CONTENTS NEWS 4 TOP STORIES
Tourism ‘growing faster than digital industry’; Big names back tourism conference; Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK; Inbound visitor numbers set to soar
6 NEWS IN BRIEF 5
BBC stalwart to host trade show session; Visit Lincoln tops social media league table; Agto announces new chief executive; Abbey to open Queen’s Jubilee Galleries
NEWS IN DEPTH 9 SPECIAL REPORT 10 FACE TO FACE 12 COMMENT
IN FOCUS 14
14 SOUTH ENGLAND & ISLE OF WIGHT 22EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL
26WALES
A network of three national touring routes has launched in Wales, showcasing the best of the country’s tourism offer
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The royal wedding in Windsor is set to be a tourism highlight of 2018
We speak to Beta chief executive Emma English about the sector’s economic impact and long-term benefits for UK tourism
Key stories from the Tourism Society’s annual Prospects event
George Clode speaks to former Agto chief executive Mike Bugsgang about the future of group travel
KidZania’s global director of education Ger Graus on how travel can help transform conventional learning for young people
EDITOR’S NOTE
Education, education, education
T
ony Blair’s three top priorities in 1997, the title of an acclaimed nostalgia-steeped play coming to London’s Shoreditch Town Hall in April (featured on page 30), and now, perhaps most importantly, the theme of this month’s TravelGBI. More specifically, educational travel and its benefits for children, tourism and the UK economy. Ger Graus, KidZania’s global director of
education, firmly believes that children can aspire only to what they know exists. In his comment on page 12 he outlines the importance of making travel accessible to all children, and how this would pave the way to a better future. Beta chief executive Emma English explains the huge potential advantage of a thriving educational travel sector (page 22), but warns that visa policies, currency fluctuations, safety concerns and Britain’s image overseas are challenges that need to be overcome. Elsewhere, we look at a new three-route touring network in Wales, the tourism potential of the royal wedding for the south of England, and hear from former Agto chief executive Mike Bugsgang about his thoughts on the group travel sector. Finally, I am sad to say this will be my last issue as editor of TravelGBI before I leave for pastures new. It’s been a pleasure, a privilege and indeed an education to report and be a part of such a vibrant industry, and I thank you all for your help and guidance along the way. Sam Mayling is stepping in as acting editor
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