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News from Marketing Manchester, it’s partners and the tourism, hospitality and leisure sector in Greater Manchester.
Hosting the Manchester International Swim Meet
The Manchester International Swim Meet successfully took place over the weekend 12-14 February, boosting confidence in the city’s capacity to host future covid-safe events both behind closed doors and with socially distanced audiences. The event at Manchester Aquatics...
North West leaders in politics, business and energy set out bold vision for net zero by 2040
- Leaders from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, and Cheshire and Warrington sub-region join business groups and energy infrastructure providers to outline net zero goals - The North West is the first UK region to have a cohesive vision to reach net zero by...
UEFA Women’s EURO 2022: 500 days to go
The countdown begins towards a record-breaking event coming to Greater Manchester that promises to be the major football tournament of summer 2022. UEFA today unveils a brand-new identity for UEFA Women's EURO 2022, which kicks off 500 days from now. The 2022 edition...
Industry Update: 10 February
Restarting attendance at trade shows Attendance at trade shows is one of the most important elements of our work to promote Greater Manchester to a global audience as a place to visit, invest, meet and study, and the Marketing Manchester team would usually take part...
English Core Cities come together to create the Hybrid Events Solutions UK
The English Core Cities have joined forces to come together in a UK industry first, to support the conference and events industry as it continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, with the launch of Hybrid Events Solution UK (HESUK); a free-of-charge initiative open...
Restarting attendance at trade shows
Attendance at trade shows is one of the most important elements of our work to promote Greater Manchester to a global audience as a place to visit, invest, meet and study, and the Marketing Manchester team would usually take part in one or two shows per month in...
Plans progress for the Pankhurst Centre
Work is moving forward on plans for Manchester’s Pankhurst Centre, and the reopening of the birthplace of the suffragette movement to visitors, which is due to take place in summer 2021 with new permanent exhibition, At Home with the Pankhurst Family. At Home with the...
Industry Update: 27 January
New VisitBritain guidance on coronavirus funding schemes New Government guidance is now available on two coronavirus funding schemes - the Local Restrictions Support Grants (Closed) Addendum and the Closed Business Lockdown Payment. Tourism and hospitality venues in...
Launch of online tours of Elizabeth Gaskells’ House
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is giving visitors the keys to the door, as it shares an invitation to a series of special online tours taking place in February and March. From wherever you are you can find yourself exploring this beautiful Grade II* listed Regency-style...
Brand new hardship fund will give grants to arts freelancers in Manchester
£500,000 fund will make grants of £1,500 to freelancers in creative & culture sector A brand new hardship fund aimed specifically at freelancers who work in the creative and culture sector in Manchester and who have been adversely affected by Covid-19 has been...
Industry Update: 21 January
Register now for our next partner event – Thursday, 28 January What does the future look like for Greater Manchester’s tourism, hospitality, and leisure sector? That’s the question we’ll seek to answer during our first webinar and partner update of 2021 where we will...
Sign up now for Invest North
Marketing Manchester is proud to be a channel partner for Invest North, a new one-day virtual conference which takes place in March 2021 and will examine how the North can move forward and accelerate its post-Covid recovery. Curated by TheBusinessDesk.com, the event...
Fire Service Museum unveils its new name
Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum, based in Rochdale, will have a brand new identity when it re-opens around Easter after a year-long closure. From that time the museum will be known as “FIREGROUND.” The museum has operated out of an old workshop building behind...
Industry Update: 13 January
The new lockdown grant for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses and how you can apply Last week the Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed a new £4.6 billion programme of extra support for businesses affected by the third national lockdown, including packages for...
INNSiDE Manchester and Sterling Event Group join forces to launch Hybrid Event Studio in Manchester
INNSiDE Manchester, part of Meliá Hotels International, has partnered with one of the UK's leading technical event production and AV hire companies, Sterling Event Group to launch Manchester’s first virtual event production studio in a hotel. Installed and ready to be...
Industry Update: 17 December
Breaking: Greater Manchester to remain in tier three restrictions Some breaking news as it has just been confirmed by the Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock that Greater Manchester will remain in tier three restrictions until the next review. This is...
21 new things to look forward to in Greater Manchester in 2021 – and beyond
• Tourism bosses pick top new things to look forward to in 2021 • 21 places and events for visitors to add to their travel wish list for the year ahead • Greater Manchester in a strong place for recovery of the tourism, hospitality and leisure sector • Start of much...
Marketing Manchester documentary premiere celebrates Music Worth Fighting For
• Manchester music film highlights plight of people whose livelihoods have been hit by pandemic • Legends join unsung heroes in singing city’s praises as a global centre for music tourism • Documentary will premiere on United We Stream GM platform this Friday, 18...
Industry Update: 9 December
Greater Manchester in tier three restrictions As you will know, last week Greater Manchester returned to tier three restrictions. Whilst this is very disappointing news for our tourism, hospitality and leisure sector, it is also important to note that tier three is...
Opportunity: This One is on Us campaign
We want to help Greater Manchester’s tourism, hospitality, leisure and cultural sectors bounce back stronger this January by asking partners to join our This One is on Us campaign by offering ‘Buy one get one free’ or another great deal on products and services. If...
World Para Powerlifting World Cup 2021 bid win
Marketing Manchester are delighted to announce that Manchester will host a World Para Powerlifting World Cup in the city in March 2021. The event is to be hosted in partnership with British Weightlifting, UK Sport and Manchester City Council and will see the world’s...
Sport Bidding Manager appointment
Chris FitzGerald has recently joined Marketing Manchester as Sport Bidding Manager. In his past roles at Manchester City Council and MCRactive, Chris has worked on numerous sports events within the city and is now tasked with identifying and bidding for national and...
Industry Update: 2 December
Last chance to register: What’s next for UK tourism? In Conversation with Nigel Huddleston MP, tomorrow Marketing Manchester continues its In Conversation series with a very special guest, Nigel Huddleston MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism...
Industry Update: 25 November
The UK Government’s Covid-19 Winter Plan On Monday, the Prime Minister gave a statement to the House of Commons on the Government’s Covid-19 Winter Plan. The statement confirmed that the national restrictions in England will end next Wednesday on 2 December and that...
Tourism study confirms Covid-19 ‘tectonic shift’ across the North
- Half of hospitality and leisure businesses across north of England were trading at a loss of over 60% for 10 weeks out of 16-week survey - Businesses expect revenue to recover in January 2022, compared to previous outlook of July 2021 at start of study, as a third...
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