New Members Welcome | April 2022

We are delighted to welcome a fantastic range of new members from all corners of the UK who have joined us in recent months. From tour operators to destinations, attractions to accommodation and unique service providers, there are plenty of opportunities for collaboration. Find out more about these exciting business below.


TOUR OPERATORS / DMCS / OTAS

 

Bespoke England Tours provides high quality tours and experiences in London and England to discerning travellers. We only use Mercedes Benz vehicles with the best chauffeurs and guides in the industry. Our tours are designed for the refined traveller who enjoys private tours at their own pace, staying away from crowds, travelling in comfort and style with the full attention of knowledgeable guides and chauffeurs. We specialise in day trips in London and around southern England to places such as Windsor Castle, Bath, Stonehenge, Kent Wine Tours and The Cotswolds. We create experiences as unique as flying a restored WWII two-person Spitfire.


Buyagift and Red Letter Days are well-established for pioneering the idea of giving once-in-a-lifetime experiences as gifts. From premium, luxury companies to emerging, independent businesses, we partner with some of the UK’s most renowned enterprises and offer trusted solutions for rewards and recognition. We are home to a myriad of unique, popular and inspiring gift experiences that provide the opportunity to make magical memories and allow the lucky recipient to savour the experiences they love. Our corporate sector aims to reward loyalty, promote recognition and offer solutions for performance incentives.


Compass Hospitality UK manage and operate 16 hotels across Scotland, England and Wales. From budget to boutique, our hotels are found in sought-after locations, often fantastically located off motorway links with large complimentary car parks. We have established ourselves as a group friendly portfolio of hotels offering a warm home-from-home experience for your customers, and a ‘promise’ to our GTO partners which includes flexible cancellation terms and a dedicated trade trade person to speak to.


For 18 years HTCM has been well known as a reliable boutique tour operator and concierge for ski/city/beach/spa holidays in more than 50 countries worldwide. We offer high class, tailor-made itineraries to international B2B markets. In 2014 the company became a DMC for inbound travellers to the UK from markets including Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Azerbaijian, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and more. We offer a full range of concierge services, from booking tickets to sports and cultural events, to arranging gifts, securing exclusive fashion items from waiting lists and more.


Highland Explorer Tours is an award winning company with over 20 years of experience delivering amazing tours to the Scottish Highlands. With tours from one to seven days, we have a trip for everyone, including Scotland’s most renowned events: the Highland Games and Edinburgh Military Tattoo. All our tours are designed to make the most of your time in our stunning country and to give you a truly authentic experience of Scotland.


Iberotravel is a family-run ground handler operating in the whole of the UK. We specialise in elite sports teams, providing accommodation, ground transportation and ancillary services for VIPs and sponsors. We also organise ad hoc tailor-made itineraries of the British Isles and organise incentive travel into the UK.

 


At MyUKTour we provide bespoke, small group luxury tours of the UK, with each tour being designed to the exact requirements of our customers. Our tours feature luxury, high quality vehicles, experienced drivers and Blue Badge guides where required. Our drivers/guides are very friendly and flexible, giving our guests a unique and tailor-made experience. No two tours are the same. We strive to work with each customer to satisfy every requirement and wish, often surpassing what they need.


Sportsbreaks.com is a new customer brand formed in 2019 offering unforgettable sports travel experiences, brought to you by the Destination Sport Group. We offer unrivalled sports travel experiences to the world’s most exciting sporting events, including the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Wimbledon, La Liga, NFL, Darts, Cycling as well as world-class UK Rubgy Union games and UK football match breaks. We specialise in unforgettable football, rugby and motorsports travel experiences. The packages we offer can include ticket, travel and hotel, or various combinations.


ACCOMMODATION

 

As well as offering a world-class academic environment for research and learning in one of the world’s most beautiful cities, The University of Edinburgh offers an outstanding portfolio of year-round 3* & 4* hotels and serviced apartments, in total 186 rooms. Additionally, we offer summer accommodation of circa 2,500 bedrooms, located in the vibrant Southside neighbourhood within close proximity to the city centre.

 


ATTRACTIONS

 

Cadw is the Welsh Government’s historic environment service working for an accessible and well-protected historic environment for Wales. We manage 130 historic properties, providing access to these sites and using them as ‘showcases’ for the history of Wales. For nearly 1000 years the mighty castles and monuments of Wales have added to our landscape, and captured our history. Discover Wales’ rich history and heritage by joining Cadw’s Tour Operator Scheme to benefit from preferential trade rates, on-line booking platform, invoicing following your visit and complimentary entry for your tour leader.


At Dolphin Spirit we offer two marine wildlife boat trips into the Moray Firth from Inverness. The Spirit, a large 65-passenger vessel  is fully accessible, with commentary and a guide who can answer any questions. Each trip lasts 1 hour 15 minutes into the Inverness and Beauly Firth, with tales of history and folklore along the way. Wildlife may be seen along with a variety of seabirds. The Mischief, a 2-hour fast, adrenaline-fuelled trip into the wider Moray Firth in search of seals, dolphins, otters, porpoise along with a variety of seabirds. Passengers require a level of fitness for this trip, warm safety suits provided for comfort. Choose your adventure.


