Destination Digest

The 2025 Visitor Economy Deep Dive

We're heading back to where it all started, as we're joined by Ian Thomas, Chief Operating Officer of NewcastleGateshead Initiative for a data deep dive for 2025. In our first ever episode, Ian provided a fascinating insight into the latest STEAM data and now, with the latest data released, we're back to do it again. This episode takes a look at the current performance of the visitor economy and uncovers the tidbits that businesses need to grow and develop throughout 2025. For more hints, tips, advice and opportunities to grow your visitor economy business, visit https://destinationnortheastengland.co.uk/ ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Visit If You Dare - The Power of Screen Tourism & 28 Years Later

As the North East gears up for its starring role in the hotly-anticipated summer blockbuster 28 Years Later, Destination Digest caught up with North East Screen's Gayle Woodruffe to talk all things film and TV, it's power to attract thrill-seeking tourists and how visitor economy businesses can capitalise on the region's Hollywood ambitions. Discover what goes into attracting large scale film and TV shoots to the region, what casts and crews are looking for and how you can craft unforgettable experiences for 'set jetters' from all over the world who are eager to walk in the footsteps of their favourite stars. For more hints, tips, advice and opportunities to grow your visitor economy business, visit https://destinationnortheastengland.co.uk/ ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Ultimate Sustainable Events Guide

Sustainability and regenerative tourism are at the heart of everything we do as England's first Destination Development Partnership Pilot. Now, we want to help events organisers make more sustainable and responsible choices when organising events in North East England, with the help of a brand new toolkit developed in collaboration with BeaconHouse Events. Join BeaconHouse's Sarah Thackray and NewcastleGateshead Initiative's Caroline Reed and Shelley Johnson as we take a deep dive into the world of sustainable events and discover how the toolkit can help you plan greener, more responsible events that leave a positive impact on our people, places and planet. For more hints, tips, advice and opportunities to grow your visitor economy business, visit https://destinationnortheastengland.co.uk/ ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Getting Down To Business... Events

The power of business events to grow the North East's visitor economy should not be underestimated. Caroline Reed, the region's business events guru and leader of NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau sits down with Jonny Chambers to uncover why attracting business events, conventions and conferences to the region can play a huge role in expanding our reach, attracting more visitors and opening up the destination to visitors from around the world. https://www.meetnewcastlegateshead.com/ [https://www.meetnewcastlegateshead.com/] https://www.meetnewcastlegateshead.com/plan-your-event/sustainable-events-toolkit/ [https://www.meetnewcastlegateshead.com/plan-your-event/sustainable-events-toolkit/] For more hints, tips, advice and opportunities to grow your visitor economy business, visit https://destinationnortheastengland.co.uk/ ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Developing Skills and Opening Up Career Pathways in the Visitor Economy

Recorded during English Tourism Week which this year had the theme of 'supporting people and places to drive growth', we sat down with two skills and education experts both of whom have spent a large part of their career embedded in the visitor economy to discuss the current skills landscape for visitor economy businesses, what the future workforce looks like, how businesses can provide meaningful career pathways and why everyone should want to work in the visitor economy! For more hints, tips, advice and opportunities to grow your visitor economy business, visit https://destinationnortheastengland.co.uk/ ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.