“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…
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.
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.
Anthony Rawlins is the founder of Digital Visitor and has over 15 years’ experience in crafting digital and media strategies. In his opening day seminar, he’ll be discussing why marketing your tourism business as an experience is a key strategy for success, and, more importantly – how to do it (10.30am on 25 March).
Our next speaker Q&A features Wendy Hartley-Scarff, CEO of the Association of Group Travel Organisers. Here she talks about everything from trends, personalisation, and sustainable tourism, to who inspires her, what’s next for the AGTO, and her favourite destination to visit.
Steven Salmon is International Manager at the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT) and a new speaker for 2020. In his second day Keynote session (10.30am on 26 March), he’ll be discussing all things Brexit; including how it has changed/will change the opportunities available ‘over the water’ to British coach operators.
Named as ‘news journalist of the year’ at the 2017 Business Travel Journalism Awards, Simon Calder, senior travel editor of The Independent, is widely known as Britain’s leading travel commentator and as the ‘man who pays his way’. Based on his extensive knowledge across tourism and travel, Calder will be making his much-anticipated British Tourism…
Tony Berry has been with the National Trust since the early 1990s, working regionally and nationally in PR, marketing, commercial development and learning. As Visitor Experience Director, he’s now responsible for the strategic direction of the Trust’s visitor-facing operations. In his session, he will discussing how the Trust is meeting the ‘challenge of change’ whilst…