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Knowsley Council has announced that it will host a two-day festival of fun in Prescot this summer. The event, which will take place on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 August will bring together the popular Elizabethan Fayre and Serious Nonsense festival into one big event that will animate the streets of the town over two days. The event is set to be a celebration of all that is special and unique about Prescot. From recognising the town’s prominent role during […]

The British Educational Travel Association (BETA) has announced that the 2026 Youth & Student Travel Summit (YSTS) will take place in Liverpool from 5–6 October 2026, bringing together key decision-makers from across the global youth, student and educational travel sector. Following successful events in Manchester (2023), Bristol (2024) and Leeds (2025), the Summit continues BETA’s commitment to showcasing destinations across the UK and supporting the dispersal of international youth travellers beyond London. A key feature of the 2026 Summit will be BETA’s international hosted buyer programme, which will bring 25–35 international […]

It starts, as so many good Liverpool stories do, with a simple question. Why go anywhere else, when everything you need is right here? For Purple Tours Directors, Jean and Rachel McEvoy, that idea took shape growing up in Woolton, the village forever linked with The Beatles, but rich with its own stories waiting to be told. Years later, that same local pride would help inspire Purple Tours, a business now reshaping how visitors experience Liverpool City Region, one conversation, […]

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority are gathering insight from businesses across Liverpool City Region to better understand how global events, including the ongoing situation in the Middle East, are affecting the visitor economy locally. Your perspective is important. Whether you’re seeing changes in visitor numbers, booking patterns, customer sentiment or supply chains, your feedback will help build a clearer picture of the challenges and opportunities facing the sector right now. The survey is short and should only take a few […]

Date: June 2, 5–7 pm Venue: Tempest on Tithebarn, 12 Tithebarn St, Liverpool L2 2DT (map) TripAdvisor’s Viator is hosting an independent networking event for Liverpool City Region visitor economy businesses looking to grow bookings and reach international audiences, aimed at tour and activity operators, visitor attractions and venues, cultural and heritage organisations, experience providers and event organisers, as well as wider tourism and destination partners. What You’ll Gain Direct access to Viator experts Practical advice on listings and bookings […]