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Thursday 2nd October 2025 at Arena MK, Milton Keynes.

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What did people say after exhibiting at the 2024 show?

“We’ve had lots of interest and plenty of really good conversations with visitors. It’s good to network and it’s good for us as we’ve been able to showcase ourselves down south and not just up north. Everything has been really good and the GLT team has been really helpful. We’ll definitely be doing it again.”

Claire Swift,
operations manager at Lyndene Hotel

“It’s been a very good show, very successful. This is our first time and it’s been great. The spot we’ve had has been really good; I’ve been trying to grab people as they have been leaving the Seminar Theatre. We’ve done bookings with the magazine this year and I think this show is one of the bigger players, so we wanted to give it a go. Ideally, we will come again next year.”

Hannah Finch,
LW Theatres

“Overall, it’s been a nice flow of people and we’ve given out plenty of fliers. We have a nice location here, when people break from the seminars, they come past us so we can draw them in. We’ve had interest in all our different attractions which is what we wanted to see.”

Jackie Ledger,
Visit Leicester

“I’ve spoken to a lot of exhibitors and quite a few of them have said that the group organisers here are of good quality and I really agree with that. There has been plenty of faces to keep us occupied and quality enquiries from people who are genuinely interested in visiting Kent. We’ve talked about coming again next year as it’s been a great day.”

Steph Harlow, Visit Kent

“The face-to-face contact you get at the GLT Show is very important. Yes, you can talk over the phone, but we can say more things about our product right here today than is possible over the phone or email. We’ve met some good group organisers and coach tour operators which is exactly what we want and why we came. The quality of people here meant we’ve rebooked for next year.”

 

Brian Newman-Smith,
Bekonscot Model Village & Railway

“We’ve had some really good conversations today with people who we know are going to book with us. We’ve dropped every other group travel event as this is the only one where we know we’ll meet good quality group organisers.”

Anna Bennett, Visit Ely

“The location is great, the venue is great and we’ve had some really warm conversations and some real interest from a lot of people.”

Natasha McLeod,
The Great Sussex Way

“We have had a lot of people stop and give details, so it has been good. We’ve rebooked for next year. The reason we wanted to rebook is because a lot of group organisers come together and look for deals and places they haven’t been to before. We’ve got a lot of new business generated today so it’s been a really positive day.”

Mike Deadman & Zoё Deadman,
Heights Hotel

“I was expecting to see the same people as last year, but that’s not been the case. There are lots of new folk that I don’t recognise, so it’s really, really positive. I love coming to the show, the day flies by. As soon as it finished last year, I knew I wanted to be in the same spot.”

Alan Rennie,
Ambassador Cruise Line

“We’ve met a lot of good group organisers, some who already do business with us but also a lot who have never worked with us and seem interested, so it’s been a promising day. It’s good to put a face to the name to the people we work with so they know exactly who we are and we can help.”

 

Jess Baybutt,
Alfa Leisureplex Group

“We’ve been really busy and haven’t stopped today. We’ve had loads of interest, particularly on shows like Warhorse, Only Fools and Horses and Mary Poppins. I haven’t personally been to the show before, but it’s been good. Obviously, the location couldn’t be better for us.”

Shannon Heal,
Milton Keynes Theatre

“It’s my first Group Leisure & Travel Show and we’ve had a lot of interest from people. The museum is closed for refurbishment, so people have said they’ll be coming when we reopen which is lovely to hear and great for us.”

Ella Buckley,
Poole Museum

“Today’s been great, and we’ve had a lot of interest in the Spectacular, which we’re confident will turn into new business. I think this has been a really good investment for us, our stand has been busy and it’s lovely to see so many different stands – the place is full. We’ve met a lot of people in the trade which is exactly what we wanted. The right kind of people are here.”

 

Elizabeth Goode,
Thursford Christmas Spectacular

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“For us it’s good to come to this, we get to meet people we work with throughout the year face to face. You can’t put a price on getting to see people and shake their hands. The show has paid for itself within the first 10 minutes today as we picked up some new business, so we were very happy about that. The core of our business is group travel. There’s one person here who brings us 20,000 visitors a year, if anything this show is worthwhile for me just to spend an hour with him which is what we did this morning. This is a really specialist show – people are here with a group trade mentality. It’s really useful. It’s great to see a diverse range of people here. Milton Keynes is a really good central location. It’s been a really good day for Nevis Range.”

Chris O’Brien,
Nevis Range
“It’s been really good for us. We’ve met two kinds of people – those who love Kynren but those who haven’t heard about it. Coach operators and tour groups. We’ve got the whole package. They’ve been interested in the sheer size of it. We haven’t stopped talking to people. There’s been such an array of people from smaller groups to bigger parties. I’d really hope to see lots more bookings because of the show.”

