Posts by ycsdesign
York Restaurant Week
York Restaurant Week is a celebration of York’s vibrant food and drink scene, offering fantastic savings on some of the city’s best dining experiences. The event is aimed at supporting local businesses…
Read MoreThis is how we can build York tourism back better
How do we reshape our tourism economy as we emerge from the pandemic? Andrew Lowson has a few ideas We all know that tourism is a key sector for York.…
Read MoreWindow Dressing and Vacant Shops
Our window dressing project has helped improve the image of our business community. The installation of dressing options to shopfront windows leads to the quicker letting of empty properties and…
Read MoreCitywide Festivals
The York BID works closely with Make It York, the city’s destination management organisation, to develop and promote York. As part of our commitment to support events, the BID’s sponsorship makes…
Read MoreYorkshire Day
In 2019 the BID set out with the mission to put the York Back in to Yorkshireday. and we we did just that! (see below) In 2021 we once again brought Yorkshire…
Read MoreYork Gift Card
York Gift Card is an initiative designed to support city centre businesses by locking spend into the local economy. Since its launch in October 2019, the scheme has rapidly grown to become the…
Read MoreCar Parking
During our first term, influencing the City Council to improve the technology in car parks was a key remit for the York BID. The technology was outdated and visitors often had…
Read MoreTrade Waste
Cleanliness of the city centre and business support are two of the key challenges that York BID was set up to tackle. The BID took a huge step forward by appointing Forge…
Read MoreYork Quest
The York BID have launched the ‘York Quest’ AR (augmented reality) mobile app which features themed trails throughout the year, encouraging families into the city to find a series of characters who…
Read MoreHalloween
Celebrate Haunted York! Discover the ghosts, monsters and dark fairy stories animating York this Halloween. York Quest App Monster Invasion in York!! The York Quest App has a new ‘Monster…
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