County to get a boost from Visit England

HAMPSHIRE is set to make a bigger splash on the tourism map after securing national recognition from Visit England.

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The newly-accredited Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) will unlock fresh funding, national exposure and greater powers to grow the region’s visitor economy from countryside escapes to coastal city breaks.

The newly-established LVEP is now one of 40 LVEPs nationwide, a programme developed and administered by Visit England. It comes after a set of key recommendations following the Government's independent de Bois review of the Destination Management Organisation in England.

The programme creates a portfolio of high-performing partnerships working locally, regionally and nationally on shared priorities and targets to support the growth of the national visitor sector.

Achieving LVEP status is an important milestone for cities to boost regional tourism.

It also gives the partnership power to take a strategic approach to growing the visitor economy across the Solent and Hampshire region, working alongside the existing Isle of Wight LVEP, which was formed in July 2023.