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VisitEngland to host Sustainable Tourism Event at Travel Trade Forum
VisitEngland with support from the national tourism organisations in Britain and Ireland will be hosting the first dedicated area on sustainable tourism at the Best of Britain and Ireland Travel Trade Forum (26 and 27 March).
During the two day event, delegates will listen to a series of panel discussions and talks on sustainable tourism led by Julia Hailes MBE. The sessions will feature high-profile speakers from across the industry including tour operators, hoteliers, journalists and industry professionals.
Sessions include:
• Making sense of sustainable tourism in England including a presentation by Tourism Minister Barbara Follett MP
• The Hoteliers’ Million-Pound Question: how to save a fortune by saving the environment
• Voluntourism: how conservation holidays are changing the UK landscape
• Ecoescape forum: Marginalised or mainsteam? How the media responds to green tourism
• Green Destinations: addressing the different needs of rural and urban tourism destinations
A special session on Thursday 26 March invites tourism students to lead the debate and present their own vision of sustainable tourism in the future.
Registered trade can pre-book their spaces on the seminar and workshops programme using the Personal Agenda Planner that is available to all registered trade visitors.
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