Boasting more exhibitors than any other UK travel trade event this year, British Tourism & Travel Show is back at the NEC Birmingham on 22-23 October.
For the 2,800+ visitors that annually attend, including many of the UK and Ireland’s biggest tour operators, travel organisers, GTOs, coach operators, tour wholesalers and agencies, it offers a compelling line-up of business and networking, entertainment and tastings, innovation and insights, from over 250 leading hotels, visitor attractions, venues, top-rated tours, DMOs and popular destinations. Among them will be 50 (and rising) new exhibitors – so there’s even more great content and new ideas to enjoy this year.
Event manager Lloyd Jones says: “British Tourism & Travel Show has proved itself year after year to be an essential visit to see what’s new, to be inspired, and to find out more about the latest trends that are driving the domestic tourism market.
“Whether it’s group package deals, day trips and cruises, experiential tours, or short break accommodation, the show is specifically designed to help tour operators and group travel bookers continue to give their customers a unique and incredible visitor experience.”
New exhibitors, new ideas
The ever-growing exhibitor list features 100s of visitor attractions, tours, events, packages and experiences.
New names (to the show) include: Adventure Parc Snowdonia – it’s launching the first Hilton Garden Inn in Wales later this year, Almarose Hotels & Resorts, wholesale tour provider Ashley & Newey, City & Village Tours, Corus and Laura Ashley Hotels, ecolandsbooking.com – the very first marketplace exclusively for UK and Republic of Ireland inbound tourism, Edinburgh First, Glanusk Events LLP, Hambledon Vineyard – the only gravity-fed winery in the UK, Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier, Leisuretime, Lifeboat 52-02 – London’s only floating Lifeboat Education & Experience Centre, Maid of the Forth – offering sightseeing cruises on the Firth of Forth, Mayflower, Muncaster Castle, National Museum Wales, Nimax Theatres, Quarry Bank, Royal Opera House, Snowdon Mountain Railway, The Bear Grylls Adventure, The Heights of Abraham, The Silverstone Experience, Visit Dover, and Visit South Devon.
Firm favourites
Big returning names include AC Tours, Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park (new for groups, enjoy a seasonal two-course meal and private Heritage Talk with the cost of admission), Chatsworth, Europe Cruises, Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Devon’s Top Attractions, Encore Tickets, Gretna Green, ITO Tours, Lake District Estates (new for 2020, Ravenglass & Eskdale Steam Railway is launching a new 1st class observation carriage that seats groups of up to 14 passengers), Longleat, Visit Blackpool, Warner Leisure Hotels, and West Midland Safari & Leisure Park.
There’s an abundance of British Coach Tourism Award 2020 finalists here, including leading coach friendly attractions like Aerospace Bristol – home of the last Concorde ever to fly, Bletchley Park, The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS Garden Bridgewater in Greater Manchester – Europe’s biggest gardening project, opens in July), and The Royal Mint Experience.
Plus, there’s country pavilions from Tourism Ireland, Scotland, and Visit Wales. The latter will be promoting its ‘Year of the Outdoors’, highlighting everything from outdoor pursuits, sports and adventure to mindfulness and wellbeing.
For group travel further afield, check out Choice Hotels Europe, CroisiEurope Cruises – Europe’s largest river cruise operator with 56 ships, Europlan, Greatdays Group Travel, Norman Allen Group Travel, RED Tours/Europamundo, and Worldwide Attractions (for tours to Berlin’s Fernsehturm (TV Tower), Normandy’s wartime Memorial in Falaise, the Caen Mémorial Museum and Arromanches 360 circular cinema, and the Montparnasse Tower Panoramic Observation Deck in Paris).
The initial exhibitor list is available online at www.tourismshow.co.uk/exhibitor-list.
Free trade registration
British Tourism & Travel Show is taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 22-23 October. For more information and to register for a free ticket, please visit www.tourismshow.co.uk and use priority code PR1 (direct link: https://eventdata.uk/Visitor/BTTS2020.aspx?TrackingCode=PR1).
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Media enquiries & press pass requests:
Please request press passes here: https://eventdata.uk/Press/BTTS2020.aspx
Emma-Louise Jones, Head of PR & Communications
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e: [email protected]
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Event enquiries:
Lloyd Jones, Event Manager
t: +44 (0)1733 889 684
e: [email protected]
Website: www.tourismshow.co.uk
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David Maguire, Group Event Director
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