Tour Operators Descend on Southern Wales.
3/23/2019
The cream of the UK tourism industry rose to the challenge when they took part in the annual Southern Wales Group Buyer Showcase last week.
Organised by Southern Wales Tourism, coordinated by
Steve Reed Tourism Ltd of Hampshire and featuring some of the top attractions
in the Principality, the three day educational event shone a spotlight on some
of the stars of Welsh tourism.
With coach and tour operators, inbound operators, tour
wholesalers and group travel organisers playing their part to the full, host
hotel – the Best Western Heronston Hotel in Bridgend – looked after the group
for the duration of the Showcase.
With Blue badge Tourist Guide Steve Griffin leading
the way, the buyers – each on the look-out to generate new group tours to South
Wales – took in fact-finding visits to a variety of top quality attractions,
destinations and venues.
Trips to Tredegar House and Gardens in Newport and to
the Angel Hotel in picturesque Abergavenny preceded wine tasting and dinner at
the Llanerch Vineyard.
The tour operators met the Southern Wales tourism
industry face to face to talk business at the Showcase held in the National
Museum Cardiff. This was followed by a tour and banquet in the nearby Cardiff
Castle.
Visits to Caerphilly Castle, Bedwellty House and the
Royal Mint Experience concluded the educational trip for the buyers.
Vicky Jones
is the Project Officer for Southern Wales Tourism:
‘This was the fifth successive Showcase for South
Wales and was probably one of the very best in terms of quality of tour buyer’,
says Vicky.
‘We are grateful to the attractions and accommodation
providers involved in offering such a warm welcome to our guests.’
The tour buyers came from all over the UK and included
for example JAC Travel; Norman Allen Group Travel; Airedale Tours; Richmond’s
Coaches; Ellen Smith Tours; MIKI Travel; Simply Groups and Albatross Group.
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