Update from Sally Everton - Director

1st February 2019

Categories: Business News

Visit Devon’s Director, Sally Everton, has been busy driving promotion internationally and encouraging visitors to come to Devon. 

In January Sally has been working on the following:

Domestic:

• Profiles submitted and uploaded for VisitDevon members for Biz Tourism onto MiceBook -to enable visability for event agents

• VisitEngland Events team - opportunities for VisitDevon PCMA and funding. Forward out to relevant members

• Various meetings with our members - wanting closer involvement with our activities throughout 2019

• Meeting with South West Coast Path - re collaborative working

• Submit 5 itineraries - 3- 5 days for Spring Breaks for VisitBritain digital platform

• North Devon AGM and Conference - table showcasing VisitDevon 

• Meeting with GWR continuing the commercial partnership 

• Devon and Cornwall Sports Awards dinner with Plymouth Pavillion and Westcountry Publications

• MIA update and member benefits and accreditation for our members (Biz Tourism)

• VisitDevon Members update day

• Sales calls to agents in London - Kuoni, JTB 

• Meet with Rob Johnson - Exeter Airport re collaborative partnerships at trade events

• Various press and blogger requests for images etc

Press and blogger pieces

TravelSquire - hosted journalist from US as a result of meeting at VEMEX NYC.  South West England made top 28 destinations to visit in the world.

Please see link here for the entire list: https://travelsquire.com/top-28-destinations-for-2019/.

Daily Telegraph - edit on North Devon Coastlineand Tunnel Pools

There are others - just not had time to trawl the cutting service.

International:

• Various updates for VisitEngland and VisitBritain

• 5 days - exhibiting with VisitCornwall at Valkantiebeurs in Utrecht (Crazily busy)

• Confirm events - such as ExploreGB, MeetGB  

• Write 3 day itinerary for pre MEETGB Educational for hosted MICE buyers from North America and Europe

• Continue follow up on DB China

• Day of sales calls in London.  John Rous from Clovelly attended Tumlure (DB China)

• Meeting with Golf England and VND - re targeting the North American Golf markets.  Developing golfing groups

• Continue to follow up from DBNA and VEMEX

• Follow up on Dutch agents and press - Vakantiebuers

• Book and confirm ITB for March 2019.  Write profiles - looking for further partners to work with us 

DEF Project

• Progression of the project working closely with our project co-ordinator and our research and insight consultant based in the US

• Develop partnerships with tour operators/DMC's and with local partners and tour guides

• Continue to develop thematic itineraries to fit our 5 themes

• Prepare content for trade interviews to take to chosen tour operators/DMC's

• Various meetings throughout the month with VisitCornwall, VisitSomerset and project co-ordinator

• Various conference calls with the US over the month with Simon Bradley,US based project consultant 

• Organise members update for all 3 counties - Simon Bradley (US consultant working with us) to present research and feedback on key insights from the trade in the US (tour operators and DMCs

• Host Simon Bradley and plan next stage of project - sales mission