Corporate News

Ten locations in the North and Northeast have been named among the Best Places to Live in Britain by The Sunday Times. In addition, the guide has named York as the Best Place to Live in The North and Northeast.

Only five days left until Easter comes to York. Beginning this Friday (19 April), York will be celebrating its chocolate heritage with York Chocolate Festival. The city lays claim to being ‘Britain’s Home of Chocolate’. It was once home to two of the country’s most famed chocolatiers, namely Rowntree’s (now Nestlé which still produces millions of Kit Kats in York every day) and Terry’s (remember the Chocolate Orange?). Over the past few years, there’s also been a revival of chocolate making by independent artisans in the city and there’s even a downloadable walking trail to discover more about the city’s chocolate making credentials.

York’s official sightseeing pass has relaunched this week with new options for visitors to explore the city as well as much more of North Yorkshire.  With so much to see and do during a visit to York tourism chiefs have today launched two new versions of the popular York Pass. A one day ‘York City Pass’ offers entry into twenty five must-see attractions,  including York Minster, York’s Chocolate Story and JORVIK.

Finalists in the Visit York tourism awards, sponsored by LNER, have been revealed today, celebrating English Tourism Week.  Now 57 businesses will go head to head to win one of 16 trophies, and be named best in York.    The prestigious awards will return on Thursday 20 June to shine a spotlight on excellence in York’s tourism sector and reward outstanding service, innovation and quality.