Update from Sally Everton - Director
1st September 2018
Visit Devon's Director, Sally Everton, has been busy driving promotion and encouraging visitors into Devon. With August being such a hot month and so many people travelling to the coast, it was understandably a busy month for everyone. Sally spent her time working on activities focussing on various market sectors to increase our seasonality and visitor numbers.
During August, Sally has been working on the following:
Domestic:
· Various meetings with new and potential members
· Regular update and development meetings with the area tourism partners
· Business tourism development working with VisitBritain and VisitEngland
· Media press trip with Countryfile Magazine, Retirement Today and the Guardian
· Attend the Destination Forum for offshore business - development of meetings and incentive looking at the UK for venues
· Development of golf tourism with Golf Tourism England
· Working with various tour operators for group travel to Devon
International:
· Various updates for VisitBritain and VisitEngland
· 5-day itinerary - German blogger showcasing Devon for Families
· Johann Thrainer / Wechselberger Touristik - 5-day itinerary for tour group
· Exeter Airport - increased flights to Manchester and Paris to tie in with long haul such as Virgin Atlantic, Hainain and Air France