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Chester Racecourse:Travel, Leisure and Tourism North 2012

Chester Racecourse is delighted to be hosting a major conference this month - Travel, Leisure and Tourism North 2012 - on 24thMay.

The full day event, in association with Marketing Cheshire, will explore key issues, trends and opportunities for the visitor economy of the North of England.

During the morning session speakers will deliver economic research and data based around the value and size of the visitor economy in the North as well as looking at private sector investment and areas of growth.

In the afternoon, the focus will be on the marketing and development of attractions, venues and destinations, including how changing technology affects outputs and sales.

The headline partner for the conference is Taste Cheshire and Ali Gayward, UK commercial manager of easyJet, will chair the conference.

Speakers already confirmed include:

• Iain Hawkins, head of Blackpool Cluster, Merlin Entertainments Group

• Chris Melia, director, Colliers International

• Lorraine Jones, planning director, PHD North

• Nicky Homes, commercial director, Nova International

• Dr Philip Long, tourism academic staff lead, Leeds Metropolitan University

• Tony Wood, digital director, Eden Luxury Group

Speakers from Manchester Airports Group, the GB Taekwondo team and Global Radio will also be presenting.

The conference is aimed at senior industry professionals, owners and operators of hotels, restaurants, venues, attractions and destinations and public sector bodies across the region. The early bird full-day rate is just £79 – to book your place go to www.tltnorth.co.uk. After 7th May, the cost will be £99 + VAT for Marketing Cheshire members and £119 + VAT for non-members.

For sponsorship queries, please contact Dunstan Carter on dunstan@how-do.co.uk or 07940 423 202. For general event queries, please contact Rachel Bullock on Rachel.bullock@how-do.co.uk or 07931 654 567.

The hashtag for the conference is #tltnorth.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Francesca Gaffey .