Latest News and Features
Browse the articles to the right to see the latest news relevant to tourism and hospitality businesses.
You may also like to see What's New in the Toolkit:
November 2008
Profit Through Access - More Businesses Urged to Take Free Training (14th November 2008)
Send Quality Christmas e-Cards toYour Customers With Envirowise(10th November 2008)
BBC Looking For New B&B Startups(6th November 2008)
October 2008
HSE Release New Guidance on Work Related Violence(29th October 2008)
Award Winners Demonstrate Business Success(29th October 2008)
Dealing with the Credit Crunch(28th October 2008)
Contingency Planning and Disaster Recovery(28th October 2008)
Maximising Christmas and New Year Sales(28th October 2008)
Email Your Finance and Accounting Queries for Free Help(8th October 2008)
Online Food Allergy Training from the FSA(7th October 2008)
New Regulations Come Into Effect 1st October (1st October 2008)
September 2008
New Food and Drink Waste Training for Staff at All Levels(26th September 2008)
Profit through Access - Brand New Online Accessibility Training For Tourism Businesses(24th September 2008)
Free Seminars for Businesses Wanting to Go Green(23rd September 2008)
Flood Support Available for Tourism Businesses(17th September 2008)
New Area and Location Training for Northumberland Businesses(16th September 2008)
Sales Can Be Up As Much As 34% During British Food Fortnight 20 Sept - 5 Oct (10th September 2008)
August 2008
Last Chance to Sign Up For The "Know Your North Pennines" Training(26th August 2008)
Latest Tourism Report for North East England(16th August 2008)
Fully Subsidised E-commerce Licences for Tourism Businesses(16th August 2008)
Free Website and Email Workshop for Tees Valley Tourism Businesses(16th August 2008)
A - Z of Business Support Topics Launched on the Toolkit(16th August 2008)
July 2008
June 2008
New Article: Successfully Responding to Email Enquiries(25th June 2008)
Can Comedy Boost Tourism?(24th June 2008)
TICs on the Move to Higher Profile Locations(24th June 2008)
NE Economy "Healthier than ever"(10th June 2008)
May 2008
Being Green & Sourcing Locally Section Expanded(15th May 2008)
April 2008
Enter the 2008 North East England Tourism Awards(24th April 2008)
Gold for NE Businesses at National Awards(24th April 2008)
March 2008
Turn Out Your Lights For Earth Hour(29th March 2008)
Cash for Training(27th March 2008)
A Safer Workplace With Safestartup(27th March 2008)
Animal Attractions May Face Higher Insurance after Bill Fails(26th March 2008)
Young Person Hospitality and Tourism Customer Service Award(15th March 2008)
MP Nick Brown to Open Tourism Launchpad Event 2008(13th March 2008)
February 2008
Tourism Businesses Warned They Must Embrace New Technology(22nd February 2008)
DVD for Food and Drink Businesses Launched(22nd February 2008)
Free Inspirational Business Workshops(22nd February 2008)
November 2008
- Send Quality Christmas e-Cards toYour Customers With Envirowise(10th November 2008)
- BBC Looking For New B&B Startups(6th November 2008)
October 2008
- Applications Invited for New Gerry Robinson Series(31st October 2008)
- Funding Helps Farm Diversify To Offer Tea Room and Bunkhouse(29th October 2008)
- Night Tourism 'Increasingly Popular'(29th October 2008)
- Government Provides Support to Stop Businesses Failing(29th October 2008)
- Rules Relaxed Around Grants for Training For SMEs(29th October 2008)
- HSE Release New Guidance on Work Related Violence(29th October 2008)
- Award Winners Demonstrate Business Success(29th October 2008)
- Dealing with the Credit Crunch(28th October 2008)
- Contingency Planning and Disaster Recovery(28th October 2008)
- Maximising Christmas and New Year Sales(28th October 2008)
- Email Your Finance and Accounting Queries for Free Help(8th October 2008)
