13th February 2013
Conference organisers invited to bite into NewcastleGateshead at Confex 2013
Following the launch of the ‘10 experiences your delegates will love’ campaign last month, NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau has announced a mini showcase previewing one of the UK’s best-loved annual food festivals at International Confex (19-21 March). NewcastleGateshead Initiative’s acclaimed festival of adventures in food – EAT! NewcastleGateshead – returns...
1st February 2013
Tourism Awards Celebrate £4.2bn Industry
Tourism businesses from across the region were last night (THURSDAY) congratulated for the exceptional contribution they make to the regional visitor economy, currently worth £4.2bn annually, at the North East England Tourism Awards 2012, held at The Sage Gateshead. Winners included Tyneside Cinema and BALTIC, who took joint gold...
29th January 2013
Delegates Love the NewcastleGateshead Experience
A new campaign to inspire conference organisers to adopt creative and fun delegate experiences in NewcastleGateshead has been launched by the city’s Convention Bureau following a survey that revealed 87% would return with friends or family for a leisure visit. The ‘Experiences Your Delegates Will Love’ campaign positions NewcastleGateshead...
19th December 2012
Shortlist announced for region’s tourism awards
The shortlist for the region’s largest awards celebrating the achievements of the tourism industry has been decided after businesses and individuals from across the region volunteered their time and services to help judge and organise the event. NewcastleGateshead Initiative and its partners took on the North East England Tourism...
11th December 2012
NewcastleGateshead website is worth a million
A million people from around the world have logged on to one of the UK’s most innovative tourism websites to learn more about NewcastleGateshead in 2012. NewcastleGateshead Initiative are celebrating reaching an astounding 1 million unique visitors to the destination website, NewcastleGateshead.com, since January 2012 – a staggering average...
10th December 2012
The science behind 2013 in NewcastleGateshead
150 years after renowned Newcastle-born engineer Lord Armstrong became president of the British Science Association, the city will host the UK’s biggest annual science event in September 2013, the British Science Festival – bringing innovation and creativity together in one of UK’s standout cultural destinations. The British Science Festival...
13th November 2012
Sports tourism top of the agenda for minister’s visit to NewcastleGateshead
Sports and Tourism Minister, Hugh Robertson MP, was in NewcastleGateshead today (TUES) meeting with leading businesses and key tourism organisations to discuss the current challenges and opportunities faced by the tourism industry. Hosted by destination management and marketing agency, NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI), Mr Robertson was on a whistle-stop tour...
5th November 2012
NewcastleGateshead strengthens international reputation at EIBTM
NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau is preparing to showcase the destination to a European audience at EIBTM next month (27-29 November), following an award-winning year in which NewcastleGateshead’s growing reputation as a top place for conferences and events was cemented when it rocketed in to the UK top ten and the...
25th October 2012
Conference Ambassadors take centre stage
North East based academics and professionals who have helped bring £65m worth of conferences to the region were thanked in style last night (24 October) with an exclusive dinner at The Sage Gateshead to celebrate 10 years of the NewcastleGateshead Conference Ambassador Programme. The dinner was the first event of its kind...
2nd October 2012
Golden Success for Convention Bureau Brochure
NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau is celebrating after taking gold in the Best Brochure category at the prestigious Meetings Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA), the award was presented at a glittering ceremony held at The Brewery, London on Monday 01 October. The Bureau also took gold in 2010, for their previous Meeting...