Saturday 17th January 2009 Alexandra Palace, London

 

 

EXHIBITOR INFORMATION

Background

Since moving to Alexandra Palace in 2004, more suppliers have chosen to exhibit at Excursions and have come from all over the country including Yorkshire, Manchester and the Midlands as well as East Anglia, London and the South East. As well as looking after exhibitors, the organisers of Excursions work hard to ensure that visitors to the show have an enjoyable and useful day.

Excursions 2008 proved to be a great success with record numbers of both visitors and exhibitors.

Seven coaches provided free travel to the show for visitors. Each year there is a free shuttle coach from the nearest railway and Underground stations with Excursions staff waiting on the platforms to greet visitors and guide them to the coach. Once inside, visitors to Excursions 2008 were all offered a free cup of tea, piece of cake, handmade choclate - and a jam sandwich!

Satisfaction level amongst visitors has been maintained over the past few years with between 97% and 99% of visitors rating Excursions as 'worthwhile' or 'very worthwhile' between 2004 and 2007.


Highlights from the Excursions 2007 Research

 
97%
of visitors surveyed found visiting Excursions 2007 'worthwhile' or 'very worthwhile'
 
96%
of exhibitors said they would consider booking again for 2008
 
94%
of visitors are 'likely' or 'very likely' to take a group to destinations/attractions exhibiting at the event
 
87%
of exhibitors rated the organisation as 'good' or 'very good'
 
84%
of exhibitors rated the venue as 'good' or 'very good'
 
63%
of visitors spent over three hours at the show
 
46%
of visitors do not intend to visit any other UK group or travel exhibition

You can view a four minute video from Excursions 2007 here


Booking for Excursions 2009

Any attraction, destination or operator keen to attract more groups business can book a stand at Excursions 2009, and members of any Regional Tourist Board (or new regional tourism organisation) benefit from specially reduced rates.

Click here to book online

 

Excursions Sales Contacts

South East

Tourism South East
40 Chamberlayne Road
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 5JH

Contact: Fran Downton
Tel: 023 8062 5409
Fax: 023 8061 8018
e-mail: fdownton@tourismse.com


East of England

East of England Tourism
Dettingen House
Dettingen Way
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3TU

Contact: Stephen Rampley
Tel: 01284 727478
Fax: 01284 727470
e-mail: srampley@eet.org.uk

 

Yorkshire

Yorkshire Tourist Board
312 Tadcaster Road
York
YO24 1GS

Contact: Emily Cates
Tel: 01904 773365
Fax: 01904 701414
e-mail: ecates@ytb.org.uk

London

Visit London
6th Floor
2 More London Riverside
London
SE1 2RR

Contact: Louisa Jackley
Tel: 020 7234 5821
Fax: 020 7234 5751
e-mail: ljackley@visitlondon.com


Rest of UK and Overseas

Group Travel Organiser
47 Wellington Square
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 1PN

Contact: Adrian Gates
Tel: 0845 166 8125
Fax: 01424 200478
e-mail: adrian@grouptravelorganiser.com

 
 

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