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“Vibrant…Wonderful”…just some of the comments amongst the wealth of positive feedback received for Excursions™ 2023 which took place on 28th January 2023 at Twickenham Stadium

Followed by the CTA conference and workshop held in Belfast in February

The Belfast event attracted over 180 delegates and hosted 800 meetings between suppliers and buyers from the coach tourism industry the confidence was evident with deals signed on the day.

The CTA’s next event, Spring Networking & AGM, takes place in Llandudno, North Wales, on 21-22 May. Visit www coachtourismassociation co uk to find out more

And finally, a great couple of days at the NEC which hosted the British Travel & Tourism Show

It’s clear were well on track to reach and hopefully surpass the 2019 figures which saw the sector contributing £14 billion to the UK economy,

On a personal note I’m off to spend 5 days in Dartmouth Devon, Dartmouth and the surrounding areas were buzzing, the restaurants and bars were packed, the weather was fantastic for early spring when I visited slightly earlier in 2022, hopefully it will be the same again this year, I shall let you know. In this issue we have some great features , including Tour Operators, Science and Exploration and we have a section dedicated to venues and attractions who love nothing more than to see a smiling, happy coach party arrive

Happy Travelling Nigel