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VisitBritain - News from Britain, September - October 2004

VisitBritain Travel Writing Award

There is still time to submit your published articles by December 15. The winning writer will receive this prestigious award as well as a wonderful 'red carpet' trip for two to Wales, courtesy of Wales Tourist Board, Welsh Rarebits and British Airways.

http://www.visitbritain.com/VB3-en-US/corporate/press/awards_main.aspx

What's new in 2005

Hotels, restaurants and attractions planned for 2005 - including a new museum in London dedicated to the life of Sir Winston Churchill - feature in VisitBritain's latest news releases.

http://www.visitbritain.com/VB3-en-US/corporate/press/news/nr040923whats_new.aspx

Britain Calling - latest news items

Visitors to Glasgow in Scotland can now see all of the city's Charles Rennie Mackintosh attractions with one entry ticket; in England's Cotswolds, a new exhibition, 'Mrs. Getty', explores the life of an Anglo-Saxon princess; the Dylan Thomas Festival in Wales marks the 50th anniversary of one of the writer's best-loved works, "Under Milk Wood".

http://www.visitbritain.com/VB3-en-US/corporate/press/britain_calling.aspx

For story ideas, latest news releases, free images to download and useful PR contacts, visit our media room website at: www.visitbritain.com/mediaroom.

VisitBritain media contacts:

New York: Paul Chibeba, tel. 212 850 0311; E-mail: paul.chibeba@visitbritain.org / Joanna Allen, tel. 212 850 0312; E-mail: joanna.allen@visitbritain.org

Chicago: Steve Ball, tel. 312 787 0464 ext. 10; E-mail: steve.ball@visitbritain.org

Los Angeles: Wendy Missenden, tel. 310 470 2782 ext. 25; E-mail: wendy.missenden@visitbritain.org

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