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Advantage and CLIA unveil schedule for cruise conferences
Advantage has joined together with cruise group CLIA to hold a series of regional cruise conferences for Cruise Champions and members looking to grow their cruise business.
One-day events will run in Birmingham on 8 October at Jurys Inn, Broad Street, Leeds on 9 October at Hilton Leeds City Centre, Neville Street, and London on 22 October at Radisson Blu Portman, Portman Square.
In addition, in Belfast on 28 October at Radisson Blu, The Gasworks, and Glasgow on 29 October at Hilton Grosvenor, Grosvenor Terrace, Advantage is combining the cruise conferences, from 2pm to 5pm, with the CLIA roadshows from 5.30pm, enabling members to attend two events in one day.
Conferences will include a market update from Advantage, participation from cruise lines from all market sectors and interactive sessions for delegates.
To register to attend Advantage members should contact Claire Brighton at Advantage on 020 7324 3933 or email:
[email protected]
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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