Being part of a protected landscape can open up exciting opportunities for your business! When you’re associated with the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park, you stand out from the crowd. The more you learn about what this connection means for your business, the better you’ll be able to enjoy the benefits it brings.
Logo – we provide locator logos for businesses in the Yorkshire Dales National Park to use. For example, if you are holding an event in or around the National Park, you can highlight your association with the area by applying for a license to use one of our five logos developed for this reason.
The Visitor – our annual magazine ‘The Visitor‘ is free and packed full of features and interesting information for visitors. If you are interested in advertising in future editions, please contact Sarah Nicholson: sarah.nicholson@yorkshiredales.org.uk. Or, if you would like a few copies, you can pick some up from our National Park Visitor Centres.
Events listing – you can add your events for free to our website.
Festivals – we hold two festivals during the year which celebrate two special qualities which the Yorkshire Dales National Park is recognised – dark skies and local produce. You can find resources on our website on how to host an event as part of the Festival, and other ways you might wish to participate.
Dark Sky Friendly businesses – we offer tourism businesses the opportunity to become recognised as an official Dark Sky Friendly business by signing up to our Dark Sky Friendly initiative. It’s FREE to apply and open to businesses which can offer facilities, services and information to visitors specifically wanting to enjoy our dark skies.
Events/workshops – we hold a number of events and workshops throughout the year aimed at tourism businesses. These opportunities are promoted via our newsletter and Facebook page and will also be listed on our ‘Events and workshops’ page.
Tourism news and opportunities – the Tourism team have their own Facebook page which links to a closed tourism group (Yorkshire Dales National Park Tourism Partnership: communication group). This is a fantastic platform to promote your business but also to network with other tourism businesses. We also recommend that you take a look at the following sites managed by Susan Briggs www.tourismknowhow.com and www.dalesdiscoveries.com.
Newsletter – we periodically send newsletters to tourism businesses with our news and updates – if would like to sign up to receive these, please subscribe to ‘Tourism Talk’. Our most recent newsletter can be found on ‘Our latest tourism news’ page.
For more information on how the Yorkshire Dales National Park Tourism team can help you, please go to the ‘For tourism businesses’ section of our website – this will guide you to images, toolkits, and many more resources.
How does this benefit you?
- Using Yorkshire Dales special qualities and assets to create an inspirational business image.
- Showcasing your business’s green credentials by supporting the landscape and natural environment.
- Using the Yorkshire Dales brand to associate your business with one of the UK’s much loved and well-known protected landscapes.
- Operating within a supportive and resilient rural community.
- Networking opportunities and scope to work with likeminded businesses and individuals.
- Capitalising on the vibrant visitor economy.