Visitor Economy
The Visitor Economy in Cheshire East is worth £578.4m per annum
and the region welcomes over 12 million visitors each year,
supporting nearly 7,000 jobs.
Cheshire East Council are aiming develop a visitor economy with
a value of £818m by 2015, and to create over 1200 jobs directly
related to the visitor economy during the same period.
The Visitor Economy Team
Cheshire East Council has a dedicated Visitor Economy team, a
small team who are responsible for the promotion of Cheshire East
as a vibrant, exciting visitor destination. The team support the
development of tourism infrastructure across the region to increase
visitor figures and enhance the visitor experience.
On a practical level, the team work closely with visitor
attractions, events, town councils and retailers to promote their
visitor offer. The team work closely with Marketing Cheshire, the
regional tourist board to manage PR campaigns to promote the area
on a local and national scale, and deliver projects to improve the
visitor experience in Cheshire East.
The team are responsible for the management of Macclesfield and
Congleton Visitor Information Centres, and the provision of visitor
information across the borough.
If you’re a new or existing tourism business in Cheshire East,
get in touch with the visitor economy team to find out about how we
can help you promote your business.
Filming in Cheshire East
The Visitor Economy team are your first point of contact for all
filming related enquiries in Cheshire East. Please visit the
filming in Cheshire East page for
further information.
Visitor Information
If you’re looking for things to do, places to go and attractions
to see visit our tourism pages.
Visitor Economy Strategy
If you’d like to find out more about the visitor economy in
Cheshire East, you can download the Cheshire East
Visitor Economy Strategic Framework (PDF, 2.62MB). This
document sets the strategic direction for Cheshire East and is
aimed at anyone who has a responsibility or an interest in the
region’s visitor economy.
