Update from Sally Everton - General Manager
1st July 2018
Sally Everton, Visit Devon General Manager has been driving promotion and encouraging visitors into Devon. Here are her activites from June:
June was a busy month, with activity focussed on our various market sectors to increase our seasonality and visitor numbers
June was a busy month, with activity focussed on our various market sectors to increase our seasonality and visitor numbers
- Our Business Tourism plan is in place. We are now working with key trade organisations and VisitEngland to develop this lucrative market.
- Devon is now a featured itinerary featured in Hotels & More brochure for 2019 (we hosted them last year). England's Seaford Coast, Dartmouth, Plymouth, RHS Rosemoor, Exmoor, The South West Coast Path all featured in the tour. They are a B2B inbound tour operator for England & Ireland.
- Itineraries set for Collette Tours (US inbound). GWR now a confirmed commercial partner for VisitDevon which we are delighted about.
- Meetings with the various area tourism partners around the county, working in collaboration on various themes
- Some good press coverage this month FORBES press write up for Devon for Gourmet Guide and Travel – brilliant read! https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanneshurvell/2018/06/26/a-gourmet-guide-to-devon-england/#76f2d1e54005
- Usual press trips - domestic and overseas and interest from the Nordics and especially for golf tourism.
- Numerous meetings with individual members to ensure closer working partnerships
- Continued development of potential funding streams from the commercial sector