Travel Trade & Groups

Visit York works actively with the travel trade and we have established a strong International Travel Trade partnership.  Working together to ensure that York continues to be a must see heritage city on Group, FIT and Tour Operator programmes.  Key overseas markets are:
1. USA 
2. Australia & New Zealand
3. China
4. Germany
5. Netherlands

Visit York is a pro-active member of ETOA, UKinbound & English Heritage Cities Group giving access to a broad range of Agents & Operators in our overseas markets.  Attending numerous workshops and exhibitions including City Fair, GEM, World Travel Market, Destination Britain and China, VIBE and Vakantiebeurs

Visit Britain have launched a new VisitBritain international trade website and supplier directory.
The supplier directory is a tool offered to overseas travel trade to help build Britain packages and itineraries, which is free to register for. New features on the site include the ability for UK suppliers to add sales documentation, additional imagery and social media links to your listings. If you were previously registered in the supplier directory you will need to reset your password to access your account and new features. 

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Groups
York voted Best UK Destination for Groups at the Group Leisure Awards at the annual Group Leisure Show held at the NEC each year.  Continued strong relationships with National Group Travel Organiser publications allow us to offer competitive advertising rates for our members keen to grow Group business.  

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Travel Trade and Group Opportunities with Visit York: 

•    The opportunity for enhanced advertising and sponsorship of individual travel trade enewsletters -  from £295 + VAT – for each of our targeted destinations with Mandarin and German translations

•    Reduced rate advertising in National Group Travel publications when we source seasonal York features

•    Online Ticket agencies – a great way to grow ticket sales on a commission basis – this is a rapidly growing marketplace, and we can point you in the right direction 

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Coach Operator Workshop

25 February 2019

Railway Museum, York

A free opportunity for you as Visit York members to meet and secure extra visitors to your attraction in 2019.  This is an ideal opportunity to fill those quieter periods with visitors who are seeking a new experience, with both time and budget to do so.   

Visit York in conjunction with Coach Tours UK Magazine will be hosting a Coach Operator Workshop at the National Railway Museum York, giving you the opportunity to showcase your attraction to a valuable audience

• 16 Coach Operators & GTO’s have already signed up to attend. 
• Readers of Coach Tours UK Magazine will be invited to attend in the January issue of the magazine distribution date 13^th December 2018. 
• Discounted advertising available for participants in both pre and post event issues of Coach Tours UK Magazine and also in the February 2019 issue, out on the 24^th January . 

Itinerary

Informal networking will start the day over a light breakfast, followed by a welcome and updates on the coach market, the workshop will consist of timed short meetings during the morning. 

The afternoon will be a familiarisation tour of York including a guided walk and attraction visits.

This event is free to attend for all Visit York members with limited places, several attractions have provisionally booked a table already.

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For more information about any of the above listed opportunities please contact Elaine Moss on 01904 554471 or email em@visityork.org