Blenheim this November
As the leaves begin to change this season don’t forget to visit Blenheim Palace in all its glory before its Christmas revamp on the 14th November.
As the leaves begin to change this season don’t forget to visit Blenheim Palace in all its glory before its Christmas revamp on the 14th November.
Last Friday, Hayley Beer-Gamage, CEO of Experience Oxfordshire hosted an MP roundtable with Robert Courts, Conservative MP for Witney and West Oxfordshire and Anneliese Dodds, Labour MP for East Oxfordshire, plus a variety of businesses from across the region including representatives from Bicester Village, Blenheim Palace, and the Oxford Bus Company to discuss the Governments Tourism Recovery Plan, the DMO Review and the impact of Covid on the visitor economy.
Oxford’s Lord Mayor joined passengers on-board an open-top bus tour of the city as part of a campaign to encourage people to visit Oxford.
City Sightseeing Oxford have launched a ‘free child ticket’ as part of the #Rediscover Oxford campaign to kick-start the school holidays.
The Oxford Bus Company has announced its Airline coach services to Gatwick Airport will return on Monday.
Tourism in Oxford is bouncing back, as 2,000 visitors per week enjoyed open-top bus tours of the city in June.
Oxford station is set to be transformed thanks to a £69m funding boost to improve capacity and journey times and develop plans for a new platform and entrance which will mean more trains will be able to serve the station in the future.
Since 2010 tourism has been the fastest growing sector in the UK in employment terms. Britain is forecast to have a tourism industry worth over £257 billion by 2025.
Blenheim Palace is playing host to some extra special guests as part of its Spring Spectacular celebrations from 22nd May to 6th June.
Blenheim Palace is set to open its doors to visitors again from Monday, 17th May.
Oxford Bus Company and its sister company City Sightseeing have created a revamped tourism management team across both companies to help drive the visitor economy.
It’s been a year like no other, and alongside the disruption to all our lives, one of the most obvious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the way the dynamic of the relationships, and interactions, between businesses and their customers have profoundly changed.
If you want to discover the wealth of sights that Oxford has to offer, let a famous City Sightseeing tour bus be your guide!