Wendy Wilshere,
Kynren
“It’s a great opportunity to widen our audience and attract new coach companies and group travel organisers. It’s good to create new relationships and for networking, taking to other companies and sharing best practice as well as speaking to the GTOs. It’s a way to increase our visitor numbers and spread the word about Kew Gardens. It’s a great show with a very nice atmosphere. It has been a really good opportunity.”

Bianaca Pasquero,
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
 “People buy from people and in today’s world with all the technology it’s so nice to meet people face to face, hear what they’re looking for and then match the right product to their needs. We’ve had a nice flow of people coming, not too busy and not too quiet so we’ve had some really good and productive conversations, there was good interest and enthusiasm from GTOs. European travel has regained enthusiasm; people want to travel again which is very refreshing. It’s been really successful.”

Gabrielle Alam,
CroisiEurope
“It’s the first experience of the Group Leisure & Travel Show for me and it’s been absolutely amazing. In the build up to the event, I would say about half of the conversations I’ve had with group organisers were about if I would be at the GLT Show, which gave me full confidence that today would be really good and it’s certainly delivered. I’ve been able to put a face to the name with about a dozen people today. I’ve never done anything on this scale and I’ve really enjoyed it, it’s been incredible and absolutely flown by.”

Alan Rennie,
Ambassador Cruise Line
“It’s been a really good day, I’ve had some really positive discussions and it’s really good to meet everybody face to face. A lot of the people we’ve spoken to want to know what’s new for groups on the Isle of Wight so it’s a great chance to spread the word and hand out our updated guides to the island. We know we’re talking to the right people at the GLT Show which is really key for us. It’s not always necessarily about volume, it’s about quality, and we find that this show really brings quality visitors.”


Amy Summers,
Visit Isle of Wight
For us it’s been really good in the sense of trying to branch out into the group market which is part of our strategy. The footfall has been really incredible and the genuine interest has been phenomenal. Because there’s a lot of domestic tourism we’ve stood out as an international destination. It’s been a good day which we’ve thoroughly enjoyed. There has been a lot of interest in history and gastronomy.”

Peter Green,
Visit Malta
“Having not attended a Travel Trade show before with Mount Pleasant, IOW Tours and Kingshill, I was most impressed with the organisation of the GLT Show. From arrival into the venue, I received a very warm welcome from the official staff and was guided through to the exhibition hall. All in all, it has been a great experience, I enjoyed meeting other companies and managed to network effectively which will increase our profile and business potential.”

Debbie Cox,
Kingshill Dance Holidays
“It’s been very good, it seems very busy, I’d say the busiest year since the pandemic. A lot of people we know are here both in terms of exhibitors and visitors. We’ve had lots of good conversations. We’ve had one regular client who has been to see us and talked through three tours for 2025 as she already has 2024 booked up with us. We offer such a wide variety of destinations so there has been a real range of interest. It feels like people are looking for more adventurous tours again and looking further ahead again so we’ve got more chance to get people better deals in the future.”

Andy Holmes,
Norman Allen Group Travel

“The GLT Show is important for us on two levels, one is because we love meeting the trade and group travel organisers, but equally, we like facilitating this Great West Way stand with our own ambassadors and making sure they’re doing business with the GTOs. I would say Group Leisure & Travel is the leading trade magazine for groups, and I think it’s because of that, that it has a loyal readership which means you get the right type of people visiting the GLT Show for us exhibitors.”

Florence Wallace,
Visit Wiltshire/Great West Way

“It’s so important for us to be out there again. This event has been amazing for us; we’ve learnt a lot and have met lots of new connections and seen lots of people. It’s been a really successful day and really valuable. We’ve been able to give a lot of information about what we offer. There’s been some genuinely lovely people here with who we have built good new connections with, while also meeting some good old connections who have come back.”

Aimee Thomas,
Longleat

“It’s been really useful to see offers from competitors but also to speak with group organisers and people who have been in the industry for many years to get their insight, as we are quite new to the groups and coach operator side of things. It’s really important having that face-to-face contact and we’ve met people who are going to come and do a FAM trip with us.

Cherise Cross,
Layered Reality

“It has been a good day and we’ve seen lots of people who want to come and visit us which is great. We’ve been able to meet group organisers face to face and tell them directly about us and that we recently celebrated our 90th anniversary. We only come to the Group Leisure & Travel Show as it’s a great place to meet people in the industry. We’ve spoken to other attractions near to us like Thursford Christmas Spectacular and Holkham to try and work together on a combined ticket option for groups.”

Julie Wilson,
Norfolk Lavender

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