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The latest news and insights from across the Liverpool City Region, brought to you by the Liverpool City Region Destination Partnership team

May 2026
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Youth & Student Travel Summit Heads to Liverpool on 5–6 October 2026

The British Educational Travel Association (BETA) has announced that the 2026 Youth & Student Travel Summit (YSTS) will...
22nd May 26

Artistic Gymnastics World Championships to return to Liverpool in 2030

British Gymnastics has today been awarded the right to host the gymnastics 2030 Artistic World Championship...
21st May 26
A mother and her daughter in the sea at the beach, they are enjoying the water together and splashing around. They are both looking at the camera and smiling. The daughter is a wheelchair user.

GLOBAL ACCESSIBILITY AWARENESS DAY: OPENING THE DOOR PROPERLY FOR EVERYONE

When someone is deciding whether to visit Liverpool City Region, are we giving them...
21st May 26

Save the Date: Liverpool City Region’s Accessibility for All Forum Returns Bigger for 2026

Businesses and organisations across Liverpool City Region’s visitor economy are being encouraged to save...
21st May 26
l-r Jean and Rachel McEvoy, Co-Directors of Liverpool City Region's Purple Tours.

SEEING LIVERPOOL DIFFERENTLY: HOW PURPLE TOURS IS TURNING LOCAL STORIES INTO UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES

It starts, as so many good Liverpool stories do, with a simple question. Why...
21st May 26
Liverpool to host groundbreaking Inclusive Sport & Culture Festival in May 2027

Liverpool to host groundbreaking Inclusive Sport & Culture Festival

Liverpool is set to make history from 2-8 May 2027 as it hosts a new...
19th May 26
iverpool ONE - montage of images for accessibility case study

Accessibility Case Study: Liverpool ONE

Liverpool ONE is one of Europe’s leading retail and entertainment destinations, set in the...
19th May 26
Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz with white graphic lines representing global shipping lanes and maritime traffic between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Strategic oil transport concept

Share Your Views: Middle East Conflict

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority are gathering insight from businesses across Liverpool City Region...
18th May 26
Tempest on Tithebarn

Tripadvisor’s Viator to Host Liverpool Networking Event for Visitor Economy Businesses

Date: June 2, 5–7 pm Venue: Tempest on Tithebarn, 12 Tithebarn St, Liverpool L2...
15th May 26
Strawberry Field VL

Strawberry Field Recognised Among World’s Leading Visitor Attractions

Liverpool’s visitor economy has received a further boost as Strawberry Field has been named...
12th May 26
Liverpool Experience Campus

ACCESSIBILITY CASE STUDY: LIVERPOOL EXPERIENCE CAMPUS

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION Liverpool Experience Campus, formerly ACC Liverpool, is a connected events campus...
11th May 26
Hospitality Skills - Liverpool City Region

New Skills Passport Set to Strengthen Hospitality Talent Pipeline

A new Hospitality Skills Passport is set to support recruitment across the Liverpool City...
11th May 26
Pic: (L-R) Ellis Murphy at Paul McCartney, Patrick Gilmore as Pete Best, Rhys Mannion as John Lennon, Harvey Brett as George Harrison, Louis Landau as Stu Sutcliffe (Image: Gordon Timpen/ Hamburg Films Ltd)

Cast announced for new Beatles drama Hamburg Days

The cast of an upcoming six-part drama series about the formative years of The...
11th May 26
St Helens Glass - montage of images

International Festival of Glass to be held in Liverpool City Region’s St Helens

The 2026 International Festival of Glass (IFoG) is being brought to St Helens borough...
11th May 26

RARE BEATLES LETTERS EXHIBITION STRENGTHENS LIVERPOOL CITY REGION’S GLOBAL POSITIONING AT HAMBURG PORT FESTIVAL

An exhibition featuring a rare collection of Beatles photographs and personal letters, written during...
8th May 26

Southport Pier has seen whole community united behind £20m restoration says Silcock Leisure Group

Silcock Leisure Group has welcomed the news that the £20 million restoration of Southport...
7th May 26

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR: THE PARK THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

The first thing I notice is the sound. Or rather, the absence of it....
7th May 26
WoWfest New World Disorder 2026

WOWFEST26: NEW WORLD DISORDER – WHEN THE WORLD SHIFTS, WRITERS RESPOND

There are festivals that entertain, and festivals that feel as though they are tuned...
5th May 26

LIVERPOOL CITY REGION : CHOOSING SUSTAINABLE

There is a moment every destination reaches when sustainability stops being a conversation and...
5th May 26
April 2026

LCRDP ACHIEVES GREEN TOURISM BRONZE ACCREDITATION, SETTING A BENCHMARK FOR THE VISITOR ECONOMY

Liverpool City Region Destination Partnership (LCRDP) has achieved the internationally recognised Green Tourism Bronze...
30th Apr 26