Partnership Packages - Join our business community today

Attracting visitors to our beautiful county is our passion. We’re here to showcase Lincolnshire to the world – putting all of her character, history and splendour centre stage. And you’re invited to join our crusade, too – the campaigns, the camaraderie, the success and the rewards.

Be part of it - Your success is our mission

We exist to help you build a wildly successful business. Our community of 250+ Destination Lincolnshire Partners all share this goal, too. Because as you grow, so does our visitor economy. This is your invitation to join our collective of tourism, hospitality, retail and leisure professionals who stand by one another every step of the way.

It's your time to thrive - How it works

Our role is to guide, inspire and support all those working within the visitor economy. We open our resources to Partners in two core areas:

• Marketing with impact – the opportunities and resources you need to get your business seen and share your visitor experiences.
• Collaborative community – an ever-expanding network of like-minded business professionals who work together and support one another.

Why work with us - Exclusive to our Partners

Becoming a Partner of Destination Lincolnshire is an investment that brings you straight to the heart of our marketing and community expertise, including:

• The opportunity to get in front of the 2.8 million people who visit our websites each year – all of whom are searching for places to visit, stay and experience in the county.
• Your chance to leverage the engagement and reach of our 70,000+ active social media followers across all six of our social media channels.
• The opportunities to promote your business, offers and events to new customers through our marketing channels.
• Being featured in our inspirational travel blogs and printed guides – these are distributed all over England.
• Advertising on VisitLincoln.com, and in our popular visitor e-newsletters.
• Access to specialised training and tailored support for businesses working in the visitor economy, with help from Visit England.
• Extra help in entering our annual tourism awards, which includes a mystery shopper and a passport into the national Visit England awards. And finally – as a Partner, you will love our industry insights and research that land right in your inbox, shared at our events and on social media groups!

JOIN NOW - For a bright future ahead

Over the next six months, we will be investing heavily in new and improved marketing tools, business support and expertise to help you as a Partner of Destination Lincolnshire.

But we cannot do this without your support.

The travel marketplace is hugely competitive so we must all work together to stay ahead of the curve. In 2023 our partnership fees will rise in line with our boosted offering. This means if you join us now, you will save money and still benefit from enhanced Partner benefits next year. You will also have a chance to have your say in the research and development of our 2023 strategy – including complimentary workshops and marketing opportunities.

Partnership Packages

Following the launch of Destination Lincolnshire, we are pleased to present our NEW Partnership Packages.

We have worked hard to ensure there is an option for every business, with Partnerships starting from just £10 per month (plus VAT). Partnering with your business on your terms is important to us – which is why we have options to suit every business and budget. Whether you are looking to simply put your toe in the water of our community and marketing offerings or work closely with our team at a strategic level, every package we offer for Partners is an exciting opportunity to be part of our big mission.

Whichever level of partnership option you choose - Silver, Gold or Platinum - you will enjoy a wealth of marketing, PR, training and community benefits to help you reach more customers and build your brand including enhanced marketing and advertising opportunities.

So, what are you waiting for? Join us today. We look forward to welcoming you to Destination Lincolnshire.

For more information about joining, fees and packages please contact enquiries@destinationlincolnshire.co.uk

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do I have to join twice if I want to be part of Taste Lincolnshire and Visit Lincoln, for example? No, you only have to join once to benefit from all our consumer brands – we’ve made it simple and cost-effective for businesses to get involved with all that we do.

Is VisitLincoln.com remaining in place? Yes, and as our flagship consumer marketing channel to promote Lincoln and Lincolnshire, VisitLincoln.com will always remain part of our work. In fact, we have just secured nearly £1m in funding to invest in it over the next 3 years.

Will businesses from outside the city still be promoted on it? As a Destination Lincolnshire Partner, you can still be listed on VisitLincoln.com if you want to have a business presence associated with the city brand and share a customer profile.

Was a website listing part of the old offer of Visit Lincoln membership? How will this work in the future? Every level of our partnership includes a website listing, but how informative the listing is will depend on your Partnership tier.

Will businesses stop being a member of Visit Lincoln and become a member of Destination Lincolnshire? Yes, if you were a Visit Lincoln member you will now be called a Destination Lincolnshire Partner, and as a Partner, you get access to all our Visit Lincoln activity, Cycle Lincolnshire activity, Taste Lincolnshire activity and Meet Lincoln activity. The below graphic explains how our new brands work together under the Destination Lincolnshire family.

Is Destination Lincolnshire planning on creating a marketing strategy/plan for the County? Yes, we are a ⅓ of the way through a new 12-month Greater Lincolnshire research project which will give us the data needed to write a 5-year plan for destination marketing and development. But at the moment, we are delivering existing plans.

Is Destination Lincolnshire continuing with marketing for the city? Yes, through our hugely successful Visit Lincoln branded activity and marketing channels we continue to market and promote the city as always.

For more information about joining, fees and packages please contact enquiries@destinationlincolnshire.co.uk