CWEA works closely with Visit Chester & Cheshire (VCC) - the tourism management organisation for Cheshire and Warrington. As one of five tourism boards in the Northwest, VCC is funded and supported by the Northwest Regional Development Agency, 6 local authorities and over 300 private sector tourism stakeholders in Cheshire and Warrington.

Set up in April 2004 it has a clear mission:

"We will build our tourism industry to generate economic return for all, through our vision, passion, positive action and effective partnership working."

Tourism in Cheshire and Warrington is vital to its economy and is worth approximately £800 million, supporting around 15,000 jobs. The goal and vision for 2015 is to double the value of the tourism economy.

Visit Chester and Cheshire and has two websites:

A business portal for the tourism trade and partners at http://www.visitchesterandcheshire.co.uk/.

Visitor information websites at http://www.visitchester.com/ and http://www.visitcheshire.com/.  

Contact Details:

Visit Chester & Cheshire, Chester Station, 1st Floor, West Wing Offices, Station Road, Chester CH1 3NT. Tel: 01244 405600.