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Marketing and event opportunities

Increase overseas visitors to your region. Build relationships in key markets. Grow your business. Our range of marketing opportunities can help you attract international visitors.

From meet the press events to advertising opportunities, trade missions to PR exposure, we offer a wide range of activities – often at low or no cost – to help you promote your business and draw more overseas visitors to your region. Click on the title of each opportunity to find out more including booking information, request a call back from one of our team, or contact us for further advice.

 

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MeetGB
Our flagship MICE event is taking place on 22 April 2020 - where you can meet and do business with over 90 hand-picked MICE buyers from North America and Europe.
Date:
22 Apr 2020 to 24 Apr 2020
Status: Registration open
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India Sales Mission 2020
Looking to showcase your product to key Indian travel trade from Mumbai & New Delhi? Join us on our fully hosted India sales mission.
Date:
12 Jan 2020 to 16 Jan 2020
County/ City
Mumbai and New Delhi
Status: Registration open
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'Taking England to the World': Free training to help your business become international-ready
Sign up for free training from VisitEngland a on how to take your business overseas.
Price £: Free
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Status: Registration open
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Get involved in the My Microgap campaign
Get involved in VisitEngland's new domestic campaign, #MyMicrogap encouraging young people to take short breaks in the UK.
Price £: Free
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VisitBritain Shop Trade Discounts
Use your exclusive VisitBritain Trade discounts on our most popular products.
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VisitBritain shop affiliate scheme
Want to boost your revenue online in a quick and easy way? Generate commission using affiliate links to over 250 products on the VisitBritain Shop.
Price £: Free of charge
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Sell your product on the VisitBritain online shop
Would you like to grow your sales? Sell your attraction, sightseeing tour and transport tickets in local language and currency via our online shop.
Price £: Free of charge – just an agreed commission rate
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Tourism Exchange GB
Learn more about the new platform to help English businesses grow your reach and access new markets and customers.
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England
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ITB Berlin 2020
Exhibit with us at the world's leading travel trade exhibition. Join 10,000 exhibitors from all over the world to meet and do business with top travel buyers.
Date:
4 Mar 2020 to 8 Mar 2020
Price £: Starting from €2,200
County/ City
Germany
Status: Registration open
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Destination Britain China and North East Asia 2019
Looking to showcase your product to key Chinese travel trade? Join us on our fully hosted China sales mission.
Date:
25 Nov 2019 to 28 Nov 2019
County/ City
Xi'an, China
Status: Registration open
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Get involved in Purple Tuesday 2019
Make disabled customers' lives better on Purple Tuesday on 12 November 2019.
Date:
12 Nov 2019
County/ City
UK
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Travel Trade Supplier Directory
Extend your international reach with the our Supplier Directory.
Price £: Free of charge
Status: Registration open
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Promote your business with our consumer channels
Do you want to expand your international consumer reach? Share your information through our blog, www.visitbritain.com website and social channels.
Price £: Free of charge
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Earn ancillary revenue with the Visitor Oyster card
Would you like to boost your revenue? Start selling the Transport for London transport tickets and improve your customer offer.
Price £: £15
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Online media centre
Keen to get your creative assets noticed by international journalists, bloggers and influencers around the world? Submit images, videos, b-rolls and written content to our online media centre.
Price £: Free of charge
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Join the Transport for London Affiliate Scheme
Want to boost your revenue online in a quick and easy way? Generate commission using affiliate links to the TfL Visitor Shop
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Visitor Oyster card – Special Offers and Discounts
Want to gain international exposure for your brand, increase visits & spend to your business? Join our free scheme & submit an offer available to every visitor with a Visitor Oyster card.
Price £: Free of charge
Status: Registration open
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Advertising in UK visa application centres
Are good-quality, high-net worth visitors part of your marketing strategy? Showcase your product and services to guaranteed travellers to Britain before they travel in UK Visa Application Centres.
Price £: Starting from £616
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Pinterest collaboration
Do you have inspirational images which you’d like to share with international visitors? Follow our Love GREAT Britain Pinterest account and we’ll re pin your pins on our board where applicable.
Price £: Free of charge
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London Planner
Are you looking to reach visitors whilst they are in London? Advertise your products and services in VisitBritain and London & Partners’ official visitor guide, ‘London Planner’.
Price £: Starting from £675
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What’s Hot
Is there an exciting event, opening or trend in your region? We can help spread the word to international journalists.
Price £: Free of charge
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Co-operative Marketing with VisitBritain
Would you like to leverage your marketing spend to reach more consumers, across multiple channels in multiple markets? Enquire about a partnership with us.
Price £: Minimum investment is £100,000.
Status: Registration open
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World Travel Market 2019
World Travel Market London is the leading global event for the travel industry to meet industry professionals and conduct business deals.
Date:
4 Nov 2019 to 6 Nov 2019
County/ City
London
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Send us your people stories
We are seeking stories about people to inspire audiences as part of I Travel For
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Tap Grants (Tradeshow Access Programme)
Department for International Trade (DIT) is offering support to businesses taking part as exhibitors at overseas trade exhibitions.
Status: Register interest
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IMEX Frankfurt 2020
Join VisitEngland on our fully branded stand at IMEX Frankfurt
Date:
12 May 2020 to 14 May 2020
County/ City
Germany
Status: Register interest
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GREAT China Welcome Charter
Is your business ‘China-ready’? We can help Chinese visitors find your business more easily.
Price £: Free
Status: Registration open
ExploreGB 2019 Meeting
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ExploreGB 2020 - do business with 250 international travel buyers
Do you want to boost your trade business from key inbound tourism markets? Sign up to ExploreGB and you’ll have the opportunity to meet with over 250 international buyers all under one roof.
Date:
18 May 2020 to 21 May 2020
Price £: TBC
County/ City
To be announced soon
Status: Register interest
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IBTM world 2019
One of the leading trade shows for the meetings, incentives, conferences, events and business travel industry
Date:
19 Nov 2019 to 21 Nov 2019
Status: Fully booked
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Workshop: Internationalisation of your product
Learn how to make your destination stand out and attract more international associations.
Date:
20 Jan 2019 10:00 to 21 Jan 2019 17:00
Price £: £156
Status: Registration open