The new manager of the visitors bureau for the county comes from Newport News. The Smithfield and Isle of Wight Convention and Visitors Bureau will be fully staffed by January, when the newly hired ...

The Smithfield & Isle of Wight Convention & Visitors Bureau celebrated National Tourism Day on May 10 by honoring Hospitality Heroes, Community Ambassadors and Pork-a-Razzi Photo Contest Photographers ...

Diane Howard, director of tourism for Isle of Wight and Smithfield, has spent two years preparing analyses, redesigning and producing brochures, meeting with other county officials and making her ...

The chair of Visit IW has resigned with immediate effect, the Isle of Wight's tourist board has confirmed. David Curtis-Brignell, who has been in the role since 2023, has stepped down amid the ...

An Isle of Wight local who heads up a tourism marketing company specialising in promoting tropical island paradises has been appointed as the new chairman of Visit Isle of Wight. Ian Griffiths takes ...

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The Isle of Wight’s tourism industry looks like its heading for another record year but things are likely to get tougher according to one expert. Having seen a 32 per cent increase in bookings in 2009 ...

BUSINESS leaders on the Isle of Wight are calling for urgent action to avert an estimated one-third drop-off in the number of tourists. Research by the Island's chamber of commerce suggests visitor ...

However, one proposal in particular has sparked particular concern on the Isle of Wight — a 'tourism tax' on overnight stays — a levy, similar to those in European cities. Industry groups warn this ...

Scrapping the two-child benefit cap — this will cost the government £2.3 billion, as part of efforts to reduce child poverty.