Dear partners,
We would like to remind you that the next English Destinations Forum is taking place on Monday 13 November in London (11-4pm) at St. Ermin’s Hotel, Westminster, London, SW1H 0QW. Please find agenda below:
Agenda
10.30 Tea and coffee
11.00 VisitBritain/ VisitEngland update: Sally Balcombe, VB/VE CEO
11.30 Minister’s update: John Glen MP, Tourism Minister
11.50 Marketing update: Clare Mullin, VB/VE Marketing Director
12.30 Lunch
1.15 Choice of two seminars:
- DMO diversification and commercialisation: Nicola Said, Marketing Cheshire; Sally Greenaway, Make It York; David Thornton, Isle of Wight BID
- VisitEngland’s Business Support activity: Ross Calladine, VE
1.45 Choice of two seminars:
- Rural funding: Andy Tordoff, Rural Payments Agency
- DMO diversification and commercialisation (repeated): Nicola Said, Marketing Cheshire; Sally Greenaway, Make It York; David Thornton, Isle of Wight BID
2.15 Coffee break
2.45 Choice of two seminars:
- Introduction to VisitEngland Assessment Services: Andrew Oxley, The AA
- How to make the most of English Tourism Week: David Curtis-Brignell, GoToPlaces; Nicola Said, Marketing Cheshire; Charlotte Sanders, VE Senior Press Officer
3.15 Choice of two seminars:
- Working with Google – opportunities and challenges: Discussion led by Nick Brooks-Sykes, Marketing Manchester
- How to make products bookable for the international markets: Suzy Faulkner and Claire Ford, VB Product Development team
3.45 Networking
4.30 Finish
Please R.S.V.P. to anna.adrien@visitengland.org if you would like to attend.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Sally Balcombe
Chief Executive |
British Destinations 