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18 Jun 2024

Unveiling Anish Kapoor: Liverpool Cathedral’s Centenary Spectacular

Liverpool Cathedral is set to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024 with a unique exhibition by the legendary British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor. Renowned for his iconic artworks like Chicago’s Cloud Gate (2004) and Svayambhu (2007) a vast train of wax that squeezed through the rooms of the Royal Academy in London in 2009, Kapoor has captivated the art world for over four decades, and now, he’s bringing his visionary works to the heart of Liverpool. Titled Monadic Singularity, this exhibition marks Kapoor’s first solo show […]

17 Jun 2024

HISTORIC STEAM TUG INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO ‘ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITY’ OF LIVERPOOL CITY REGION’S MARITIME SECTOR AND DECARBONISATION

Maritime industry and academic leaders across Liverpool City Region have applauded a unique partnership project which has introduced students to the ‘enormous opportunity’ of decarbonisation in the maritime sector. Led by the outreach team of Liverpool’s historic steam tug, The Daniel Adamson – aka The Danny – the ‘Maritime Heritage, Maritime Futures’ project brought together leading local maritime businesses and academics with local college and university students. Delivered over the course of an academic year, ‘Maritime Heritage, Maritime Futures’ contrasted Liverpool City […]

12 Jun 2024

YOUR SUMMER SHOULD BE SPECTACULAR

By James Wood, Campaign Manager, Marketing Liverpool How was your last summer? Sitting around in the garden, soaking sporadic rays? Boring ‘staycation’ that didn’t really deliver your much-deserved holiday buzz? Two weeks somewhere sunny then back to earth with a thud? You can do better than that and we’ve got just the thing for you. The VisitLiverpool guide is designed to help people easily discover all the wonders Liverpool City Region has to offer this season. Whether you’re a visitor, […]

12 Jun 2024

easyJet launches five new routes from Liverpool John Lennon Airport for winter 2024

easyJet, Liverpool’s leading airline, has today announced five routes from Liverpool John Lennon Airport starting this winter. On sale from today, a new route to Prague will begin three times a week from 28 October, twice a week to Marrakech from 13 November, twice a week to Malta from 10 December, twice a week to Berlin from 14 February and once a week to Fuerteventura from 19 February. For those looking for winter sun, both Fuerteventura and Malta could be […]

07 Jun 2024

Sound! Liverpool Music City has new digital home

Today marks the launch of Liverpoolmusiccity.com, a comprehensive website dedicated to promoting the city region’s diverse array of music events, creatives, talented musicians, bustling music businesses, and illustrious musical heritage. The new website is set to become the ultimate online destination for music enthusiasts, locals, and visitors, offering an extensive guide to everything music-related across the Liverpool City Region. All content has been created by the region’s emerging music journalists, photographers, videographers and thought leaders. Key Features of Liverpool Music […]

24 May 2024

Exclusive Sneak Peek: Inside Liverpool City Region’s LVEP Board Debut

On the 10th of May 2024, history was made as Liverpool City Region’s Local Visitor Economy (LVEP) Board convened for the very first time. Held at Liverpool Waterfront’s Mann Island, against the backdrop of globally iconic landmarks and fuelled by a shared passion for culture and innovation, this diverse team of visionaries came together to chart a new course for the region’s tourism sector. Here, Marketing Liverpool take you behind the scenes of the inaugural meeting of Liverpool City Region’s […]

24 May 2024

Meet the Liverpool City Region LVEP Board – and discover their favourite LCR places…

Liverpool City Region’s LOCAL Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) has now been officially launched! Dedicated to driving our vibrant visitor economy forward, our region’s LVEP board attended their inaugural meeting on May 10th, 2024, at Mann Island. To help generate awareness and to tell audiences all about the new board, Marketing Liverpool, together with our partners at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Liverpool City Council, have launched a campaign to highlight each board member’s favourite place to visit in Liverpool […]

24 May 2024

NEW ACTING BUSINESS TOURISM CHIEF SHARES HER VISION FOR THE FUTURE

LISA OWEN, MARKETING LIVERPOOL’S NEW ‘ACTING HEAD OF BUSINESS TOURISM’ SHARES HER THOUGHTS ON HER NEW ROLE AND HER PLANS TO FURTHER ENERGISE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION’S BUSINESS EVENTS SCENE. With over two decades of experience in destination marketing and convention bureaus, I am incredibly excited to lead Liverpool City Region’s business tourism team – A team determined to further propel our region into the global spotlight for business events. My business tourism career began in the world of conference management […]

24 May 2024

Have you got the latest edition of the official city map?

The official Liverpool Visitor Map provides our visitors with an engaging visual and spatial representation of the top-tier ‘things to do’ across the city region, helping them navigate and explore the very best attractions Liverpool City Region has to offer. We now have stock of the official map which is available, FREE of charge to your venue / organisation and come in boxes of 450 maps. For small quantities (150 or less) collection can be made from the Tourist Information […]

21 May 2024

Calling all Liverpool City Region Visitor Economy Businesses: Taylor Swift is bringing The Eras Tour to Liverpool and we need you!

We can’t calm down, Taylor Swift is bringing The Eras Tour to Liverpool – and we need you! From 13-15 June, tens of thousands of Taylor Swift fans (Swifties) will descend on Liverpool as the global superstar takes to the stage at Anfield Stadium. As we don’t do things by halves in Liverpool, we want to extend a huge welcome to Taylor Swift and her fans to make their experience even bigger than their ‘Wildest Dreams’! If you’re planning a […]