FAM TRIPS AND EVENTS SUMMER SPECIAL Book now for these dates!
eBulletin Contents:
- Friday 6 August: Royal Opera House London
- Saturday 7 August: Park Inn, Southend on Sea
- Sunday 22 August: CTC Summer BBQ near York
- September 1: Manchester - Germany Travel Show 2010
- September 2-5: Tourism Ireland fam visit to Northern Ireland
- September 6-9: Tourism South East Road Show
- September 11-14: Normandy Tourist Board/LD Lines fam visit to Normandy
- October 15: Tourism South East networking event
October 16-17: Tourism South East fam trip to Kent and East Sussex
- Reminder: Emergency contact list for operators
|
Friday 6 August 2010: Royal Opera House London
Group Line is offering CTC members the opportunity to experience a backstage tour of the Royal Opera House followed by Afternoon Tea at this prestigious venue.
The Royal Opera House is the home of three-world class performing companies - The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera and The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. It is a focal point for national and international artistic excellence, where the evolving traditions of opera and ballet are taken to the highest levels.
|
|
|
The Backstage Tours give an exciting overview of this stunning building including the huge backstage area, the historic Front of House and the elegant Paul Hamlyn Hall.
Timings: Opera House Tours 14:30hrs. Afternoon Tea 16:00hrs. If you would like to attend please e mail Adam Stott-Everett at Group Line AStotteverett@groupline.com
|
|
|
Summer fun in Southend: Saturday 7 August
Enjoy fantastic views of Southend’s famous seafront, the world’s longest pier and the Thames Estuary as a guest of Rezidor Hotels and celebrate the opening of its 137-room Park Inn Palace in Southend-on-Sea.
Housed within an impressive £25 million conversion of the much-loved “Palace” building, the hotel is a key part of the current transformation of Southend including a new City Beach seafront and major road improvements which will help restore its popularity as a coach and group destination and a great base from which to explore the attractions throughout Essex.
|
CTC members are invited by Annette Gallagher of the Rezidor Hotel Group to enjoy an informal evening social with seaside themed buffet – and overnight B&B accommodation - at the hotel on the Western Esplanade on Saturday 7 August. It’s FREE for operators and wholesalers, while any CTC supplier who would like to stay will be charged just £35pp. What’s more anyone can bring up to two children along too.
Have fun and go on a train ride along the pier, enjoy the thrill and spills of Adventure Island and perhaps try the famous jellied eels. Or take a more sedate ride on the iconic Historic Cliff Lift, recently restored to its original 1912 format.
To register please email Annette at Annette.Gallagher@Rezidor.com
CTC Summer BBQ Sunday 22 August
Join more than 20 member companies who have already registered and come to the CTC Summer Garden Party and BBQ being held on Sunday evening 22 August in the country setting of the Burn Hall Hotel, Huby, just four miles north of York. Burn Hall is a beautiful Victorian hotel set in 8 acres of parkland with a lovely garden for a summer BBQ.
Through Andy Duthie and Howard Dunks of Advantage Now who represent Burn Hall, the hotel is generously offering a pre dinner Pimms reception, BBQ with wine, ‘Jazz on the lawn’ as well as providing overnight accommodation with breakfast. There is a charge for all guests of £32pp payable direct to the hotel and there is no single supplement.
|
|
|
Don’t miss out on what is sure to be another popular CTC networking and social event. Just register and reserve your place and accommodation for Sunday 22 August by completing this booking form, then email through to admin@coachtourismcouncil.co.uk
September 1: Manchester - Germany Travel Show 2010
The German National Tourist Office is hosting a second exclusive GTS in Manchester on 1 September and it's a great opportunity for any members with or without a tour programme to Germany to find out what is on offer.
GTS Manchester will be held at the TOWN HALL, Albert Square, Manchester M60 2LA starting at 10am with a welcome breakfast/brunch and will finish at around 2pm.
Register online at www.germanytravelshow.com by 10th August 2010
|
|
|
|
|
Fam trip to Northern Ireland: 2-5 September
Tourism Ireland in conjunction with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board is inviting CTC coach operators and wholesalers to join a fam trip to Northern Ireland. Arrive in time for dinner in Belfast on Thursday 2 September and return mid afternoon on Sunday 5 September.
The trip will start with a Workshop with NI industry partners on Friday 3 September when there will also be a chance to visit the new Ulster Museum in Belfast with its stunning ‘Window on our World’. There will then be a choice of two fam trips.
One takes in the Antrim Coast, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Distillery before an overnight stop in Derry and a tour of the city’s historic walls and Tower Museum. The other trip is to the scenic Fermanagh Lakelands including the National Trust’s Castle Coole on the outskirts of Enniskillen, a boat trip with lunch on Lough Erne, the famous Belleek Pottery visitor centre in Fermanagh and the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark, a fascinating, natural underworld of rivers, waterfalls, winding passages and lofty chambers.
|
This trip is open wholesalers and operators who have a tour programme. To apply for a place please email either Elaine Murray or Linda Duncan emurray@tourismireland.com or lduncan@tourismireland.com and they will provide further details including transport arrangements.
September 6-9 Beautiful South Road Show
Tourism South East will be travelling to Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh to showcase South East England with a complimentary full English breakfast on offer for those that attend. Click here for more information and booking form
Please complete the booking forms attached to register your interest. Please contact Elaine Pearce or Emma Davis in the Group Travel Team on 02380 625472.
Email grouptravelenquiries@tourismse.com
|
|
 |
|
Fam trip to Normandy: 11-14 September
Think you know Normandy inside out? Think again! Famous for its mouth watering regional gastronomy, its strong cultural heritage and for the momentous part it played in the historical events of June 1944, this beautiful region of northern France offers a new and different experience to visitors each time they come
Normandy has always been a popular destination for coach tours so take the chance to refresh your tour programmes on a short fam trip as guests of the Normandy Regional Tourist Board, sponsored by ferry operator LD Lines.
They have put together an excellent programme mixing new attractions with some of the landmark World War II sites including the Caen Memorial, Pegasus Bridge, Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches, the famous American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach and the British cemetery at Bayeux. There will also be visits to Honfleur, the Bayeux Tapestry and a Calvados distillery.
The trip will depart Portsmouth on the evening of Saturday 11 September with an overnight sailing to Le Havre as guests of LD Lines and it also includes lunches, dinners and hotel accommodation for two nights in Caen and Bayeux. Return to the UK is also with LD Lines, arriving back in Portsmouth at 21.30 on Tuesday 14 September.
|
|
 |
|
This trip is only open to operators and wholesalers who have tour programmes to France. To apply for a place please register via admin@coachtourismcouncil.co.uk by completing this form. There will be a non refundable registration fee of £40 per person.
  
|
|
October 15: Tourism South East networking event.
October 16-17 Tourism South East fam trip to Kent and East Sussex
Tourism South East has announced two new events of interest to coach and tour operators as well as wholesalers. These free of charge events provide operators with up to date information on the variety that is on offer in South East England when planning group itineraries.
|
Coach & Tour Operators Networking Event: 15 October at the Ramada Maidstone, operators are invited to attend a FREE ‘speed-dating’ style networking event with the option to stay on for a familiarisation weekend (16-17 October) to discover Kent and East Sussex. Accommodation included. Click here for more information and booking form. Spaces are limited so register your interest now.
|
|
Reminder: Emergency contact list for operators
Further to the recent e bulletin we are now putting together an out of hours emergency contact/mobile phone numbers list for CTC coach operators. If you have not already done so please send details to admin@coachtourismcouncil.co.uk
This will be a confidential list circulated solely to other operators.
|
|
|
