers

26/02/2025

A big thank you to Tottington Manor for hosting our Tourism South East networking event yesterday.

What a fabulous venue. It was a pleasure connecting with colleagues, enjoying the stunning views, and of course the excellent refreshments.

Thanks again for a successful and enjoyable event!

26/02/2025

Today is the first of 2 days at PA Show as part of our MEET beyond London campaign.

We are pleased to be collaborating with venues as destinations across the region to showcase South East England and promote all the wonderful meeting and event venues it has to offer corporate PA's & EA's and event managers.

Bodleian Libraries | Venues In Portsmouth | Visit Reading | The Roseate Reading | Venue Reading | Tapnell Farm | Wi******er Science Centre

26/02/2025

🔴Love GREAT Britain's inbound forecast for 2025 has been published.

📌Spending by international visitors in the UK in 2025 is forecast of £33.7 billion, up 7% on the spending predicted in 2024.
📌Looking at the number of visits to the UK, a record 43.4 million visits are forecast, up 5% on the 41.2 million expected in 2024.

Commenting on the forecast VisitBritain’s CEO Patricia Yates said:
“Inbound tourism is already delivering year-on-year growth in value of 7%, with huge potential to generate further growth for the economy. Tourism is also an extremely competitive global industry; visitors have a lot of choice, and we face fierce competition especially from our European neighbours. To drive tourism to Britain, supporting the UK Government’s ambition to reach 50 million visitors annually by 2030, our international campaigns are focused on markets showing growth including Australia and the US, as well as our major European markets and the valuable Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries.

“We also want more regional destinations across Britain to feel tourism’s economic benefits. Our recently launched global ‘Starring GREAT Britain’ campaign is using the powerful draw of screen tourism to showcase our vibrant cities, contemporary culture and beautiful coast and countryside, alongside our welcome, encouraging visitors to broaden their itineraries, stay longer and to come now.”

🗞️Read the full press release here: https://bit.ly/4k58XFG

25/02/2025

🚨 Fully Funded Customer Service Training for Tourism & Hospitality Businesses in Arun District! 🚨

There’s still time to book your staff onto this FREE, one-day Welcome Host Customer Service Training – the perfect opportunity to refresh and upskill your team ahead of the Spring season.

Thanks to UK SPSPF funding, Tourism South East is working with Arun District Council to offer this fantastic training at no cost to your business. Plus, participants can achieve a City & Guilds Award by the end of the day!

📅 Available dates:
✅ Tuesday 12 March – Aldingbourne Country Centre, Norton
✅ Tuesday 19 March – Littlehampton Town Hall

🔗 Find out more or secure your place now: https://lnkd.in/eHzt6Axs

Visit Arundel Love Bognor Regis Experience Sussex Sussex by the Sea Sussex Chamber of Commerce Bognor Regis BID Experience Sussex Visit Littlehampton Arun Business Partnership Chichester Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bognor Regis Chamber of Commerce and Industry

20/02/2025

Our membership manager Georgina had a fantastic and productive visit to the stunning Quob Park Estate on Tuesday.

"The views were breath-taking and it's truly a perfect place to unwind—definitely worth a visit! A huge thank you for the warm welcome and for taking the time to show me around. I'm excited to see all the amazing things coming up!"

19/02/2025

Did you hear our CEO Fran Downton on BBC Radio Sussex yesterday with Sarah Gorrell talking about all the different things to get up to this half term?

Listen here from 1hr 39m - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kmjz39

📸 Painshill - Wild Woodland Camp
📸 Chichester Festival Theatre - Littlest Yak
📸 Drusillas Park - Half term offer
📸 National Trust London and South East: Petworth House & Park - Laser Show

18/02/2025

📍 Don't forget to book your space at our first networking event of the year at Tottington Manor in Henfield, West Sussex.

Enjoy refreshments while networking with fellow TSE members followed by a tour of the beautiful hotel. Set at the foot of the South Downs, midway between Brighton, Horsham and Haywards Heath, Tottington Manor enjoys beautiful surroundings with a peaceful and calm environment. Completely refurbished since 2021.

Spaces are limited to two per membership business. Book here - https://tinyurl.com/2s42htd8

18/02/2025

Join the LVEP Advisory Board!

East Sussex, Brighton & Hove, and West Sussex Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) are looking for tourism professionals to join the LVEP Advisory Board.

This is your chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the visitor economy in Sussex. As a board member, you’ll:

✅ Oversee the delivery of a 10-year strategy.
✅ Champion the visitor economy as a regional voice.
✅ Collaborate with key stakeholders to drive regenerative growth.

If you’re passionate about making an impact to the Sussex visitor economy, we encourage you to apply today.

Deadline for applications: Midnight on Fri 7th March 2025

📌 Find more information here: https://eastsussexbrightonhovewestsussexlvep.com/lvep-advisory-board/

17/02/2025

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Job Vacancy: Operational Seafront Manager

Eastbourne Borough Council is looking for a talented and experienced Operational Seafront Manager to take charge of a wide variety of operations across the beachfront. Applications close midday on 21 February. Find out more & apply: tinyurl.com/mrx2uz9v

13/02/2025

It's great to be working with destinations across the South East!

Take a look at our latest newsletter showcasing all that White Cliffs Country, Dover has to offer.

https://tinyurl.com/4hswarzd

13/02/2025

12/02/2025

🌟Voting is now open for VisitEngland's Tourism Superstar 2025!🌟

Meet the finalists and cast your votes here - https://tinyurl.com/mr3ffhvm

Voting closes on 23rd March and the winner will be announced after (14th-23rd March)