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Familiarisation Trips
To make the most of attendance at Showcase Wales, a selection of 2 and 3-day pre-event familiarisation trips have been designed to give delegates a chance to explore Wales' stunning scenery and experience first-hand what Wales has to offer.
Trips will include accommodation, attraction and venue show-arounds or relevant activities eg walking, golf. The North & Mid Wales trips will start in Llandudno on Sunday 30 September; the South & West Wales trips will start in Cardiff on Saturday 29th September. All trips will arrive in Llandudno on the afternoon of 2nd October ready for the main Showcase Wales event.
In addition to the pre-Showcase familiarisation trips, there will be local half-day trips exploring Snowdonia and other areas of North Wales on the morning of Thursday 4 October. Details of these local trips will be available in early September when you will be invited to select which option you wish to take.
Selected Highlights (North and South Wales options)
(Starts 29/9 South & West Wales and 30/9 North & Mid Wales)
Experience the best Wales has to offer the visitor. The tour will highlight the key places that should be featured on any itinerary - with a few surprises as well. Explore castles and gardens; ride on a steam train - all whilst enjoying the stunning landscape! There will be an opportunity during the tour to conduct hotel inspections.
Dress code: Smart/casual with comfortable footwear.
Suitable for: All general leisure operators and agents
Language Guide: English, German, French, Japanese, Russian
Wales - the Great Outdoors
Discover Wales on foot - on cycle - on horseback - on quad bike…
Wales has so much to offer clients seeking activity and adventure holidays. This trip will highlight what is available in terms of activity and adventure - how you can book it, with whom and where you can do it! There will be an opportunity to enjoy an activity of your choice and as the group will be comprised of mixed ability and experience, the activity (e.g. a walk or cycle ride) will be classified as relatively easy.
For delegates not wishing to actually partake in any activity, alternative sightseeing and hotel inspections will be arranged in the locations best suited to activity holidays.
Dress code: Appropriate clothing / footwear is required for those who wish to ACTIVELY participate in one of the activities. Smart / casual attire is appropriate for other delegates.
Suitable for: Operators looking to develop or add additional product to their Wales ' programmes as individual components or as a package.
Language Guide: English
Golf - As it should be
"The more you look, the greater the surprise". Discover Wales and golf as it should be.
As host venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup and with three of our finest links courses now in the Golf Digest Top 100 courses of the world list, Wales has so much to offer travelling golfers. Challenging links and parkland courses with 360 degree wraparound views, easy access tee times, even at our championship courses, value-for-money and golf in an unhurried, unstuffy atmosphere. These familiarisation visits give a taste of the Wales golf experience - with options to play some of our top courses, visit accommodation venues plus attractions perfect for non-golfing clients.
Dress Code: Usual standards of golf dress. Please bring golf shoes (soft spikes preferable) and advise if golf club hire is required (indicating right or left handed preference).
Suitable for: Operators specialising in selling golf holidays or operators looking to add golf as an individual component to existing holidays.
Language Guide: English
Learn English in Wales/Study Stays
The Learn English in Wales consortium includes 10 universities and private language schools catering for students from all different backgrounds. The Learn English in Wales familiarisation visit will give you the opportunity to visit some of the institutions, find out about programmes offered and meet with key people involved as well as gaining a good insight into destination Wales.
Dress code: Smart / casual
Suitable for: Operators and Agents specialising in selling language courses or operators looking for additional product to add to existing tours
Language Guide: English
Wales - Inspiring Ideas for Incentive Organisers
An attractive and well resourced location is vital to the success of any incentive or meeting. In Wales you'll be spoilt for choice. Whether you need a luxurious golf resort, an exclusive country house retreat or access to the latest technology, we've an attractive range of venues at an attractive range of prices. We invite you to experience the first class product, food and hospitality awaiting you and your clients in Wales. Product: 4 & 5 star deluxe hotels, golf resorts, exclusive country house hotels, castles and activity providers.
Dress code: Smart/casual
Suitable for: Incentive agents/DMC
Language Guide: English
Cruise Wales
Cruise Wales is an initiative which brings together an expert team of port, tourism association and government partners. Our aim is to ensure that through national, regional and local cooperation, cruise visitors will experience the widest variety of quality shore-excursion opportunities from any one of its four Welsh Ports: Cardiff, Swansea, Milford Haven and Holyhead.
Depending on your preferred region/port, a customised trip will be arranged according to your needs. In addition to viewing the port facilities, you will also be able to experience a taste of the excellent shorex available from the various ports. Port personnel and local cruise consultants will be your guides.
Dress code: Smart/casual with comfortable footwear
Suitable for: Cruise lines, ground handlers, port and shipping agents; tour operators and agents involved in the selling cruise product as well as agents looking for pre/post cruise tour options.
Language Guide: English
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