The data also showed the number of full-time tourism and hospitality jobs supported in Blackpool has grown to 23,419 – a 5.3% rise on the previous year, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Blackpool, once the most famous town in British politics, is today back on the political map. The UK's premier party conference venue since the 1920s hasn't staged an autumn conference since 2007.

The number of people who visited Blackpool has more than doubled since 2020, it has been revealed. New tourism figures show a total of 18.81m visited the seaside town in 2021 - twice those who ...

Plans for a brand new tourist attraction in Blackpool have been unveiled. The proposals would see the existing historical tram depot in Rigby Road repaired and redeveloped, to include a brand new ...