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St Helens to host Tourism Society ’08 conference
The 2008 Tourism Society annual conference is to be held in St Helens with the theme ‘Emerging Markets in Tourism’.
The event will be run in conjunction with St.Helens Council on June 19-20.
The conference will feature keynote speakers from the tourism industry, government, and public sector bodies.
The conference will cover topics such as business tourism (conferences & exhibitions), sports tourism, gay tourism and cultural tourism.
The event will coincide with neighbouring Liverpool being European Capital of Culture next year.
Tourism Society executive director Flo Powell said: “The Tourism Society selected St.Helens to host our 2008 conference because the borough has a great story to tell that I have no doubt will be of interest and benefit to other destinations across the country.
“From a position six or so years ago where it had no association with tourism whatsoever, St.Helens is now cited by the Northwest Development Agency as an example to others in terms of its approach to tourism development.
“This has been achieved by maximising its existing assets, capitalising on new opportunities and emerging markets, exploiting its prime connectivity at the heart of the North West, and working incredibly hard with local private sector operators and public agencies such as The Mersey Partnership and NWDA.
“I would urge all to come and find out more about the borough’s remarkable transformation first hand, at the same time as hearing about wider regional and national developments and taking advantage of excellent networking opportunities at what is one of the major conferences of the year for the tourism.”
Dickon White, chairman of the St.Helens Tourism Business Network and managing director of Haydock Park Racecourse said: “It is a great coup for St.Helens that the Tourism Society has elected to hold its 2008 annual conference here.
“This certainly reflects the tremendous drive, passion, and commitment that characterises the local tourism industry, and, thanks to close partnership working between the public and private sectors at all levels, has resulted in St.Helens’ growing profile as a regional visitor destination.”
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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