The finalists for the 2024 West Midlands Tourism Awards have been shortlisted, with 35 of the region’s top tourism businesses competing in 14 categories.  

Passenger tram services on the new West Midlands Metro extension in Wolverhampton City Centre are set to begin from this Sunday, 17 September.

Birmingham is Host City for the 18th edition of the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit – where sport meets, from 7 to 11 April 2024. Over 1,500 global sports leaders and key decision makers will come together in the heart of UK’s West Midlands region.

• Region beats global competition to win industry-leading award
• Events including Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gave region opportunity to highlight breadth of its exhibition venues on international stage

Wolverhampton is gearing up for its tenth anniversary Wolverhampton Business Breakfast - its annual spotlight on opportunities for businesses and investors. The breakfast will take place on Thursday 28 September (8.30am to 11am) and is sponsored by The Halls Wolverhampton.

• Birmingham based, Sex Education producer, Rem Conway, on mission to find region’s most exciting writing talent
• Kudos Knight partnership opens new Digbeth base and Kudos invests an initial £500k in local training and development
• Training collaboration with Birmingham Film Academy announced

• Programme aimed at maximising economic opportunities of the Commonwealth Games comes to a close 
• Since launching in 2021, Business and Tourism Programme (BATP) has helped to deliver record levels of tourism and investment in the West Midlands, including 2,600 jobs  
• End to BATP marked by event at Library of Birmingham, with benefits expected to continue until 2027. 

• National tourism agency selects Birmingham as destination for its new headquarters from April 2024
• Birmingham and wider West Midlands’ connectivity, talent pool and successful delivery of 2022 Commonwealth Games cited as reasons for VisitBritain/VisitEngland’s relocation to the region
• Move highlights West Midlands’ important contribution to the visitor economy