18th March 2010
Categories: Latest Research

This month's VisitBritain 'Foresight' publication focuses on Cruise Tourism and takes a look at the growing importance of the cruise line sector.
Cruise Tourism is an important group travel market for the North East and our www.cruisenortheastengland.com website promotes North East England as a new and exciting destination for cruise passengers and visitors.
This recent 'Foresight' issue focuses on:
Read more from the issue (search the VisitBritain site for Foresight issue 77), and remind yourself how we promote the region to the Cruise market and how you can get involved.
A factsheet about learning and using other languages to attract and keep international customers.
An Excel spreadsheet for analysing your customers by age, income, interest and origins
TK - Blogging as a Business Tool - Factsheet - 19.5.10
A factsheet containing symbols - and their meanings and translations - for you to use in your international marketing materials and at your website.
A copy of a Dutch e-marketing message.
A VisitBritain Topic Profile on the importance of welcome - in all its forms - to overseas visitors.
Participate in the extensive group travel marketing opportunities for North East businesses. This guide details the 2009/10 opportunities.
One North East media campaign Jan to May 2010