New Dates for your diary:
The BIG Travel Trade Event 2020 – 1st & 2nd September 2020
NI Travel & Tourism Awards 2020 – Friday 4th December 2020
With the world slowly getting back to normal – The Northern Ireland Travel News events team are excited to be back and to announce the brand new dates of the two biggest travel trade events in Northern Ireland. The BIG Travel Trade Event and NI Travel & Tourism Awards in association with Blue Insurance.
With new safety protocols they will both go ahead later this year – albeit slightly differently! Feedback from the travel trade is that they need these events – they need these opportunities with travel companies and everyone wants to be re-educated and updated, to instill confidence going forward and to meet with their industry colleagues, sadly missed over the last four months. So, we have a responsibility to continue with this years events and provide a platform to do this.
The BIG Travel Trade Event
NEW DATES – 1st & 2nd September 2020
Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick
The BIG Travel Trade Event will be back – with a few changes! The safety and security of all delegates and attendees is our priority throughout the two days, so even though the event may be slightly different logistically – we aim to deliver the same results – bringing the industry together and giving travel companies the opportunity to re-educate and update travel agents on new protocols, new ways of working and building confidence for selling now and in the future.
It’s still the ideal event to showcase travel brands and products to all Northern Ireland Travel agents and the most cost effective way to see your key clients all under one roof and reaffirm relationships. This is probably the most important BIG Event ever.
Whats NEW at the BIG Event for 2020!
In addition to the Health and Safety measures we are striving to undertake, we are introducing some new elements to help re educate, build confidence and get the industry back together again.
The exhibition will be a controlled one way system, with less stands. But you will still be able to chat with your trade partners and clients in a socially distanced manner.
We are introducing THE BIG TRAVEL TRADE EVENT INDUSTRY FORUM, this will be a platform covering all topics that are affecting our industry today! It will allow key note speakers from all sectors of the industry to inform, educate and build confidence in our industry in this recovery period. The forum will cover topics from Financial security, Travel regulation, trade relationships and Industry recovery plans with seven different presentations over the two days with a panel of industry experts.
The speed networking sessions will change to adhere to socially distanced guidelines – and will instead be informative presentations from each of our travel suppliers over the two days. So agents will still get the training, updates and interactions with key travel suppliers.
The gatherings and social aspects will be slightly different, with no formal dinners and we are working closely with the hotel to ensure all guidelines are being followed.
Government guidelines at the time of the event will be adhered to.
We’re making use of the outdoor space a lot more with the Jet2holidays Event on night one taking a different but very exciting format. Palladium Hotel Group is our brand new sponsors for evening two and the Alternative Awards will be on hold until next year.
More exciting details are to be announced on these events as well as much more throughout the two days.
The Northern Ireland Travel & Tourism Awards in association with Blue Insurance
NEW DATE – Friday 4th December 2020
Slieve Donard Resort & Spa
The biggest night of the Northern Ireland travel trade calendar year – NEW DATE CONFIRMED Friday 4th December 2020 and it will once again take place in the stunning Slieve Donard Resort & Spa.
The Awards are renowned as the highlight of the year and the biggest night of the Northern Ireland travel trade calendar, its a celebration of our Industry but this year we feel that it will be more of a recognition ceremony, recognising those travel trade members that have worked hard and kept our industry together through this extremely tough year.
Once again – We are working closely with the hotel to ensure we can organise this event and adhere to government guidelines, details on the launch and dates for voting, tickets sales and accommodation will be announced soon.
This event will be slightly different but we will work hard to bring you this ceremony in the safest possible way while still recognising our Industry together.
If you have any questions on either event please get in touch.
Email: paula@nitravelnews.com / jonathan@nitravelnews.com / chelsea@nitravelnews.com or Call: 02890 666151
