Hosted Journalist Trips – 2026 Publications

We arrange, manage and host a number of journalists through our national PR campaign, working alongside our businesses  to provide complimentary accommodation, dining and attraction tickets in return for PR articles and coverage. A few examples will appear below as the year progresses, and full list of coverage will be at the bottom of this page.

Currently we have press trips being planned with The Sun, Reach (Mirror/Express), Fabulous Magazine, Travel Magazine, Best of British and Prenuer Word.

Our What’s on Guide (100,000 Copies Printed) went into Circulation on 9th March 2026 and is circulated across Norfolk and Suffolk.

Holiday and Short Break Guide 2026

Our Holiday and Short Break Guide for 2026 went live on 15th Dec 2025 and again highlights the accommodation and attractions we have to offer.

click here to access and download

Destination Website

We operate and manage the Destination Website which receives over 650,000 visits a year  – follow this link to view the website  Visit Great Yarmouth

We also issue around two dozen press releases through our national PR programme, which generates coverage of the destination, a list of coverage can be found at the bottom of this article. Some online examples are listed below articles are predominantly destination focused, but some are tourism business stories.

The Sun – Jan 2026 – Inside the £40million overhaul of the UK’s ‘Golden Mile’ seaside town with restored palace and 120-room hotel

Daily Express – July 2026 – I think I’ve found the UK’s ultimate seaside town with fantastic beach

AOL – July 2026 – UK’s ultimate nostalgic seaside town

Time Out – July 2026 – Why Great Yarmouth Is One of Britain’s Best Seaside Towns For 2026

Cambridgeshire Live – July 2026 – UK’s ‘best holiday park’ in Norfolk – it felt like an all-inclusive in Spain

We develop competitions to raise awareness of the destination working with our PR agencies. 2025 Competitions will be listed here as the are published.

Golden Ticket Competition July and December 2026

Our Online competition to win attraction the first was held in July/Aug and the second will be in Early Winter for a Christmas Comp.

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Local PR – 2026 – Examples 

We undertake local and regional PR to support short breaks and day trips, as well as raise the profile of tourism with our local residents. We also send out a number of press releases. The coverage from our Press releases be be shown shown below

EDP – Wheels Festival – Feb 26

Great Yarmouth Mercury – Wheels Festival – Feb 26

EDP – Half Term – Feb 26

Great Yarmouth Mercury – Half Term – Feb 26

EDP Great Yarmouth named one of UK’s top seaside towns to visit- Apr 26

Great Yarmouth Mercury – Great Yarmouth named one of UK’s top seaside towns to visit – Apr 26

Great Yarmouth Mercury Businesses on Norfolk coast react to summer VAT being cut – May 26

EDP – Businesses on Norfolk coast react to summer VAT being cut – May 26

EDP Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival 2026: All you need to know | Eastern Daily Press – Jun 26

Great Yarmouth Mercury Woman behind Sara’s Tearooms in Great Yarmouth shares story – June 26

EDP – Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival 2026 on seafront – June 2026

Great Yarmouth Mercury – Wheels Festival – June 2026

EDP – July 2026 – Firework and aerobatic displays return over Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth Mercury – July 2026 -Firework and aerobatic displays return over Great Yarmouth

EDP – July 2026 – Great Yarmouth’s own golden ticket for top attractions

Great Yarmouth Mercury – July 2026 – Great Yarmouth’s own golden ticket for top attractions

BBC Norfolk – Great Yarmouth switches to Drone Show- Aug 2026

Great Yarmouth Mercury – Drone show to replace Great Yarmouth firework display – Aug 2026

EDP – Drone show to replace Great Yarmouth firework display – Aug 2026

BBC Norfolk – New Drone Show- Aug 2026

Broadland – Great Yarmouth Fireworks Replaced By Drone Show -Aug 2026

Great Yarmouth Mercury – 400-drone show for Great Yarmouth’s Big Wednesdays finale

Social Media 2026

We have three main social media platforms in place to promote the destination.

Visit Great Yarmouth Facebook

Visit Great Yarmouth – YouTube

Visit Great Yarmouth – Instagram

Event Marketing 2026

We support all events through our website  Event Listings and our social media, examples of event marketing will be listed as it goes live.

We also deliver the following events.

Big Tuesday and Wednesdays – Marketing Examples

Seafront Bouy

Road Signage – Hemsby Road

Road Signage – Beach Road Hemsby

Road Signage – Beach Road Hemsby

Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival Marketing 

Wheels Festival Attracted around  75,000 people onto the seafront, below are some examples of Wheels Marketing

Wheels Festival Event Guide 2026

Photography – 2026

We directly commission Photographers/Videographers to take destination and event  images/video, appoint Videographers and drone pilots as required to promote the destination, the footage and images are shared with the media and used to promote the destination.

TV & Radio – 2026

We work closely with TV/Radio and News/Media crews seeking, supporting and hosting TV productions and assisting with the locations, activities this year will appear here as they are broadcast. We also create own on video content.

ITV Anglia – June 2026 – Wheels Festival

BBC Radio Norfolk – Aug 2026 – Big Wednesday Drone Display

BBC Radio Norfolk – Aug 2026 – BIG Weds Final Night

Destination Advert 2026

We developed a destination advert/video to promote the destination, its is promoted on a wide range of platforms including a paid for Campaign on You Tube targeted at Key markets. The Video was shot in May/Jun 26 and link can be found here, social media shorts were also developed.

Great Yarmouth Family Holiday – The Perfect UK Seaside Getaway

Event Sponsorship

While we will also  invest in events, In 2026, we are sponsoring the following events

The Out There Festival – Park Sponsor – Website

Gorleston Cliff Top Gala – Event Sponsor – Website

Blogger/Influencer Ambassador Programme – 2026

We will source and work with a significant number of selected bloggers/influencers to host them on day trips and articles, across various social media platforms, the programme will start in early summer,  examples will appear below in the Autumn.  If you are a local business and would like to be involved in this programme, please let us know.

National PR List -2026 (To be added during Year)

Below will be a  list of the  coverage gained through our National PR in national media to date, due to copyright, we are not able to post all examples of printed media, some web versions are shown above. We do have a selection of press cuttings as evidence, and copies can be requested by emailing info@gyta.com.

National Media coverage 2026 to date