Registration opens for ExploreGB and Northern Ireland 2020
28th November 2019
In October VisitBritain announced that its flagship annual travel trade event ‘Explore Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ would be held in Belfast Northern Ireland from 18th to 20th May 2020. The registration for this event has now opened via the Visit Britain website.
Now in its fifth year it is the VisitBritain’s largest travel trade event that welcomes hundreds of international buyers from over 30 international markets to meet and do business with tourism suppliers from the UK and Ireland. All of the over 250 international travel buyers are pre-qualified to ensure that they can provide a significant amount of business to participating UK tourism suppliers. The event consists of two days of pre-scheduled meetings and networking opportunities including a cocktail reception and gala dinner.
UK Tourism Minister Helen Whately said: "The tourism industry is one of our nation's greatest strengths and its benefits are felt economically and socially in every corner of the UK. Belfast is a fantastic city and offers visitors from around the world a huge array of things to do and see. I'm delighted that VisitBritain's flagship event will be hosted at the ICC Belfast to showcase the city and the UK on a global scale."
Tourism is worth more than £127 billion to the UK economy, creating jobs and boosting economic growth across the nations and regions. As well as the two-days of pre-scheduled one-to-one business appointments, buyers and international journalists will also attend seminars, workshops and networking events to boost their knowledge of the UK as a visitor destination. Delegates will also experience tourism products and services first-hand with pre-event educational trips to destinations across the country. Registration for this event is now open on the VisitBritain website.