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Press & Media

The English Riviera continues to be a popular destination for both UK and Overseas journalists to visit and the English Riviera BID Company helps fund these visits to maximise publicity for the area.
The English Riviera BID Company is frequently interviewed on South West tourism matters and special tourism features on ITV Westcountry and BBC Spotlight. Many celebrities have visited the Bay in recent years, making programmes that showcase the area, including Joanna Lumley, Susan Calman and Alan Carr.

April 2024 - DevonLive: 21 incredible reasons why Torbay is the best place to live
April 2024 - MyLondon: The 3 seaside towns dubbed 'English Riviera' with UK's best fish and chips and incredibly clean beaches
February 2024 - ITV.com: Traitors finalist 'Jazatha Christie' visits home town of Agatha Christie
January 2024 - The Metro: Stunning UK beach that rivals French Riviera is just a £26 train from London
December 2023 - mirror.co.uk: Inside one of UK's prettiest towns on 'English Riviera' with Agatha Christie connection
May 2023 - The Sun: SANDS PERFECT: Inside the beautiful seaside town with golden sands dubbed the 'English Riviera' - and it's just 3 hours from London

In January 2019, The 25 Boutique B&B in Torquay was named the ‘Best B&B in the World’ by TripAdvisor. This was the biggest ERBID PR story for 2019 and garnered a lot of media coverage, in print, on the radio and on TV.

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The ERBID undertakes numerous advertising campaigns throughout the year, aimed at different markets including international, national and regional markets.
Events

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Social Media

The English Riviera BID Company is significantly increasing its investment in Digital Destination Marketing and to expand the ways we promote the area online to attract both staying and day visitors, with the focus on promoting the shoulder seasons.
English Riviera Website

The English Riviera visitor website is the ERBID Company's most important digital asset and currently attracts over one million visitors a year.