Tourism Society's 2012 - Get Involved discussion event at the Best of Britain and Ireland Travel Trade Forum 2009.

Tourism Society's annual political Question Time at the Best of Britain and Ireland Travel Trade Forum 2009.

'The Importance of Branding in a Recession' hosted by Tourism Society Wales at the Penderyn Distillery.

Minister for Tourism, Barbara Follett MP together with some of her predecessors, Co-Chairs of the BTW Executive Council and VisitBritain's Chairman celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1969 Development of Tourism Act during BTW 2009.

BTW Co-chair Bernard Donoghue addressed guests at a private lunch to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1969 Development of Tourism Act and officially launch BTW 2009.

Best of Britain & Ireland

The Best of Britain & Ireland Travel Trade Forum (formerly the British Travel Trade Fair) and Best of Britain & Ireland 2009 are two showcase events during British Tourism Week for the travel trade and the consumer respectively.

Come and be inspired by what is on your doorstep!

Governance

The activities of British Tourism Week are overseen by an Executive Council, which is co-chaired by Bernard Donoghue, Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs at VisitBritain and David Curtis-Brignell, representing the Tourism Society, with representation from the following organisations:

VisitBritain	Bernard Donoghue, Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs (Co-Chair)	www.visitbritain.com/corporate
The Tourism Society	David Curtis-Brignell (Co-Chair)	www.tourismsociety.org
Tourism Alliance	Kurt Janson, Policy Director	www.tourismalliance.com
British Hospitality Association	Bob Cotton OBE, Chief Executive (and current Chairman of the Tourism Alliance)	www.bha.org.uk
Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA)	Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive	www.abta.com
Best of Britain & Ireland Events	Angie Watson, Event Director	www.britainandirelandevent.co.uk
Scottish Tourism Forum	Iain Herbert, Chief Executive	www.stforum.co.uk
VisitScotland	Philip Riddle, Chief Executive	www.visitscotland.org
Wales Tourism Alliance	Julian Burrell OBE, Chairman	www.tourismalliance.org.uk
Visit Wales	Jonathan Jones, Director of Tourism and Marketing	www.industry.visitwales.co.uk
Visit London	Sally Chatterjee, Interim CEO	corporate.visitlondon.com
VisitEngland	Jenny McGee, Head of England Strategy and Engagement	www.visitbritain.com/corporate/
Representing England’s regions	Sam Warnock, Head of Visitor Marketing, Advantage West Midlands Keith Brown, Chief Executive, East of England Tourism