“Coach travel will return” — that’s the key message from Steve Rooney and the Coach Tourism Association (CTA) in this exclusive Q&A. Coach tour operators have been among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown (pre-corona, Britons took over 18 million day trips by coach annually, plus over 5 million coach holidays…
This year’s British Tourism & Travel Show (BTTS) has sadly been postponed until 2021, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The UK and Ireland’s leading domestic travel trade event, known for showcasing 100s of top visitor attractions, tours, events, packages, destinations, and experiences, will now run next year on 24-25 March at the NEC Birmingham.
We are delighted to share this exclusive video message from Joss Croft, CEO of UKinbound. Speaking directly to the people planning on attending British Tourism & Travel Show 2020, he explains more about what they are doing to support and communicate with their membership, and the information and resources that are available to the travel…
Our next Q&A features the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) and Business Companion — a government-funded website that offers free impartial legal guidance for businesses. They’ve been providing regular updates throughout the Covid-19 crisis to ensure the travel industry (among others) stays up-to-date with the latest advice. Here’s Karin Layton from the CTSI to explain…
In the first of our new exhibitor Q&A series, Graham Richardson, tourism liaison manager at Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Tourism, talks about the importance of hospitality and tourism to the UK’s economic recovery and how businesses must adapt to the challenges ahead.
This year’s British Tourism & Travel Show (BTTS) will now run on 22-23 October, following the recent news that its venue, the NEC Birmingham, is being repurposed into a temporary NHS ‘Nightingale’ hospital for patients with Coronavirus.
Following increasing media coverage and concern about the developing coronavirus situation, British Tourism & Travel Show’s organiser Diversified Communications UK, has consulted with the industry and taken the decision to postpone the event to 22-23 October (Thursday – Friday) 2020, at the NEC Birmingham. The British Coach Tourism Awards have also been moved to 12…
Dunster, in Exmoor National Park, and nestled between the wooded hills and the sea, has often been described as one of England’s best preserved medieval villages with its cobbled pavements and 13th century buildings. It has such a wealth of historical interest that it was chosen as Time Team’s first project in its “Dig Village”…
Meet Roag Best, owner of the Magical Beatles Museum and Casbah Coffee Club. He’ll be at the show on opening day (25 March), taking part in an exclusive Keynote Q&A panel on Music Tourism hosted by Marketing Liverpool.
Update: The British Tourism & Travel Show 2020 will now take place on 22-23 October, NEC Birmingham The British Travel & Tourism Show 2020 is fast approaching, and many of this year’s 250+ exhibitors are planning some exciting new launches. The event will showcase some of the best new up and coming trends, products and experiences…