Annual Coastal Tourism Forum 2016:
Shore Potential – Addressing the Coastal Tourism Challenge
Monday 17 October 2016 9.15 – 4.30pm
Church House, Westminster, London
#coastalforum
https://coastaltourismacademy.co.uk/coastal-tourism-forum
This event breaks new ground for everyone involved in the business of coastal tourism. With holidays to the coast the backbone of domestic tourism for decades, the dip in visits in recent years has sounded an alarm bell. However, the tide has started to turn, with seaside holidays up seven per cent last year.
But growth is slower than other UK breaks. There is an urgent need to identify new opportunities to understand the coast’s unique challenges and create a clear direction for the future. At this Forum we’ll be unveiling new research, identifying national trends and highlighting new markets.
We will be sharing our Vision for the Coast but we need your expertise to help shape and deliver it.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to shape the future direction of coastal tourism nationally, share your expertise and network with the best in the industry.
Who is it for?
This Forum is for you if you are involved with any of the following on the coast:
- Destination Management Organisations
- BID Managers
- LEP representatives
- Tourism Businesses
- Attractions
- Accommodation providers
- Language Schools
- Arts and Culture
- Business Events
- Transport and the Environment
- Coastal Community Teams
- Hospitality and Tourism University Faculties
- Tourism Organisations
- Tourism Consultants
- Government Departments
- National Parks/Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Local Authority
Speakers
More details of all our speakers will follow shortly, but in brief:
The keynote address will be given by Northern Powerhouse and Coastal Communities Minister Andrew Percy MP.
Other speakers include:
Sally Balcombe
Chief Executive
VisitBritain / VisitEngland
Web: visitbritain.org / visitengland.com
Brigid Simmonds OBE
Chief Executive
British Beer & Pub Association
Web: beerandpub.com
Fernanda Balata
Project Lead, Coastal and Marine Environment
New Economics Foundation
Web: neweconomics.org
Jon Young
Research Director
BDRC Continental
Web: bdrc-continental.com
Phoebe Wynne
Research Manager
BDRC Continental
Web: bdrc-continental.com
Paul Laver
Founder, One Minute to Midnight
Web: oneminutetomidnight.life
Charlie Richards
Strategist, One Minute to Midnight
Web: oneminutetomidnight.life
Nick Hall
Founder and CEO
Digital Tourism Think Tank
Web: thinkdigital.travel
Matthew Thomson
Chief Executive
Fifteen Cornwall / Cornwall Food Foundation
Web: fifteencornwall.co.uk / cornwallfoodfoundation.org
Sally Shalam
Journalist and Tourism Consultant
Web: sallyshalam.co.uk
Carolyn Custerson
Chief Executive Officer
English Riviera Tourism Company Ltd (ERTC)
Web: englishrivieratourism.co.uk / englishriviera.co.uk
Jude Leitch
Director
Northumberland Tourism
Web: northumberlandtourism.org.uk / visitnorthumberland.com
Marcial Boo
Founder
Tour de Coast
Web: twobikes-onecoast.uk
Samantha Richardson
Director
National Coastal Tourism Academy
Web: coastaltourismacademy.co.uk
Conference Moderator: Alison Rice
Journalist
Programme
9.15 Registration & Coffee
10.00 NCTA Director’s Welcome
10.15 Keynote Speech
10.30 Coastal Tourism in 2016: The Big Picture Panel
11.40 Development opportunities for the Coast
Panel Presentation and seminar sessions unveiling brand new research and highlighting the most likely market segments to unlock growth on the coast
12.45 Fast-tracking Hospitality Careers
A snapshot of our successful UKCES project tackling hospitality staff recruitment and retention
13.15 Lunch
Networking opportunity
14.00 Keynote Address
14.15 Vision for the Coast
14.35 Achieving the Vision
Workshops exploring themes and methods of delivery
15.15 Coffee break
15.25 Panel Debate
Raising Awareness and Changing Perceptions of the Coast from the Inside and Out
Panelists including a journalist, brand director, coastal destination director and coastal tourism business
Q&As
16.20 Summary and close
Coastal Tourism – moving forward
Venue and location
The Coastal Forum will be held at Church House, London, conveniently located in a quiet corner of Westminster, easily accessed by public transport.
Church House, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, London, SW1P 3NZ
One of the capital’s true hidden gems, Church House is set within Dean’s yard and offers a peaceful and green setting along with stunning views of Westminster Abbey whilst being only a few minutes’ walk from Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament and St James’s Park.
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Transport
Underground
St James Park 5 minute Walk
Westminister 7 minute walk
Victoria 15 minute walk
Waterloo 20 minute walk
Buses
Great Smith Street 88
Victoria Street 11, 24, 211, 148
Millbank 3, 77A, 159
Parliament Square 12, 53, 109
Santander Cycle Hire
Nearest docking station
Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster
Abingdon Green, Westminster
Accessibility
Great Smith Street entrance has convenient wheelchair access from street level and is closer to the lifts of the building.
- Wheelchair access is available throughout the building
- Specially adapted toilets on the lower ground floor
Directions
From St James Park
Leave the station via the Broadway exit and head down Tothill Street. When you reach the end, you will see Westminster Abbey. Cross over the road towards the Abbey. On your right you will see a small archway, go through the archway into Dean Yard and head towards the large building facing you at the end of the yard – Church House.
From Westminster
Leave the station via exit 4, turn right and walk to the first set of traffic lights on your left. Cross the road going towards the Houses of Parliament. Go straight ahead past the Houses of Parliament until you reach the next set of pedestrian lights. Turn right and walk past Westminster Abbey. At the end of the Abbey you will see a small archway on your left with a security cabin to the side. Go through the archway into Dean’s Yard. Church House is the large building facing you at the end.
From Victoria
Leave the station by the front door entrance. Cross the first road on the right (Vauxhall Bridge Road) and walk straight down Victoria Street for approximately 15 minutes until you reach Westminster Abbey. Standing in front of the Abbey , you will see a small archway. Go through the archway in to Dean’s Yard and head towards the large building facing you at the end of the yard- this is Church House
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