More top picks – Page 10
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Features5 quirky dining experiences for groups
From music-themed visits to hilarious comedy sketches, here are five dining experiences which are sure to give your group a meal to remember.
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GLT AwardsGroup Leisure & Travel Awards Partners on why they love working with groups
We asked our valued 2022 Group Leisure & Travel Awards Partners what they enjoy most about working in the travel trade and with groups – here’s what they told us.
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Features6 haunted places for a ghostly encounter with your group
To celebrate Halloween, we’ve uncovered six creepy places that are sure to leave your group spooked all year-round, ranging from haunted palaces to hidden underground walkways.
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ReviewRegional Theatre Review: The Commitments
From toe-tapping and head nodding to everybody up from their seats, The Commitments musical hits all the right notes for a celebration of soul.
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VideoWatch: Eurovision’s Sam Ryder tackles Brighton’s Walk 360 experience, 450ft above the city
Singer-songwriter Sam Ryder, who represented the United Kingdom at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, has filmed a new music video to his latest single, Somebody, on the roof of Brighton i360’s viewing tower as part of the attraction’s newest adrenaline-fuelled experience.
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FeaturesMystery tour takes group to quirky ‘See Monster’ art installation
The Newton Abbot Travel Club’s mystery tour ended up at the ‘See Monster’, a retired rig from the North Sea which has been transformed into an installation in Weston-super-Mare.
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InterviewBeaulieu’s head of visitor experience talks exhibitions, group highlights and landmark milestones
We caught up with Jon Tee, head of visitor experience and operations at Beaulieu to discuss what groups can expect on a visit and the National Motor Museum’s 50th anniversary exhibition.
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GLT AwardsGLT Awards 2022: winners show off their silverware
Some of the 2022 Group Leisure & Travel Awards winners have been showing off their shiny new trophies across the UK, whether it be in front of Kew’s Victorian Palm House, next to The Royal Mint Experience’s coin-covered Mini Cooper or with the West End cast of Mamma Mia! ...
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FeaturesIn pictures: Westonbirt’s striking autumnal walkways
Home to 2,500 different species from the far corners of the globe and five national tree collections, Westonbirt is once again showing off its autumnal colours in these striking pictures.
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ReviewRegional Theatre Review: Bugsy Malone
The first ever touring production of Alan Parker’s Bugsy Malone is a hit, with the right amount of slapstick to have all ages in hysterics.
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GLT AwardsThe Excellence Award: the 2022 shortlist and your winner
Find out who was crowned winner at the Group Leisure & Travel Awards ceremony held in Milton Keynes on Wednesday 5th October.
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FeaturesWhat my group love about cruise holidays… and where we want to go next
We caught up with GTO of the Year® 2021 Elizabeth Hodgson, Barnet U3A, during National Cruise Week about why cruises are great for groups, where they’ve visited and where they’ll be sailing in the future.
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ReviewRegional Theatre Review: An Inspector Calls
Tension, drama and mystery are the key components of the National Theatre’s landmark production of An Inspector Calls, offering audiences a glimpse into a much darker, pre-war Britain.
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FeaturesGLT Show 2022: competitions, giveaways, quirky stands and firsts
It’s not just ideas and offers you can take away from the Group Leisure & Travel Show, there’s prizes to be won, fun things to experience, and lots more for visitors to enjoy. It will all be happening at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, on Thursday 6th October.
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FeaturesGTOs share their experiences of trips to London and Windsor to pay tribute to the Queen
Group travel organisers tell us about paying their respects to the Queen, visiting London, camping for hours and heading to Windsor Castle.
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GLT AwardsGTO of the Year® winner Christine spends her prize money on Greek islands cruise
Christine Bennett, who runs Deaf Group Holidays, won the 2020 Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award® and was finally able to spend her £2,000 prize money this year on a Greek Island cruise. Here, Christine shares some of the highlights of the trip.
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FeaturesTributes to the Queen as travel trade shares photos and special memories
Attractions across the UK have reacted to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on 8th September, by sharing a range of photographs on social media.
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FeaturesFull steam ahead: a group trip to the Isle of Wight full of nostalgia and surprise
Geoff Allen, Travallen Travel & Events, shares the highlights of their recent group trip to the Isle of Wight which involved sunshine, history and a steam train experience.
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InterviewHow group visits bring history to life at the King Richard III Visitor Centre
We spoke to Lisa Harrison, sales co-ordinator at the King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester, about the highlights to look out for on a visit and why groups are important to the attraction.
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FeaturesGLT Show exhibitors on what visitors can look forward to this year
The Group Leisure & Travel Show 2022 returns to the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes on Thursday 6th October. We catch up with exhibitors about why they’re excited to be back.