New one-stop platform launches to help visitors discover everything that Coventry has to offer

Visitors to Coventry and local people will find it easier than ever before to discover everything the city has to offer after the launch of a new platform. Visit Coventry has launched a new website www.visitcoventry.co.uk which will showcase the very best of the city’s leisure and cultural offering and signpost visitors to the city’s attractions, venues and events.

It will transform the experience for local, domestic and international visitors to the city by providing a single point of contact to plan their visit.

Features include a new ‘what’s on’ guide for the city which provides a comprehensive day-by-day list of all the events that are taking place across Coventry.

It also includes a ‘things to do’ section which will showcase entertainment venues, attractions, activities, tours and cost-friendly activities in the city.

Visitors to the website can discover the best of the city’s food and drink, uncover Coventry’s hidden gems and hotels to stay at during their visit. The platform also offers itineraries for visitors, maps of the city, travel guidance and accessibility information.

Visit Coventry is part of destination management organisation Destination Coventry which supports the city’s visitor economy.

Alongside signposting visitors to the city, the new website is designed to boost the city’s hospitality, leisure and tourism businesses.

It provides new opportunities to enhance visibility for venues, attractions and events, and will support businesses with reaching new audiences, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

Paul McMahon, managing director of Destination Coventry, said: “This is a huge step forward for our visitor economy.

“We are reimagining and redesigning the visitor experience in Coventry through this new website and it will be a one-stop-shop to find out everything that is happening in the city.

“There is a fantastic story to tell here in Coventry, a story that is appealing to visitors from all over the world and by launching this new SEO-driven platform we will be telling that story to new audiences.

"The goal is to provide visitors to Coventry with an easy-to-use website where they can plan and personalise their trip, whether they're food enthusiasts, history lovers, music fans, art admirers or passionate sports supporters.

“We’ll be working in partnership with businesses across the city to strengthen the platform and ensure it showcases everything that makes Coventry a fantastic, must-visit destination.”

Destination Coventry is collaboration between Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce and Coventry City Council.

The website is designed to support the continued growth of Coventry’s visitor economy, which has grown year-on-year since the pandemic, to a value of £855 million in 2023.

Cllr Jim O’Boyle, cabinet member for jobs, regeneration and climate change at Coventry City Council, said: “Coventry is a great place to live, work and visit and this new website will help make sure that people planning a day visit or a longer stay have one single place to go to find out about all the fantastic things that are happening in the city.

“There is something for everyone in Coventry and that is clear to see in the website. I’m also pleased that local tourism venues will also be able to use the website as a platform to promote what they have going on.”

Corin Crane, chief executive at Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “We have an incredible set of attractions venues and days out in Coventry, so it’s important that we do everything we can to support Coventry’s growing visitor economy.

“A thriving hospitality, leisure and tourism sector can be a catalyst for growth across the wider economy and the new website will bring real benefits to businesses across the city.” Explore the new Visit Coventry website at www.visitcoventry.co.uk