British Tourism & Travel Show – the leading annual meeting place for the UK and Ireland’s domestic tourism and travel industry, returns to the NEC, Birmingham tomorrow at 10am.
The full exhibitor list is available at www.tourismshow.co.uk/who-exhibits
Keynote sessions
Full listings are available at www.tourismshow.co.uk/education/.
Wednesday16 March
- The Tourism Society Panel Discussion: Featuring Bernard Donoghue, chairman of the Tourism Alliance, and director, Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), Mari Stevens, director of marketing, Visit Wales, Gordon Innes, London & Partners chief executive officer, Vanessa Markey, head of Great Britain for Tourism Ireland, Steve Brown, chairman of National Trust Midlands Regional Advisory Board.
- Adam Henson from BBC Countryfile: My Life on the land
- Simon Weston CBE, charity campaigner and British Army veteran: Travelling through life
- Anthony Rawlins, founder of Bristol-based digital agency Digital Visitor: Social media targeting for tour operators
- Alf Scrimgour, CPT’s operations & tourism executive: CPT Quality Coach Operations – Booking the best for you!
Thursday 17 March
- Hudson’s Panel Discussion, facilitated by Sarah Greenford, from Hudson’s: What makes a good heritage visit? Featuring Ian Lacey, Houses of Parliament, Nick Moorhouse, director of operations at Hatfield House, Ray Biggs, Grimsthorpe and Drummond Castle Trust
- Nick Greenfield, head of tour operator relations, ETOA: Isn’t all travel experiential? A look behind a trend that goes from strength to strength
- Michael Portillo
- Andrew White: Walks around Britain
British Tourism and Travel Show takes place at the NEC Birmingham on Wednesday and Thursday,16-17 March 2016 (open from 10am to 5pm both days)
Advance registration closes at 8am on Wednesday 16 March. To register for a free trade ticket, please visit www.tourismshow.co.uk and enter priority code BTTS200 (direct link: www.eventdata.co.uk/Visitor/TourismShow.aspx?TrackingCode=BTTS200).
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Media enquiries & press pass requests to:
Editorial representatives of relevant trade and consumer media (including freelancers) are invited to apply for press passes to British Tourism & Travel Show via email to [email protected]. (Please note, additional details may be requested to verify journalistic activity and all press passes are issued at the management’s discretion. Press passes are not guaranteed on the day.)
Emma-Louise Jones, Head of PR
t: +44 (0)1273 645134
e: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/DiversifiedUK
Website: www.divcom.co.uk
Event enquiries:
David Maguire, Event Director
t: +44 (0)1273 645127
e: [email protected]
Website: www.tourismshow.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/tourism_show
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TourismTravelShow
Exhibitor enquiries:
Lloyd Jones, Sales Manager
t: +44 (0)1733 889 684
e: [email protected]