The Manchester Weekender, now into its fourth annual run, was created by Creative Tourist on behalf of Manchester Museums Consortium to take advantage of the annual autumnal ‘critical mass’ of culture, visitors and, crucially, partnerships. Helen Palmer explains how it kicks off the autumn cultural season by creating a weekend-long snapshot of the best of … Read more
Helen Palmer takes a look at the current focus on cultural tourism and what that might mean for the cultural sector.
Established in 1903, the Art Fund is the national fundraising charity for art which helps museums and galleries across the UK to acquire great works of art in all forms and media, from treasure hoards and Old Master paintings to contemporary sculpture. Kerstin Glasow reviews how the Art Fund dramatically grew their membership base and increased … Read more
A flurry of research shows that cultural tourism brings all sorts of benefits – join Heather Maitland on a trip around the cultural tourism statistics.
The website creativetourist.com began as a collaborative digital marketing campaign for the Manchester Museums Consortium – nine of the large museums and galleries in Manchester city centre and The Quays. It now averages 50,000 unique hits a month from a highly engaged and loyal cultural readership, and has broadened its remit to promote cultural activities across … Read more
This report explores a segmentation carried out on a number of databases from Cumbrian tourism organisations, venues and events. It looks at visitor origin to determine where cultural tourists came from, and assesses the role of local (North West) cultural consumers versus those from other parts of the UK. Visitors are broken down by MOSAIC … Read more
This factsheet explains the advice and support that Visit London offers in order to reach more visitors. You’ll find links to further free online resources, information about partnership opportunities, marketing and PR campaign ideas, and details of how to get listed on the Visit London website. There’s also a handy top tips section for developing … Read more
This short but useful glossary provides an explanation of some of the most commonly occurring terms used within the field of cultural tourism. You’ll find a list of terminology and definitions – a must for anyone who has cultural tourists as a priority audience group.
If you’re interested in strategy for targeting cultural tourists you’ll find some useful facts and figures in this help-sheet. It contains a wealth of information gathered from various sources including Visit Britain, The London Visitors Survey and the Nations Brand Index. There’s links to further resources along with details about decision making influences, sources of … Read more
London 2012 was a prime opportunity for engaging with cultural tourists. This factsheet describes the opportunities that were presented during London 2012 for developing a tourist audience – including those with the London Media Centre, Visit London’s 2012 marketing strategy, hospitality and hosting, and the overall 2012 culture diary.