28 HOLIDAY WORLD SPECIAL
February 2018 Travel News
ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR E
AGER visitors took the opportunity to discover new and exciting holiday destinations, chat with industry professionals, gather expert information and compare prices at the annual Holiday World exhibtion.
Firmly established as one of Northern Ireland’s largest and best-attended annual public exhibitions, the event is a rich global marketplace for deals and destinations, featuring exhibitors from close to home and from all four corners of the world and presenting just about every style of vacation experience, alongside an array of travel-themed entertainment, complimented by competitions, attractions and special show-only offers. The show’s growing focus on the 50+ age group reflects the growth and buying power of that market sector with plenty of ‘silver saver’ deals on offer to savvy seniors.
Greg’s Eagle has landed
Greg Evans, well known to the local Travel Trade, and representing Philadelphia at Holiday World was looking forward to seeing his favourite American Football team Philadelphia Eagles in the SuperBowl shoot out, so he was more than happy to meet a real-life eagle at the Titanic Exhibition Centre. The popular US Bald Eagle has been a popular visitor to the show for the last 15 years or so and could apparently live for another 50 years, so he has a lot more Holiday World Exhibitions to come... Greg certainly hopes so, following the Philly Eagles success in the Superbowl final!
Bernadette Goldsmith and Blaithin O’Donnell from Air Canada are pictured at Holiday World, Belfast
The demand for holidays afloat was reflected in the Oasis Travel Cruise Pavilion while show visitors were also were able to chat with industry professionals on the most romantic destinations at the Clubworld Honeymoon & Wedding Destinations Pavilion.
The Motorhomes & Caravans Show featured the latest models to roll off the production lines, from modest tourers right up to state of the art luxury vehicles, while show- goers were also able to step into some of the very newest mobile- and park-homes, equipped with every ‘mod con’ and home comforts. Amongst the desirable destinations tempting show-goers this year were family favourites such as Spain, who ramped up their presence with a larger and more exciting stand than ever before, and reflecting a dazzling array of holiday choices, and France – this year French Campsites were there with not just one, but four stands, one of which was Holiday World newcomer Sunelia, with 30 sites across France. Air Canada were also at the Belfast show for the first time, while America had a major presence at the show. While Florida and New York holidays retain their popularity with local audiences, show-goers were encouraged to explore further with new representations from Alabama, Atlantic City, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Tennessee, who took their places alongside the Visit USA Association stand.
Anthea Turner is pictured opening the 2018 Holiday World Show, Belfast alongside Maureen Ledwith
LEFT: The team from Barrhead Travel, who have just opened their first branch in Northern Ireland, are pictured on their stand at the Holiday World Show, Belfast
Matt Bates representing Kansas/Oklahoma is pictured at Holiday World, held in the Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast
ABOVE: Onur Gul and Onur Basak of Turkish Airlines pictured at Holiday World, Belfast
Nikki Butler of Deep South USA is pictured at this year’s Holiday World
The team from the Cyprus Tourist Board are pictured on their stand at the Holiday World Show, Belfast held in the Titanic Exhibition Centre
LEFT: The Clubworld Travel team are pictured on their stand at the annual exhibition
LEFT: Emma Arnott and Sakuntala Rat- tanasriampatpong from the Thailand Tourist Board are pictured on their stand at the annual Holiday World Show
RIGHT: Audrey Thomson from Classic Collection is pictured at Holiday World
LEFT: The team from Dublin Airport are pictured with Maureen Ledwith and Anthea Turner at the annual Holiday World Show, held in the Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast
Shauna Kelly of Topflight is pictured on the Topflight stand at Holiday World, Belfast
The team from JMG Travel are pictured at the annual Holiday World Show, Belfast
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