Registration for the Best of Britain & Ireland Travel Trade Forum is has opened to the travel trade.
The free two-day forum is the successor to the British Travel Trade Fair and will take place at ExCeL in London on March 26-27.
Registered trade visitors will receive admittance to the Best of Britain & Ireland consumer event on March 28-29 at no extra charge.
More than 400 exhibitors and 3,000 domestic and overseas buyers are expected to attend.
Nearly 200 exhibitors have already signed up to the show.
Signed exhibitors include The National Trust, The Tourism Society, English Heritage, Haven Holidays, in addition to major regional tourist boards and a number of leading hotel groups such as Best Western, Radisson Edwardian and Classic British Hotels.
A series of seminars and workshops relevant to all areas of the industry will be available for registered trade and will tackle issues surrounding the economic climate and its impact on domestic tourism.
Networking areas tailored to different trade sectors have been designed to enhance the trade-friendly format of the event and will enable visitors to make the most of their time at the show.
Registered trade visitors will have free access to a Personal Agenda Planner, enabling them to structure their appointments with exhibitors and trade professionals, and pre-book spaces on the seminar and workshops programme.
Organised in partnership with VisitBritain, the event has the support of VisitEngland, VisitScotland, Tourism Ireland and VisitWales.
To register for the event visit www.britainandirelandevent.co.uk/registration, email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 1883 333 195.
by Phil Davies
