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America’s Got Talent winner to host the GLT Awards 2023
America’s Got Talent winner and Las Vegas headliner, Paul Zerdin has been confirmed as the special guest and host of the 2023 Group Leisure & Travel Awards ceremony on 4th October in Milton Keynes.
GTOs are invited on board to sample Ambassador’s cruising experience
Ambassador Cruise Line is inviting group travel organisers on board its two ships with a series of visits in a selection of UK ports.
Ancient Egypt to be explored inside the new-look Manchester Museum
Manchester Museum will reopen its doors from 18th February following a three-year, £15 million transformation project, with its debut exhibition highlighting a lesser-known period in Ancient Egypt’s history.
Afternoon tea and picnic packages for groups visiting RHS Garden Hyde Hall
New group rates and catering packages at RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex feature afternoon tea options and takeaway lunch bags.
Simon Calder looks forward to GLT Show return
Travel expert and award-winning journalist, Simon Calder will return to speak at the 2023 Group Leisure & Travel Show on 5th October at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.
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Click hereGeorgian life and style to be explored in major exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
A display at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace will reveal life in the 18th century through the fashions of the day, featuring more than 200 works from the Royal Collection.
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Overcoming a cultural snub and the value of manners
A look at why Leeds is celebrating its cultural routes, which city is the rudest in the UK, and the positive benefits of taking a day trip.
A slice of perspective and thoughts on a return to civilised flying
This month, it’s the green activists and those spreading doom and gloom who are getting grumpy group organiser’s back up.
Dunwood Conference and Awards hailed a success
Dunwood Travel held its first Conference and Awards since 2019 at the new Potters Five Lakes resort in Essex at the start of January.
Yorkshire’s Pullman dining services feature 50th anniversary menu
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has launched its Pullman dining services for 2023, including a 50th anniversary pullman menu to mark its golden anniversary.
New operator Touromo aims to become “major player” in coach holiday sector
Touromo, a new UK coach holiday company, will offer groups more choice in 2023 with short breaks and special interest day trips across the UK and Europe.
Tour St Mary’s Guildhall and Coventry Cathedral in new group offer
The historic St Mary’s Guildhall has partnered with Coventry Cathedral to offer groups a day out in the city that will bring 1,000 years of history to life.
Snowdon Mountain Railway to return to the summit for the first time since 2019
The railway’s summit service will recommence and Hafod Eryri, the summit visitor centre, will reopen on 13th May.
Touring cast revealed for comic take on Pride & Prejudice
Described as an audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s iconic love story, casting has been announced for the tour of Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of).
Magical Loch Ness attraction to reopen following major transformation
One of Scotland’s most famous visitor attractions will reopen this spring after a £1.5 million transformation project to engage, entertain and inform visitors about the Loch Ness Monster.
Extended run and group discounts for epic Kynren experience
Kynren - An Epic Tale of England will return to its Bishop Auckland stage in County Durham this year for what promises to be another spectacular season.
"Infectiously joyful" Crazy For You will open in London for the first time
Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of Crazy For You will take to the stage at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London for the first time this year.
More ‘summer nights’ as Grease heads back to the West End
Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s iconic musical Grease will return once again to the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End following a successful run at the same venue last summer.
Beautiful and moving Life of Pi coming to a theatre near you
Lolita Chakrabarti’s Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel Life of Pi will begin its first ever tour of the UK and Ireland at Sheffield’s Lyceum Theatre in August.
Wine tasting and private garden tours on the menu for Waddesdon group visits
Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire has announced new group options including special garden tours, wine packages and cream tea treats.
Series of special events to celebrate Christopher Wren’s legacy
Wren300 marks the tercentenary of the death of Sir Christopher Wren, one of Great Britain’s most famed architects, with a series of events and activities throughout London planned at some of the buildings he is known for.
Sir Ian McKellen and John Bishop to hit the road in Mother Goose
Mother Goose, starring Sir Ian McKellen and John Bishop, will travel across the UK and Ireland on tour, once its London run at the Duke of York’s Theatre comes to an end.
Thousands of ideas and contacts inside Who’s Who 2023
The 2023 edition of the Who’s Who in Group Leisure directory has been published in print and online, helping group travel organisers as the go-to reference for ideas, information and contacts when planning group trips and holidays.
Royal Shakespeare Company to reopen the Swan Theatre with Hamnet production
The newly refurbished Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon will reopen to groups from Saturday 1st April 2023, playing Maggie O’Farrell’s world stage premiere of Hamnet.
Festive cruises take in Christmas markets and city highlights in 2023
Riviera Travel has launched its full programme of Christmas cruises for 2023, with a total of 20 voyages available on six itineraries on the Rhine and the Danube.
Queen’s We Will Rock You show set for historic London return
Rock band Queen and Ben Elton’s We Will Rock You returns to London in 2023 for a historic residency at the London Coliseum – the same stage which saw Freddie Mercury’s Royal Ballet gala performance in 1979.
SS Shieldhall’s sailing programme includes all-new trips for groups
The volunteers at Steamship Shieldhall in Southampton have released details of the ship’s 2023 sailing progamme which includes some returning favourite cruises and new trips.