PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has joined with Geoff Cowley, managing director of Wyndham Vacation Rentals in Earby, to show support for English Tourism Week and helping boost visitor numbers to Pendle.

The area, which includes attractions such as Pendle Hill and Bancroft Mill, Barnoldswick, comes at the end of this year’s English Tourism Week and after the pair attended a Tourism Alliance parliamentary reception at the House of Commons.

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The Earby hospitality company offers access to more than 100,000 rental properties and has been running for more than 35 years.

English Tourism Week, now in its fourth year, saw hundreds of attractions, hotels and other tourism businesses across England putting on special events, promotions and competitions to encourage more visitors through their doors.

Mr Stephenson said: “Pendle has a thriving tourism sector and it was great to catch up with Geoff Cowley from Wyndham Vacation Rentals in Earby.

“Just that business alone employs hundreds of local people working in the tourism sector, but when you think of the local hotels and visitor attractions, tourism really is a big part of our local economy.”