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Agencies target high-end US travel market
THE HIGH-END group travel market in America is being targeted as part of a joint campaign between two regional development agencies.
East Midlands Tourism - the tourism arm of the East Midlands Development Agency - has teamed up with Advantage West Midlands for a three-year programme of activity in the US.
The campaign is designed to make it easier for group travel operators to feature products in the Midlands, and includes iconic attractions like Althorp and the Royal Shakespeare Company which have already proven popular with American visitors.
THE HIGH-END group travel market in America is being targeted as part of a joint campaign between two regional development agencies.
East Midlands Tourism - the tourism arm of the East Midlands Development Agency - has teamed up with Advantage West Midlands for a three-year programme of activity in the US.
The campaign is designed to make it easier for group travel operators to feature products in the Midlands, and includes iconic attractions like Althorp and the Royal Shakespeare Company which have already proven popular with American visitors.
Research into Scottish heritage tourism
THE future of heritage tourism in Scotland has been studied as part of a project to boost visitor numbers in the area.
The Historic Properties Group - a partnership of Historic Scotland, Historic Houses Association and the National Trust for Scotland - commissioned research that focussed on what the heritage industry needs to do to perform better.
Linda Fabiani, minister for culture, said: 'Scotland's high-quality heritage attraction sector has so much to offer the tourist."
THE future of heritage tourism in Scotland has been studied as part of a project to boost visitor numbers in the area.
The Historic Properties Group - a partnership of Historic Scotland, Historic Houses Association and the National Trust for Scotland - commissioned research that focussed on what the heritage industry needs to do to perform better.
Linda Fabiani, minister for culture, said: 'Scotland's high-quality heritage attraction sector has so much to offer the tourist."
