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WICKED Stars Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey and Jon M. Chu Turn Greenwich Green Ahead Of The Release Of Universal Pictures' New cinematic event
Look to the Western sky! The stars of Wicked switch on the Greenwich Meridian Line laser at the Royal Observatory, precisely where the Eastern and Western hemispheres meet, to celebrate Universal Pictures’ spectacular new cinematic event, which soars into cinemas on 22nd November.
Grammy, Emmy and Tony winning powerhouse and Academy Award® nominee Cynthia Erivo, pop culture icon Jeff Goldblum, Olivier Award winner and Emmy nominee Jonathan Bailey and director Jon M. Chu attended the magical photocall, in which, after the green laser divided the night’s sky, surrounding buildings from the Queen’s House to the Old Royal Naval College lit up green in honour of Erivo’s character, Elphaba, The Wicked Witch of the West.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich magically transforms into ‘GREENWITCH’ to celebrate the release of Wicked, Universal Pictures’ new cinematic event
Attention all Ozians! The Royal Borough of Greenwich has had a Wicked makeover, becoming ‘GreenWitch’ for two weeks only to celebrate the 22 November release of Universal Pictures’ spectacular new cinematic event, based on the generation-defining stage musical about the witches of Oz.
The Mayor of Royal Greenwich Councillor Jit Ranabhat, unveiled a plaque on Tuesday 12 November to launch the enchanting new name for the borough.
From now until 24 November, residents, fans and visitors to the newly named GreenWitch can collect a free map from GreenWitch Tourist Information Centre or download one at VisitGreenWitch and embark on a spell-binding walking trail, spotting magical new road signs along the way.
Visit Greenwich wins Gold for Travel Trade Engagement,
The Travel Marketing Awards 2024
Visit Greenwich has won the Gold Standard Award in the Travel Trade Engagement category, at The Travel Marketing Awards 2024.
Visit Greenwich CEO, Barrie Kelly stated, “We are delighted to win this award for the first time. It recognises the great work we have done with our key travel trade partners including The O2, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, IFS Cloud Cable Car, Old Royal Naval College, Royal Museums Greenwich and City Cruises UK, to mention a few. We want the international travel trade to view Greenwich as a new and ever-changing destination and a base for visiting the whole of London."
The award-winning entry included key results in 2023-24 of generating a 20% increase in engagement; the creation of 5 new itineraries and 5 educational/ familiarisation trips and 5.1% increase in overnight visitors.
Travel trade activity continues to be a high priority for Visit Greenwich and earlier this month appointed PM Consulting to implement a new travel trade strategy, to generate new business across the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Working with the travel trade is a key driver of the Visit Greenwich good growth plan which sets out to achieve 35% growth by 2027.
Visit Greenwich appoints PM Consulting to drive a new travel trade strategy
Visit Greenwich has appointed leading tourism consultancy, PM Consulting to drive its travel trade activities.
Growth Boost for Greenwich
Visit Greenwich, the destination management company for the Royal Borough of Greenwich, has announced that the destination is steaming ahead in year-on-year comparisons, with visitor spend up 25% and visitor numbers up 11% at 19m, supporting 16k jobs across the borough.
Visit Greenwich & IFS Cloud Cable Car at World Travel Market 2023
Visit Greenwich has a massive year of openings, events and anniversaries to share at World Travel Market London 2023 (WTM), 6 to 8 November, at ExCeL London. This year, Visit Greenwich is excited to announce that the IFS Cloud Cable Car will be joining the Destination Marketing Organisation as its main exhibiting partner at the world’s most influential travel and tourism event.
A spectacular Lunar New Year celebration in Greenwich this January
Ring in Lunar New Year with an exciting programme of festivities across Greenwich town centre - on Saturday 21st January. Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site will play host to a full day of activity linking the National Maritime Museum and Old Royal Naval College, through Greenwich town centre, as part of the Greenwich Light Time series.
Visit Greenwich at World Travel Market 2022
Visit Greenwich is as excited as ever about 2022’s World Travel Market (WTM). Taking over The ExCeL, London’s premier event space, from 7th to 9th November, it’s the biggest occasion in the travel-industry calendar. Teaming up again with the City of London, Visit Greenwich has planned something different this year.
Celebrate the Festival of Lights in Greenwich this October
As the seasons change and days grow shorter, join us to celebrate the popular festival of Diwali - Festival of Lights - on Saturday 22nd October. Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site will be illuminated with a free programme of events as part of the Greenwich Light Time series, linking the National Maritime Museum and Old Royal Naval College through Greenwich Town Centre.
Escape to Royal Greenwich and The City to experience London with a twist
Visit Greenwich, the Destination Management Organisation for the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, has been successful for the second year running in its bid for VisitEngland funding to deliver an Escape the Everyday campaign.
Visit Greenwich says It's Time to Escape the Everyday
Visit Greenwich is launching its 2021 destination marketing campaign to encourage UK residents to choose Greenwich as a place to holiday this year and experience a fresh perspective of London.
Visit Greenwich on Virtual World Travel Market 2020
Participating at the virtual ‘UK Pavilion’ and hosting our partners Up at The O2, Old Royal Naval College, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, and Thames River Sightseeing. Also, hosting for the first time our hotel destination partners DoubleTree Hilton by London Greenwich, Novotel London Greenwich and ibis London Greenwich.
England’s Historic Cities secures new investment from VisitEngland
England’s Historic Cities, which includes Greenwich, has secured further investment from the Discover England Fund for their innovative England Originals project.
What's New in Greenwich in 2021-2022
We’ve got a full breakdown of all the upcoming events including where and when.
Royal Greenwich - It’s Time! 2020
Visit Greenwich is working with the Royal Borough of Greenwich and South East London Chamber of Commerce to deliver Royal Greenwich – It’s Time!, a recovery campaign for the local economy.
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