LIVERPOOL CITY REGION (LCR) IS NO STRANGER TO THE SPOTLIGHT. AS THE MOST FILMED UK CITY OUTSIDE LONDON, THE REGION BOASTS AN IMPRESSIVE RESUME OF FILM AND TV PRODUCTIONS THAT HAVE CAPTIVATED GLOBAL AUDIENCES. With a booming screen tourism industry, Visit Liverpool, in collaboration with Liverpool Film Office, has launched a new film tourism campaign titled ‘Liverpool. The Ultimate Setting’. This campaign celebrates Liverpool City Region’s rich cinematic history, while enticing film lovers worldwide to step into the scenes of […]
VisitLiverpool, in partnership with Liverpool Film Office, has launched the second phase of their screen tourism campaign, Liverpool. The Ultimate Setting, following the release of VisitBritain’s international screen tourism campaign, Starring GREAT Britain. This phase continues to celebrate and promote Liverpool City Region’s iconic film and television locations, inviting visitors to explore Liverpool through the lens of their favourite films and TV shows, highlighting the region’s vibrant film heritage and its reputation as a top filming destination. Liverpool. The Ultimate […]
To drive inbound tourism across Britain, national tourism agency VisitBritain has this week launched a global screen tourism campaign, kicking off with a blockbuster-inspired film that sees Britain the star of the show. The campaign ‘Starring GREAT Britain’ rolls out internationally this week with a launch film drawing on iconic film and TV moments from Mission: Impossible to Bridget Jones; Spider-Man to Succession; House of the Dragon to Harry Potter; Paddington to Fast & Furious to Mary Poppins Returns and more. […]
This morning on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Greg James revealed that superstar Sam Fender will be headlining Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 which will be held in Liverpool from Friday 23 May – Sunday 25 May. Myles Smith, Wet Leg, Blossoms and Lola Young (following her debut UK #1 with ‘Messy’ as announced on Radio 1’s Official Chart last Friday) were also announced as the first acts set to perform. Over the course of the weekend, around 100 acts […]
INTX, a leading transport solutions provider, is proud to highlight its growing partnership with The Mersey Forest, one of the UK’s leading community forestry initiatives. This collaboration underscores INTX’s dedication to supporting local environmental projects that make a lasting impact on communities in Merseyside and North Cheshire. In December 2024, the INTX team took this partnership one step further by rolling up their sleeves and volunteering at Griffin Wood in St. Helens. The hands-on experience allowed the team to witness […]
Maray, a Liverpool-born restaurant group with three sites across Liverpool and Manchester serving Middle Eastern and Mediterranean inspired sharing plates, has achieved a three-star rating — the top score possible — in the Food Made Good Standard by The Sustainable Restaurant Association. It is the only independent restaurant group in the North West to achieve this. The Food Made Good Standard is the only 360-degree sustainability certification designed for F&B businesses across the globe, with a holistic approach that […]
Liverpool is set to welcome the Lunar New Year in ssstyle, with a series of vibrant free events and activities taking place to mark the Year of the Snake. The main Chinese New Year city centre celebrations will be held on Sunday 2 February in and around Europe’s oldest Chinatown. The festivities will feature the traditional dragon, lion, unicorn parades, firecracker displays, family workshops, Tai Chi demonstrations, live music, street theatre and stage performances, a fairground and food and craft […]
Liverpool City Council is set to green light a masterplan to transform how people move around the city centre over the next 20 years. A report to the Council’s next cabinet meeting, held on Tuesday 21 January, recommended approving the Liverpool Urban Mobility and Public Spaces Plan. It will guide a multi-million pound investment programme up to 2045 in a bid to increase the use of public transport and to get people walking and cycling more. The draft plan, which […]
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) handled 5.1 million passengers in 2024, taking the airport beyond 5 million passengers for the first time since the covid pandemic and the highest passenger numbers handled since 2011. The Airport has seen growth in passenger numbers and services throughout 2024, bringing an increase of 21% compared to 2023, following the start of the Jet2.com and Jet2holidays operation and further expansion of services by easyJet and Ryanair. In a year that also saw the airport […]
As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on an exceptional year of growth, innovation, and success for Marketing Liverpool. This year, we continued to position Liverpool City Region as a leading destination for tourism, business events, and culture through a range of activities that encompassed campaign activity, overseas trade missions, conferences, exhibitions and major event marketing. By working with our incredible partners, stakeholders and colleagues across Liverpool City Region, we’ve collectively produced some amazing achievements. We […]