Tourism Question Time at BTTF
The Tourism Society puts industry leaders under the spotlight
UNITED KINGDOM, February 22, 2006. Top industry leaders are on the panel for The Tourism Society's annual Tourism Question Time event at British Travel Trade Fair (BTTF) on Thursday 2nd March 2006.
James Bidwell, Chief Executive of Visit London, Tom Wright FTS, Chief Executive of VisitBritain, Julian Burrell FTS, Chairman of the Wales Tourism Alliance and Peter Lederer, Chairman of Visit Scotland will be put under the spotlight for an unmissable industry debate chaired by Travel Weekly Editor, Richard Siddle.
Questions for the panellists are invited from tourism industry professionals via the Tourism Society website; click on http://www.tourismsociety.org/event_calendar.htm for more details.
Topics such as UK tourism structure and funding, planning for the Olympics, tourism restructuring in Wales, the UK disaster response and the terrorism threat to tourism are likely to be aired and debated.
For further information, please contact:
Lydia Harrison Tel: 020 7488 2789 [email protected]
Note to editors:
The British Travel Trade Fair (1st and 2nd March 2006) is organised by Reed Travel Exhibitions on behalf of VisitBritain in co-operation with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, VisitScotland, the Wales Tourist Board and England's regions. The UK's premier annual business-to-business travel and tourism event, it attracts 300 exhibitors and 3000 domestic and international travel trade professionals over two days at Birmingham's NEC. Further information on BTTF can be viewed at www.britishtraveltradefair.com
The Tourism Society (est.1977) is the leading network of professionals in the industry. All sectors are represented: hotels, attractions, destinations, operators, travel companies, writers, academics, students and consultants. Further information on the Tourism Society can be viewed at www.tourismsociety.org
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