Corporate News

Entries are now open for the prestigious Visit York Tourism Awards, which recognise, congratulate and celebrate businesses and individuals that deliver amazing experiences for visitors. Returning on Thursday 23 April 2020, the event which is sponsored by LNER, shines a spotlight on excellence and innovation in the tourism industry and offers eligible winners across a number of categories the chance to be automatically put forward to the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2020.

A record £5000 has been raised for charity as a result of the Great York Ghost Search event which took place throughout the city over the Halloween period.

Unique experiences sit at the heart of a new campaign to attract more people to the city of York, as tourism chiefs invite visitors to uncover secret venues and tours that even life-long residents will not have seen. Only In York 2019 is set to reveal unseen, unforgettable and unmissable experiences to attract new and returning visitors alike.

York is celebrating its title of the Most Haunted city in Europe with the return of the family-favourite Great York Ghost Search and a host of spooky, hilarious and downright terrifying events during the frightening fun Halloween season.