The VisitEngland is the tourist board for England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. In 2003 it merged with the British Tourist Authority to form VisitBritain

VisitBritain

VisitBritain is the name used by the British Tourist Authority, the tourist board of Great Britain incorporated under the Development of Tourism Act 1969....

. In April 2009, VisitEngland was re-launched as a separate corporate body, no longer part of VisitBritain.

For marketing purposes England is now served by an official website called EnjoyEngland. Its stated mission is: "to grow the value of the domestic tourism market by encouraging people to spend more on tourism throughout the English regions

Regions of England

In England, the region is the highest tier of sub-national division used by central Government. Between 1994 and 2011, the nine regions had an administrative role in the implementation of UK Government policy, and as the areas covered by elected bodies...

, throughout the year."

English Tourist Board Awards

The English Tourist Board has an award of quality, given to holiday accommodation. The "Enjoy England Quality Rose" is given to hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

, bed and breakfast

Bed and breakfast

A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...

, holiday cottages and other holiday accommodation.

See also

• Tourism in England
  Tourism in England
  Tourism plays a significant part in the economic life of England.-Cultural and heritage tourism:England's long history and pervasive culture spread worldwide through the English language and colonialism make England a popular tourist destination, particularly in London...
  
  
• Northern Ireland Tourist Board
  Northern Ireland Tourist Board
  The Northern Ireland Tourist Board is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment. Its primary objective is to promote Northern Ireland as a tourist destination....
  
  
• VisitScotland
  VisitScotland
  VisitScotland is Scotland's national tourism agency. It is a public body, with offices in Edinburgh, Inverness, London as well as other parts of Scotland...
  
  
• Visit Wales
  Visit Wales
  Visit Wales is the Welsh Assembly Government's tourism team within the Department for Heritage to promote Welsh tourism and assist the tourism industry....
  
  

External links

• VisitEngland, the official website for international tourism in England
• Enjoy England, the official website for domestic tourism in England
• Meet England, the official website for meetings and events in England
• Enjoy England Blog
• East Midlands Tourist Board
• East of England Tourist Board
• North West England Tourist Board
• Heart of England Tourist Board
• Visit London
• North East England Tourist Board
• South East England Tourist Board
• South West England Tourist Board
• Yorkshire Tourist Board
• England's East Midlands
• England Visit