Published on : Friday, April 5, 2019
The study from the Business School at Sheffield Hallam University was unveiled at the organization’s yearly tourism show, Y19.
In the 12 months from 2016-17, It found that tourism’s value has grown by £1bn, the recent year for which full figures are available.
To quote Peter Dodd, commercial director at Welcome to Yorkshire, “To have the tourism industry grow by £1bn in 12 months is fantastic news and everyone in the county should be incredibly proud of all the hard work that is being done to continue to raise Yorkshire’s profile.”
“Brand Yorkshire has never been stronger and together with our members, partners and everyone in the tourism industry we look forward to building on that success even more.”
“Welcome to Yorkshire will continue to be bold, creative and ambitious to bring world class events to the region to underpin the vital lifeblood of grassroots tourism.”
Also, Welcome to Yorkshire has made a tourism declaration at the event. Among these, it was disclosed that Yorkshire Sculpture International (YSI) will present Damien Hirst’s seven sculptures as part of the inaugural edition of the festival arranged all over Leeds and Wakefield starting from 22 June until 29 September.
Also, TV star Anita Rani and celebrity chef Brian Turner will appear on the stage to offer more details on the BBC Countryfile Live event to be held this summer.
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