11th September 2012
Exclusive dinner gives planners a taste of NewcastleGateshead
An exclusive dinner to promote NewcastleGateshead to business event organisers will be held in the London home of The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland later this month. NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau are hosting the networking dinner, which takes place on Wednesday 26 September at Syon House. Adrian Evans, Senior Business...
30th August 2012
Fire(works) and Ice this Autumn/Winter in NewcastleGateshead
Following a summer of celebrations with Olympic Football at St James’ Park and a packed programme of festivals and events, NewcastleGateshead is looking ahead and planning a stunning winter programme including the return of midnight fireworks to NewcastleGateshead’s iconic Quayside. NewcastleGateshead Winter Festival will once again enchant and inspire...
15th August 2012
Tourism continues to grow in NewcastleGateshead
NewcastleGateshead’s tourism industry continues to grow, despite difficult economic conditions, with 5% more overnight visitors coming to the destination last year. Latest tourism figures released by destination management and marketing agency NewcastleGateshead Initiative, show there were 1.7 million overnight visitors in NewcastleGateshead in 2011, an increase of 5% on...
28th July 2012
New inward investment director to help bring new business and create jobs
Newcastle and Gateshead will gain greater competitive edge in attracting new investment and jobs when the second in command at MIDAS, Manchester’s inward investment agency, joins NewcastleGateshead Initiative, to head a new team to attract inward investment. The new inward investment director, Catherine Walker, will lead a new team, hosted...
12th July 2012
NewcastleGateshead, home to Olympic athletes since 1981
This September, the world’s most iconic half marathon returns to NewcastleGateshead giving runners and spectators an unmissable opportunity to see champions in action for the first time following the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In 2012, 56,000 people are predicted to take part in the BUPA Great North...
26th June 2012
Hidden speakeasy to open in NewcastleGateshead
Famous for its nightlife, NewcastleGateshead welcomes a new and very different pop-up bar in the shape of the EAT! Speakeasy, a prohibition-style drinking den that’s only open for one week. Part of EAT! NewcastleGateshead, the annual food festival produced by NewcastleGateshead Initiative, access to the secret speakeasy will only...
14th June 2012
City Guide shines light for Olympic visitors
The new NewcastleGateshead Pocket Guide will arrive with the Olympic Torch to help shed light on the area’s most interesting things to see, do and visit this summer. To celebrate the Olympic Torch arriving into NewcastleGateshead on Friday 15th June, a new free Pocket Guide will be launched to...
28th May 2012
ICCA poll sees NewcastleGateshead move up in international meetings sector
NewcastleGateshead has rocketed in to the UK top ten and the European top 100 destinations for holding international conferences and events. The poll, which is compiled by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), saw NewcastleGateshead enter the UK top ten for the first time, placing the destination above...
28th January 2012
Sample a summer of celebrations in the ‘hipster capital’
NewcastleGateshead has an enviable line-up of festivals and events this year, with a summer of celebrations and London 2012 Olympic Games activity combining to make it one of the UK’s stand-out city break destinations in 2012. Highlights include: Olympic Football at St James’ Park, an exciting line-up at unique,...
13th December 2011
New Venue, New Stand, New Partners – NewcastleGateshead hits Confex
As International Confex prepares to make its move to ExCel, London (06-08 March 2012), NewcastleGateshead is preparing its outfit – a striking new stand and a record 11 stand partners. Jessica Roberts, Head of Business Tourism at NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, said: “NewcastleGateshead is a regular face at International Confex...