Holiday Inn to Host UK Tour Operators
12/14/2017
27-29 October Guildford 2018 Showcase Announced.
One of the south of England’s most popular tourist destinations has just announced its 2018 showcase event for groups.
Guildford in the heart of beautiful Surrey will be
welcoming the UK travel trade for the weekend 27-29 October.
Arranged by Visit Guildford and coordinated by group
travel specialists Steve Reed Tourism Ltd, the group travel set-piece aims to
encourage new group bookings whilst showcasing the very best that the area can
offer tourists.
Tour operators and group travel organisers from all
over the country will be based at the superb Guildford Holiday Inn for the two
nights Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th October. The buyers
will take in tours of local attractions.
Diana Roberts is the Tourism
Manager for Visit Guildford:
‘We’re so pleased that we have the Holiday Inn Hotel on
board for this prestigious and business-generating activity,’ says Diana.
‘Our area has many iconic attractions, museums and
heritage sites – such as grand country
houses, sublime gardens, art galleries, vineyards, award winning breweries and
top theatres – not to mention boat trips, wonderful specialist shopping and
mouth-watering restaurants and eateries.’
The tour planners will have the opportunity to see
many group attractions during their fact-finding stay – these could include RHS
Wisley; the Hogsback Brewery; Watts Gallery and Artist’s Village; Painshill
Park; the Yvonne Arnoud Theatre; Brooklands Museum; the Wey and Arun Canal
Cruises; G-Live Theatre, as well as tasting Albury Vineyard wines and Silent
Pool Gin.’
Katie Taylor is the Director of Sales for
the Guildford Holiday Inn Hotel:
‘The Holiday Inn is an ideal accommodation base for
quality groups and the showcase will illustrate how good we are at looking
after groups of visitors, explains Katie.
‘And the tour planners will see how many top
attractions there are within Guildford and the wider area.’
Anyone wishing to reserve their places on the
Guildford Showcase 2018 should email steve@stevereedtourism.co.uk
or telephone [01420] 560288.
Ends.
Please
see attached pictures of Guildford and the Holiday Inn.
Contacts:
·
Diana Roberts, Visit Guildford: Diana.roberts@guildford.gov.uk Tel [01483] 444396
·
Katie Taylor,
Guildford Holiday Inn: katie.taylor@higuildford.co.uk Tel [ +44 (0)871
942 9036