� IN FOCUS l WTM LONDON Heritage attractions one-stop shop


Visitors can find out about many of the UK’s finest heritage attractions on a shared stand at World Travel Market London. Called Heritage is GREAT Britain,


the stand showcases more than 850 visitor sites that receive a combined total of almost 35 million visitors each year. They encompass attractions under the English Heritage umbrella, including Stonehenge (pictured), Hadrian’s Wall, Dover Castle, Tintagel Castle and Eltham Palace and Gardens. Also on the stand are members of the Historic Royal Palaces group, including the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Banqueting House, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace and Hillsborough Castle. Exhibiting National Trust


properties include Stowe, Stourhead, Powis Castle, Mount Stewart and Fountains Abbey, while other


DID YOU KNOW


World Travel Market London was first held in 1980 at Olympia. It was opened by the Duke of Kent and Miss


World, Kimberly Santos of Guam. It was attended by 350 exhibitors and 7,753 trade visitors. Now it has almost 5,000 exhibiting destinations, technology and private sector companies and 51,000 travel


professionals, key industry buyers, journalists, digital influencers, students and tourism ministers.


key attractions on the stand include the Houses of Parliament, Shakespeare’s Globe, St Paul’s Cathedral and the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew and Wakehurst. The stand will also feature


attractions under the Royal Collection Trust: Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, Windsor Castle, Frogmore House and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Visitors can find out about English


Heritage’s largest conservation programme in the history of the collection of sites and monuments in its care. visitbritain.org


UKinbound welcomes City Cruises as corporate partner


UKinbound has signed a new corporate partnership deal with sightseeing river cruise company City Cruises.


Stand: UKI430


The gold tier partnership highlights City Cruises’ commitment to investing long- term in the inbound tourism industry.


It will also promote and raise


the profile of the business among UKinbound members and travel trade. The collaboration will see City Cruises and UKinbound work together on a variety of activities, beginning with WTM London 2017.


City Cruises is supporting the


trade association with its delivery of a new-look and larger stand at the three-day show. Deirdre Wells, UKinbound chief


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executive, said: “City Cruises has been a valuable member of our association for many years and this new collaboration will provide them with an excellent platform among our members to help promote the recent expansion to their business.” Clare Newman, sales and


marketing director at City Cruises, added: “At City Cruises,


we are continually looking to expand our programme of products in London but also expanding into new regions, such as our operation in Poole and more recently in York. “The travel trade continues to be an integral channel for our business. Our UKinbound membership is central to our travel trade strategy and our new gold membership represents our commitment to the inbound industry while elevating the City Cruises brands.”


A UKinbound gold partnership


provides key benefits such as increased brand visibility and guaranteed places at major UKinbound events. ukinbound.org citycruises.com Stand UKI100, UKI300


Qatar Airways will operate direct daily flights between Doha and Cardiff from May 1, 2018. Carwyn Jones, Welsh first


Welsh welcome new direct link to the Gulf “It will open up Wales’ links with


minister, said: “The daily service between Cardiff and Doha is a huge boost for Wales.


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the rest of the world and deliver new economic, leisure and travel opportunities for Welsh businesses and the people of Wales.” traveltrade.visitwales.com Stand UKI100


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