Lowry Event for Groups in Salford Quays.
10/16/2019
Group Travel Forum Welcomes Tour Buyers and Tourism Industry.
The Lowry Art Gallery and Theatre in Salford Quays provided the ideal backdrop to a highly successful tourism industry set piece [14.10.19].
The Lowry Art Gallery and Theatre in Salford Quays
provided the ideal backdrop to a highly successful tourism industry set piece
[14.10.19].
The annual Group
Buyer Forum-North event took place at the Lowry near Manchester – an
occasion when group buyers came face to face with hotels, attractions and
destinations from all over the UK.
Organised by country-wide travel specialists Steve
Reed Tourism Ltd from Hampshire, the Group Buyer Forum featured coach and tour
operators and group travel organisers discussing group bookings directly with tourism
businesses.
Arranged in conjunction with Classic Lodges Hotels,
Group Travel World magazine and Travel World Association [TWA], the event
attracted many exhibitors from around the country. Reading like a who’s who of
UK tourism the exhibitors included the Royal Horticultural Society; Visit York;
Ena Mill of Greater Manchester; The Royal Mint Experience from South Wales;
Ramside Hall Hotel from County Durham and City Cruises of London, Poole and
York.
Amongst the exhibitors was Ian Duff, Operations Manager of Stockport based Belle Vue Coaches: ‘The
event proved to be of great value to our brand and we are really pleased to
have participated in this top event, says Ian.
Nola
Collinson is the Director of Sales at Staybridge Suites in
Newcastle upon Tyne: ‘It was a great day and a super location too – your events
are always about quality rather than quantity and we get to know lots of people
as a result,’ says Nola.
The Forum attracted lots of tour buyers and Sue Cooper of Susan Cooper Events was
one of them: ‘Thank you for arranging a great exhibition – we made some
excellent new business contacts and
also said hello to existing clients,’ says Sue.
And Travel
Editions of London said ‘Great event, we look forward to the next one!’
Some of the group buyers attended a showcase visit to
the Northwest before the Lowry event. They firstly took in a welcome lunch and
showround at the recently re-branded Bliss Hotel on the waterfront at Southport
– all courtesy of Visit Southport. The
group then enjoyed a fam’ visit to Courtyard at Tarleton – a popular retail
stop for coaches in the Lancashire Village of Tarleton.
And Farington Lodge Hotel in Leyland near Preston
hosted a highly enjoyable dinner and overnight stay kindly provided by Classic
Lodges Hotels.
The attendees also took in an after event Cruise by
City Centre Cruises of Manchester where the buyers savoured a sightseeing tour
of the ever changing Salford Quays attractions and developments.
There
will be another Group Buyer Forum on Monday 21st September 2020 and
this will be at the beautiful venue of Denbies Wine Estate and Vineyard in
Dorking, Surrey. Again, like the Lowry event the Forum
will take place from 10.30 – 14.00 and will feature exhibitors and group buyers
from all over the UK.
Any tour planner of tourism business requiring further
information about the Denbies event should contact steve@stevereedtourism.co.uk
or www.stevereedtourism.co.uk
Tel [01420] 560 288.
Ends.