- Online Food Allergy Training from the FSA(7th October 2008)
- Record Visitors To Tees Barrage Boost Business in Tees Valley(7th October 2008)
- Credit Crunch Makes Holidays 'More Important Than Ever'(7th October 2008)
- More Than 50% Now Book Online(7th October 2008)
- Barbara Follett Replaces Margaret Hodge as Minister for Tourism(7th October 2008)
- New Campaign For Fairer Enforcement of Fire Regulations(6th October 2008)
- New Article: Electronic Performance Certificates and Air Conditioning Inspections(5th October 2008)
- New Regulations Come Into Effect 1st October (1st October 2008)
September 2008
- New Food and Drink Waste Training for Staff at All Levels(26th September 2008)
- Investment in Tourism Paying Off For North East England(25th September 2008)
- National Customer Service Week 6 - 12 October 2008(25th September 2008)
- More Help For Businesses Wanting International Customers(25th September 2008)
- Profit through Access - Brand New Online Accessibility Training For Tourism Businesses(24th September 2008)
- North East Ice Cream Producer wins UK Fortnum and Mason Supreme Champion Award(19th September 2008)
- Old Inn Among the First to Recover From Floods(19th September 2008)
- Flood Support Available for Tourism Businesses(17th September 2008)
- Easy Does It - New Guide to Accessibility for Tourism Businesses(16th September 2008)
- New Area and Location Training for Northumberland Businesses(16th September 2008)
- Sales Can Be Up As Much As 34% During British Food Fortnight 20 Sept - 5 Oct (10th September 2008)
August 2008
- Last Chance to Sign Up For The "Know Your North Pennines" Training(26th August 2008)
- Latest Tourism Report for North East England(16th August 2008)
- Plans to Stop Tips Being Used to Top Up Wages(16th August 2008)
- Busineses at Risk from ID Theft(16th August 2008)
- Fully Subsidised E-commerce Licences for Tourism Businesses(16th August 2008)
- Free Website and Email Workshop for Tees Valley Tourism Businesses(16th August 2008)
- A - Z of Business Support Topics Launched on the Toolkit(16th August 2008)
July 2008
June 2008
- Can Comedy Boost Tourism?(24th June 2008)
- TICs on the Move to Higher Profile Locations(24th June 2008)
- New Opportunities for Meat Producers(10th June 2008)
- NE Economy "Healthier than ever"(10th June 2008)
- New Fund to Help Businesses Go Green(9th June 2008)
- North East England Goes Underground!(9th June 2008)
- Calling All Food Producers(9th June 2008)
- Cost of Training Putting People Off(9th June 2008)
April 2008
- Enter the 2008 North East England Tourism Awards(24th April 2008)
- Gold for NE Businesses at National Awards(24th April 2008)
March 2008
- Turn Out Your Lights For Earth Hour(29th March 2008)
- Employing Workers from Overseas(27th March 2008)
- Cash for Training(27th March 2008)
- A Safer Workplace With Safestartup(27th March 2008)
- Staff Can Help Prevent Flu Outbreaks(27th March 2008)
- Animal Attractions May Face Higher Insurance after Bill Fails(26th March 2008)
- Young Person Hospitality and Tourism Customer Service Award(15th March 2008)
February 2008
- Tourism Businesses Warned They Must Embrace New Technology(22nd February 2008)
- DVD for Food and Drink Businesses Launched(22nd February 2008)
- Less Water With Your Food and Drink(22nd February 2008)
- Free Inspirational Business Workshops(22nd February 2008)
January 2008
- Digital entries stack up(16th January 2008)
December 2007
- Top Award for Lean & Green Consett Company(11th December 2007)
- One NorthEast welcomes RDPE Announcement(6th December 2007)
November 2007
- Luxury Tourism - is it for you?(8th November 2007)
July 2007
- Business Benefits Pack(20th July 2007)
- Smoking Regulations(11th July 2007)
May 2007
- Tourism goes Digital(14th May 2007)
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