On September 17th-18th 2020, the Minister for Tourism met with the ERBID Company Chair, Tim Godfrey, CEO, Carolyn Custerson, local MP, Kevin Foster and Kents Cavern and The 25 Boutique B&B. The aim of the visit was to hear first-hand how Covid-19 has impacted on the visitor and wider economy and discuss the challenges for
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced Nigel Huddleston MP as the new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism in February 2020. Nigel was first elected as a Member of Parliament in May 2015. Nigel’s new remit includes: the arts museums heritage tourism digital culture cultural property
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For the first time ever, the ERBID Company are launching exclusive digital advertising opportunities for Levy Payers. In support of the continued rapid rate of growth in the number of visitors researching and booking their holiday accommodation and activities online, the English Riviera BID Company will be investing more money and resources in targeted Digital
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The winners have been announced amidst a night of celebration at the inaugural English Riviera Tourism Awards last night (3 October) at The Imperial Torquay. A diverse range of outstanding businesses were presented trophies, with Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves receiving Gold awards for Access and Inclusivity, International Tourism, Visitor Attraction of the Year and the
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced Helen Whately MP is the new Minister for Tourism, replacing Rebecca Pow MP as the new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism. Helen was re-elected MP for Faversham and Mid Kent in 2017. She took up her new post as Tourism Minister on
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A new guide to Torquay’s literary heritage will reveal facts about Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, Bovril, war poetry, Frankenstein and evolution. Torquay’s literary connections will be brought to life in Writers on the Riviera, a beautifully illustrated printed map and guide which highlights writers who have taken inspiration from the area. The English Riviera is well known as the birthplace
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Finalists have been selected for the inaugural English Riviera Tourism Awards which will be presented at The Imperial Hotel, Torquay on 3 October. 74 entries were received for the first year of the new English Riviera Tourism Awards, with 46 selected as finalists, based on evidence submitted and visits by independent judges. The full results,
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Devon’s largest outdoor event, Torbay Airshow will be renamed the English Riviera Airshow as part of a partnership with the English Riviera BID Company. Following a drive to increase commercial support of the region’s leading coastal event, the English Riviera BID Company has signed up as the headline sponsor of the 2020 airshow taking naming
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Paignton is now amongst a small number of places across the UK to receive revenue funding of £150,000 from the Future High Streets Fund. This funding supports production of detailed business cases to secure a share of the £675 million Future High Streets Fund. These projects will help transform Paignton town centre. We submitted an
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World renowned Torquay resident, Agatha Christie, is being celebrated with English Riviera gateway signage and a new look blue plaque at Barton Road in Torquay. English Riviera BID Company is sponsoring the gateway signage and the Torbay Civic Society is replacing the blue plaque which is now mounted in Devon Stone, funded by Torbay Council
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