Major Cash Investment for Great Yarmouth’s Tourism Economy
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Major cash injection for Great Yarmouth’s tourist offer
Visit Great Yarmouth announces huge investment – boosting economy, jobs and the all-year round tourism offer.
More than £450,000 will be plunged into the borough through supporting at least 16 events on the calendar, marketing, and individual projects.
Organisations providing events across the Great Yarmouth borough are to benefit from a major cash windfall.
Visit Great Yarmouth is to invest more than £450,000 into marketing activities, projects, physical enhancements and the events programme to build on the rich array of activities available for holidaymakers and day trippers.
The funding is part of the overall financial investment from The Greater Yarmouth Tourism and Business Improvement Area (GYTABIA),

Golden Ticket competition worth more than £500 each launches Great Yarmouth summer season
Summer in Great Yarmouth officially started this week with the launch of Visit Great Yarmouth’s first Golden Ticket competition.
Five Golden Tickets worth more than £500 each will give winners the full Great Yarmouth seafront experience of fun, spectacle, attractions and eating out.
The cost-of-living crisis and soaring fuel prices have brought businesses together to give families and groups of up to six the chance to win tickets for great days out along the Golden Mile.
Each ticket will include entry to The Pleasure Beach, including the Upside-Down House and the crazy golf in the Pleasure Beach Gardens, The SEA LIFE Centre, The Hippodrome Circus’s Summer Spectacular and afternoon tea at Sara’s Tearooms for up to six people.

2022 Project Announcements
News Release
Visit Great Yarmouth announces huge cash injection – boosting economy, jobs and tourism offer
More than £420,000 to be invested in Great Yarmouth borough through events programme, marketing and projects that improve the visitor experience.
Visit Great Yarmouth will commit to support at least 14 different events from 2022, including full funding for Hemsby Summer Fireworks, Gorleston Christmas Switch On and Great Yarmouth fireworks, which will receive some cultural enhancements.
Organisations providing events across the Great Yarmouth borough are to benefit from a major investment thanks to tourism bosses.
Visit Great Yarmouth will plunge more than £420,000 into events, marketing, research, and physical enhancements across 26 newly approved projects to help the economy recover and grow post pandemic,

New Chief Executive Asa Morrison
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New tourism leader for Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth’s new tourism leader’s ambition is for its spectacular mix of natural beauty, events, attractions, and dynamic businesses to make it “the most talked about UK resort for great days out and holidays.”
Asa Morrison, appointed this week as chief executive of Visit Great Yarmouth, the trading arm of Greater Yarmouth Tourism and Business Improvement Area (GYTABIA), pledged his key focus would be to sustain and grow the seven million visitors a year who choose the Great Yarmouth area to relax and have fun.
“Ultimately, I want so many people to discover what we have here that Great Yarmouth becomes the most talked about resort in the UK for all the right reasons.”
His aim is for Great Yarmouth to enjoy a reputation as an all-year-round destination where visitors head to enjoy the “wonderful 15-mile stretch of golden sands from Hemsby and Winterton down to Hopton” outside school holidays in the ‘shoulder seasons and its host of cultural,

Discover Gorleston Digitally 24/7 as New Webcam Launches
Gorleston’s stunning seafront can now be enjoyed digitally 24/7
A new webcam is on the front of Gorleston’s Pavilion Theatre to help promote the area as a tourism destination
One of Norfolk’s most stunning seafront views can be enjoyed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the launch of a new webcam.
It has been placed on the front of the Pavilion Theatre in Gorleston to give a great view of the gardens, bandstand, and beach.
The new camera, which was proposed by Gorleston Pavilion, is being funded by Visit Great Yarmouth and supported by Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Anglia Technology, and will give would-be visitors a taste of what they can enjoy on a trip to the town.

New Marketing Videos for 2021
New videos released for 2021
Our new promotional Videos have been released and will be used in future marketing campaigns and shared with partners. The new Marketing video has a long version and six themed short versions for social media. The videos can be seen below.
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Guidance for dealing with guests with suspected coronavirus
Guidance for dealing with guests with suspected coronavirus (June 2021)
Accommodation Providers_Process for guests with suspected Coronavirus

Visit Great Yarmouth V News June 2021
A short video, just to update on our recent activities.
our recovery plan can be found here
Visit Great Yarmouth Recovery Plan

Coronavirus surge in the Borough of Great Yarmouth
The borough of Great Yarmouth has seen a surge in coronavirus cases so please share the message follow the rules and keep Great Yarmouth safe. This poster is available for you to download and use on your social media site you can access it from the Covid drop down menu/coronavirus safety poster

The Sun – Best Fun we’ve had all Yar!
Another excellent piece of PR in The Sun for our fabulous borough – generated by GYTABIA more articles are under the Press Activity tab
Please click on the following link to read the article in full The Sun Article
