2012 has arrived. It is going to be a very exciting and challenging year for the tourism industry in the South East with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the multitude of associated sporting and cultural events. Many of our programmes will be designed to help our local authority, DMO/DMP and business partners to maximise these opportunities. In particular we are looking forward to:
Towards the end of 2011 it was also encouraging to see the Government putting money behind their rhetoric in recognition of the importance of the tourism industry to economic recovery. We are looking forward to working closely with our partners to capitalise on the £50million of new marketing money allocated by Government to VisitBritain and VisitEngland.
Peter Colling, Managing Director
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Why I Joined
Working with Tourism South East on campaigns such as Family Fun and Time For Us has generated coverage for Portsmouth in a range of media that we would not be able to afford alone. Having articles in publications such as the Telegraph, Guardian and Mail on Sunday has significantly raised the profile of Portsmouth as a visitor destination. The PR support and being featured on the campaign websites and e-shots has also worked very well for us.
Louise Rodwell, Portsmouth City Council