Lord’s – the Home of Cricket with its extraordinary history, dramatic architecture and extensive collection of cricket-related art and memorabilia. Our expert guides will lead you through iconic parts of the ground including the Grade II* listed Victorian Pavilion, the famous Long Room, Players’ Dressing Rooms, the J.P. Morgan Media Centre, and the MCC Museum – home of the Ashes Urn – cricket’s best-known artefact. Enjoy other options which could include dining with a cricketer or walking out onto the hallowed turf! A trip to Lord’s is not only a must for all cricket lovers, but for anyone looking for that quintessentially English experience.


The World of James Herriot in Thirsk, North Yorkshire is the town’s keynote tourist attraction welcoming people from all over the world. It tells the story of Alf Wight, OBE (James Herriot) who became the most famous veterinary surgeon in the world for the multimillion-selling books about his life and experiences in rural North Yorkshire.

 


DESTINATIONS

 

The City of London Corporation is the governing body of the Square Mile dedicated to a vibrant and thriving City, supporting a diverse and sustainable London within a globally-successful UK.


Experience Oxfordshire is the Destination Management Organisation (DMO) for Oxford and Oxfordshire. Representing and promoting over 200 partners and products including attractions, accommodation, retail, hospitality, events, arts, culture and transport. We operate the award-winning Oxford Official Walking tours offering a range of year round public and private tours. We also manage Experience Oxfordshire Venues to help buyers find the best venues for their business meeting or event in Oxfordshire. The destination is less than an hour from London with 24-hour access via excellent transport links.


Visit Cornwall is the tourist board for Cornwall. We’re the tourism sector’s greatest advocate. We sing Cornwall’s praises as a visitor destination on an international stage and, through our website, visitcornwall.com, provide Cornwall’s shop window to the world. But we’re more than a destination marketing organisation, we also champion and support tourism businesses. You could say we’re a company of two connected halves. We champion destination marketing through our website, social media, email marketing, film and TV relations, and PR and media relations.


SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

All Star Lanes are luxury bowling alleys where you can meet, eat, drink and bowl in style, all under one roof. Established in 2006, we are proud to call ourselves London’s Original Good Time. Each venue brings unique character combined with a modern American restaurant, Cocktail bar and of course retro boutique bowling lanes. There are four venues located London – Holborn, Brick Lane, Westfield Stratford and Westfield White City. All of the venues have a large private room with their own bowling lanes, for a more intimate private event, as well as private karaoke booths in three.


Beyonk provides online booking systems to experience providers & attractions, & work with a range of partners to enable direct booking of experiences on their own websites. We work closely with our partners & the businesses they represent to help all concerned get the very best out of their online sales on an ongoing basis, feeding back latest best practice & frequently reviewing business’s online sales presence. We work with multiple DMOs, associations & industry bodies who trust us to act in the best interests of all the businesses we work with, & we take that very seriously. We hope to welcome you to the Beyonk way of doing things soon!


We are Magic Little Giants, a marketing agency for the travel & leisure industry. A team of globally experienced leisure specialists, with a collective passion to source innovative communication channels, technology and processes. We are here to help you take big steps towards growth. Our services cover: marketing strategy and consultancy; gift card solutions; digital solutions; brand and trade partnerships; pricing and revenue management; talent, teams and training.


TXGB is a B2B digital platform that connects tourism businesses across the sector, to drive trade, collaboration and innovation. Our goal is to unlock the full potential of the sector, increasing the value, volume and dispersal of tourism. In partnership with VisitBritain / VisitEngland and the other national tourism authorities, we are actively connecting the dots between distributors, destinations, technologies and tourism businesses (suppliers).


TRANSPORT PROVIDERS

 

DFDS Seaways operates passenger ferry services for coach travel on routes from Dover to both Calais and Dunkerque, Newhaven to Dieppe, and Newcastle to Amsterdam (Ijmuiden). These routes provide excellent access from the UK to various destinations across Europe. DFDS offers the widest choice of entry points into France as well as the Netherlands.


Stena Line is the leading ferry operator between Britain and Ireland offering four routes; Cairnryan – Belfast, Liverpool – Belfast, Holyhead – Dublin and Fishguard – Rosslare. We also offer the direct route from England to Holland – Harwich to Hook of Holland (near Rotterdam). Whichever route you choose, you may benefit from free coaches and drivers, pre-booked meals, MITX/FIT rates as well as great shopping, including duty free on our Holyhead, Fishguard and Harwich routes and a superb range of facilities onboard. Over the past 2 years, we have also introduced 3 brand new, purpose built ferries on our Irish Sea route network.


 

 

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