What's New

On this page you can find out what we've been up to lately, as well as any awards or glowing news we, or the city, have received!

To find out more, please email richard.pearson@brighton-hove.gov.uk

May 2008

• Brighton voted Top 10 beach destination by Enjoy England
• VisitBrighton launch Brighton Revisited Flickr page and nostalgia competition

April 2008

• Brighton voted Top British Destination by Pink Paper Readers
• Brighton up for Most Musical City
• Simon Calder 'Hidden Brighton gems' video launched
• Brighton featured as Destination of the Month on Enjoy England
• Brighon VIC win a Silver Award at the Tourism ExSEllence Awards - making them one of the Top 3 VICs in the country
• VisitBrighton Festival Break competition launched
• Brighton wins a host of awards at the Observer Food Awards - congratulations to partners who won or were nominated
• My Brighton banner feature goes live on website, interviewing Brighton partners and locals about their views of the city
• VisitBrighton April Fool news story tells of blue whale sightings of Brighton beach!

March 2008

• 2008 '50 things to do in Brighton' PDF launched
• Brighton VIC shortlisted for a national Silver or Gold Award at the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2008, the tourism equivalent to the 'Oscars'
• VisitBrighton launch online Easter Quiz

• VisitBrighton run online Valentine's Quiz
• Marketing organise French press trip visit to cover Winter Pride and cultural breaks in Brighton

• VisitBrighton launch Romantic Podcast
• VisitBrighton issue MP3 players pre-loaded with our Romantic podcast to high profile conference organisers interested in bringing a conference to Brighton
• VisitBrighton launch 'Romantic Brighton' and 'Favourite Brighton thing' themes on blog
• New Year 'new look' VisitBrighton Partner Newsletter issued.

• VisitBrighton RSS feeds go live, allowing users to subscribe to VisitBrighton news story updates
• Pink Paper vote Brighton 'Best UK destination'
• New 'Free Fun stuff' area launched on site, with podcasts, films and other social media.

• VisitBrighton launch 'new look' website
• VisitBrighton launch their very own blog
• Brighton Visitor Information Centre win Best Tourist Information Service at Tourism ExSEllence Awards
• VisitBrighton win 'Searchability' Award at Brighton Web Awards
• Brighton is named 'Top for sustainability'
• VisitBrighton short film 'Cinecity' event
• Brighton named as the 'best place to make friends'
• Go Green area of Partner website launched.