About the Toolkit

The Tourism Business Toolkit is a new online resource for Tourism Businesses in the North East of England.

It contains comprehensive information on the following sections:

• Tourism in the North East - All about Tourism in our region.
• Who's Who in Tourism - Find out about the public and private sector organisations that make up the UK tourism industry, and discover how they can help you.
• Raising Quality - Explore why raising quality is at the top of every tourism strategy in the UK.
• Using Research - Tap into our extensive research library for information on visitors, businesses and our region.
• Business Support & Advice - Use this section to get tourism-specific advice and guidance to help you grown your business.
• Rules & Regulations - Stay up to date with legislation and find out how to apply it to your business.
• Finance & Funding - Get information on finance options and sources of regional funding.
• Training & Skills - Discover the wealth of training opportunities for you and your staff across a whole range of business and tourism subjects.
• Being Green & Sourcing Locally - Cut costs, save the environment and celebrate the best of what our region has to offer.
• Advertising, Marketing & PR - Find marketing opportunities and tips on choosing advertising that really works.
• IT, Websites & Selling Online - Make the most of the fantastic opportunities that today's technology has to offer tourism businesses. Understand what to do and how, with our easy, non-technical guides.

The Toolkit project is part financed by the European Social Fund.