July 2020 – Experience Oxfordshire

City Sightseeing Oxford Open-Top Tours to Return in Boost to Visitor Economy

The City Sightseeing Oxford open-top tours are set to return to help show visitors the city, as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease. The popular open-top bus tour will return into service in Oxford tomorrow, in a boost to the city’s visitor economy. It will operate a special timetable operating at least every 20 minutes on…

Jul 15 2020

Visitors to Oxford University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums in 2019 Top 3.3 million

Oxford University’s gardens, libraries and museums attracted 3,311,764 visitors in 2019, according to the latest figures, just released, from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). This is the third year in a row that visitor numbers have topped 3 million, with the Ashmolean, Bodleian Libraries and Museum of Natural History all featuring in the…

Bus Operators Increase Services and The Airline is Set to Return

Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel have further increased some services and increased the number of customers that can be carried on-board in response to a growing demand for bus travel. Thames Travel is now back to running its normal level of service except for night buses. Most Oxford City services are now operating at…

Oxford City Council Launches New Guide to Help People GO Active Outdoors

Today Oxford City Council is launching new online resources to help people get out and explore Oxford’s green spaces and waterways, and find out what activities are available in them. Oxford has over 900 acres of parks and green spaces, that’s almost an acre for every 17 people in the city. These include places of tranquillity like…

Experience Oxfordshire Announce The Evergreen Agency as New Ambassador

Experience Oxfordshire, the Destination Management Organisation (DMO) for Oxfordshire, is delighted to announce The Evergreen Agency as their latest Ambassador Partner. This new strategic partnership comes at an important time for the DMO as they are continuing to work hard to support partners throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and support the recovery of Oxfordshire’s visitor…

Experience Oxfordshire Launches ‘Opening Up Oxfordshire’ Campaign

Experience Oxfordshire, the Destination Management Organisation for the county, is launching a new digital campaign to support the reopening of Oxfordshire’s visitor economy as restrictions begin to ease and the county emerges from lockdown. The launch of the campaign coincides with the reopening of many hospitality and tourism businesses in the county this weekend,…