Welcome to the official website for British Tourism Week
23 - 29 March 2009
The third annual British Tourism Week (BTW) takes place from 23 - 29 March 2009. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will once again be Patron for this series of inter-related events, which aims to raise national and international awareness of the size, value and importance of Britain's £86 billion visitor economy.
Building on the success of the last two years, which, together, saw over 200 events take place across the country, British Tourism Week 2009 will highlight the contribution made by businesses large and small, public and commercial and aims to galvanise the commitment of organisations and individuals to further improve and develop the industry.
British Tourism Week is organised by VisitBritain, with the support of The Tourism Society, Tourism Alliance, Wales Tourism Alliance, Scottish Tourism Forum, British Hospitality Association, ABTA the Travel Association and Britain's national and regional tourist boards, as well as Best of Britain Events, organisers of the Best of Britain & Ireland Travel Trade Forum (formerly the British Travel Trade Fair) and the Best of Britain & Ireland consumer show, which will form the centrepiece of British Tourism Week.
The third Wales Tourism Week, led by the Wales Tourism Alliance, will run concurrently, and the fourth Scottish Tourism Week will be held from 2-9 March to coincide with the ScotHot, Scottish Hospitality three-day event.