BWI: Britain & Ireland India Mission 2012

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: VisitBritain
Monday, February 20, 2012 11:22 AM IST (05:52 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Food & drink, Lifestyle, Travel & tourism; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Hospitality, Media & entertainment, Travel & tourism
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Britain & Ireland India Mission 2012
VisitBritain and Tourism Ireland's 2 City Mission Accompanied by the best of the British and the Irish Travel Trade

London, United Kingdom, Monday, February 20, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- VisitBritain, in partnership with Tourism Ireland, is hosting the Britain & Ireland India Mission 2012 from 20-23 February 2012. Led by our Director for Strategy & Communications, Ms. Patricia Yates, the delegation consists of 23 key suppliers from Britain and 8 key suppliers from Ireland. This mission will be held in Delhi and Mumbai.

This B2B workshop, followed by networking dinner in each city, is a great platform for the India travel trade to meet and do business with the British and Irish suppliers, to learn about new regions and its products and weave new itineraries to suit the ever emerging needs of our market. The schedule and timings for the mission are as below:

. 20th February: Workshop in Mumbai, 10am - 3pm
. 22nd February: Workshop in Delhi, 10am - 5pm

The BIIM is a reflection of our ongoing support to the trade here, as we recognise its importance as the prime channel to reach potential travellers in India. Britain and Ireland enjoy a prominent share of the Indian outbound market and our challenge is to retain and increase that share as the market grows and matures. Travel trade support is critical in this endeavour. The mission aims at bridging together the best of the British and Irish suppliers with the best of our trade to extend the warmest welcome to all visitors to Britain and Ireland.

About Us

. VisitBritain is Britain's national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain's visitor economy. A non-departmental public body, funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, we work in partnership with thousands of organisations in the UK and overseas ― the Government, the industry and our strategic partners in London, England, Scotland and Wales ― and seek to ensure that Britain is marketed appropriately around the world.

. Our priority is to deliver a four-year match funded global marketing programme, working with the private sector, which takes advantage of the unique opportunity of the Royal Wedding, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Games to showcase Britain and attract new visitors from the tourism growth markets of Asia and Latin America and to reinvigorate our appeal in core markets such as the USA, France and Germany. This campaign aims to attract four million extra visitors to Britain, who will spend an additional £2 billion over the four years.

. We also provide analysis and advice on the issues facing potential visitors, on Britain's competitive position and the barriers to inbound tourism growth. This is in addition to providing research; market intelligence and analysis to inform the British tourism industry.

. Follow us on twitter @VisitBritainBiz or our consumer Twitter @VisitBritain and www.facebook.com/loveUK


CONTACT DETAILS
Ritushri Dhankher, Press & PR Manager -- India, VisitBritain, + 91 9910668238, ritushri.dhanker@visitbritain.org

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, FOOD, LIFESTYLE, TOURISM, MARKETING, HOSPITALITY, MEDIA, TRAVEL

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