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3rd January 2018
Categories: Business News
Sally Everton, Visit Devon General Manager has been driving promotion and encouraging visitors into Devon.
Happy New Year and here’s to a prosperous 2018 for us all.
Can I also remind you if you would like to partake in any
trade shows/sales missions, please take a look at the events
we are looking to attend. I need to confirm attendance in
advance as you will appreciate and need to gauge uptake.
Activity
Activity summary – December 2017
VisitBritain – Ed Cummins. Feature on Devon Food Festivals for early 2018
Meeting with VisitNorth Devon and VisitExmoor re Vakantibuers.
Business Tourism Meeting at Dartington Hall. Full attendance with positive steps going forward. Contact me for further details.
Various meetings with our members with regards to sales activity and becoming involved.
Prepare for Vakantibuers – stand, collateral etc.
Looking ahead to January 2018.
Vakantibeurs – 9 th – 14 th January 2018. Promoting Devon to the Dutch and Belgians over a 6 day trade show, including press, B2B and B2C
Numerous Partnership Opportunities 2018
There are partnership opportunities to attend or be involved with national and international trade shows as VisitDevon, please contact me for further details.
ExploreGB – 1 st – 2 nd March 2018. Newcastle. (Registered to attend – sold out and on wait list but will require partner funding) **Have now secured a place to attend. Funding required
ITB Berlin – March 2018 (To be partner funded) Again discussions with SW partnership Group. Please contact me or we will miss the chance. Key to growing the German market
IMEX Frankfurt – May 2018 (to be partner funded –business tourism) has been discussed with partners at the Business Tourism meeting on the 17 th October at Sandy Park. Will send formal invitation. Already sold out, but being new to market – VisitEngland will allow us to stand share
MeetGB – in London April 2018. (To be partner funded – business tourism) Incentive, corporate buyers hosted by VisitEngland. Buyers from Europe, North America and UK
Destination Britain North America – Oct 2018 (To be partner funded – 25% already secured) Venue TBA by Visit Britain in early 2018. 75% sold out. Registered already
Activity summary – December 2017
Destination Britain China – Nov 2018 (To be partner funded –) Venue TBA by March 2018
ITBM – Nov 2018 (To be partner funded – business tourism)
WTM – November 2018. Excel London. (To be partner funded)
Sally Everton
Interim General Manager
December 2017
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