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AGTO Magazine Deadline
2025-02-14, 2025-05-09, 2025-08-08, 2025-11-10

London For Groups Awards
2025-02-18 19:00 - 22:30 UTC | Smith & Wollensky, Adelphi Street, London

British Tourism & Travel Show
2025-03-19 10:00 - 17:00 | NEC Birmingham
The British Tourism & Travel Show is the largest event of its kind, dedicated to celebrating the very best of group tourism in the British Isles and beyond. The next show will be hosted on 19-20 March 2025 at the NEC, Birmingham.
Gain knowledge through face-to-face interactions with industry professionals enthusiastic in helping plan your next group tour.
See familiar faces, make new connections and have the opportunity to build relationships with key players across the group travel trade industry!
Get your FREE ticket here – https://eventdata.uk/Forms/Form.aspx?FormRef=BTT35Visitor

British Travel & Tourism Show
2025-03-20 10:00 - 15:30

AGTO Board Meeting
2025-03-21, 2025-06-26, 2025-09-26

Central Region FAM Trip to West Midlands Police Museum
2025-05-22
Further details- Familiarisation Trips – AGTO

Group Travel & Leisure Awards
2025-06-26 19:00 - 23:30 | Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, 2, 24 Kensington High St,, London, W8 4PT
The details

When: Thursday 26th June 2025, 7:00pm drinks reception for 7:30pm dinner (timings subject to change).
Where: Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London.
Tickets: pricing and order form available soon.

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Magna Carta at Durham Cathedral
2025-07-11 - 2025-11-02
See the only surviving 1216 Magna Carta, along with issues from 1225 and 1300, and three Forest Charters in Durham Cathedral Museum.
The rare documents will be on display as part of a new exhibition, Magna Carta and the North, alongside temporary artworks and installations throughout the cathedral that will tell the story of these 800-year-old documents which are still a powerful symbol of social justice in the world today.

Summer family fun at London Transport Museum
2025-07-23 - 2025-08-31
London Transport Museum, Covent Garden
• This summer, celebrate 200 years of railway innovation at London Transport Museum
• Enjoy hands-on activities, including arts and crafts, invention making and storytelling – all inspired by 200 years of rail
• Kids go free and adult tickets offer free return day-time entry for a year
• In the Museum’s Cubic Theatre, catch the return of Transport Explorers: A Live Show – a fun-filled family theatre experience with live experiments, comedy and audience interaction
• Further afield, families can step into secret parts of the Tube by joining a Hidden London tour
This summer (23 July – 31 August) families visiting the award-winning London Transport Museum in Covent Garden can enjoy a packed programme of rail-themed family fun, celebrating Railway 200 which marks the 200th anniversary of the modern railway.
From the construction of the world’s first underground railway to the opening of the cutting-edge Elizabeth line, visitors will discover the people and innovations that have kept London moving for almost two centuries.
Families can get hands-on with creative activities that will bring London’s railway history to life, from coding electric toy trains and designing pop-up railways to meeting costumed characters from the past and joining a birthday party for trains. Each day of the week will feature a different activity, with the full programme available on London Transport Museum’s website.
Activities for all ages include:
• Imagine what it would have been like a hundred years ago when different lines had to compete for customers in a fun poster-making activity
• Become a budding engineer and build a pop-up railway model inspired by the first railway in London
• Discover how train carriages have changed over the last 200 years and try designing a carriage of the future
• Get creative in a range of arts and crafts sessions run by other museums who will pop-up at London Transport Museum throughout the holidays
Activities for ages 0-5 include:
• Discover the different ways to travel around London by train today through exciting games and activities at a birthday party for trains
Activities for ages 3 plus include:
• Embark on an imaginative mission to crack the code and discover how to create a signalling system to run trains through a capital city
• Look out for costumed characters in the Museum’s galleries and chat to them to discover what it was like to work on London’s railways over the past 200 years
Activities for ages 5 plus include:
• Discover what it was like to travel on the world’s first underground Railway in an interactive storytelling session
• Tackle a historic challenge – how to reach deep-level Tube platforms – by creating an invention to transport passengers below the surface
During a visit to the Museum, families can also explore historic vehicles, climb aboard mini trains in the All-Aboard play zone, and try driving an Elizabeth line train in the Future Engineers gallery. When it’s time for a break the Museum’s cafe offers delicious food and views over Covent Garden Piazza.
Kids go free! Adult tickets to London Transport Museum include free return entry for a whole year. Concession tickets are also available. Book tickets in advance online here: ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/family-events/summer-holidays-rail-adventures
The family fun continues in London Transport Museum’s Cubic Theatre with the return of Transport Explorers: A Live Show. Packed with live experiments, comedy, and plenty of audience interaction, this 60-minute show puts kids (and their grown-ups) right in the middle of the action as they journey through amazing moments in London’s transport history. A fun and educational adventure not to be missed!
Tickets for Transport Explorers: A Live Show start from £12.00. Book tickets here: ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/family-events/transport-explorers
Further afield, families with children aged 10 and over can join the Museum’s exclusive Hidden London tours this summer. These guided tours offer a rare chance to explore Clapham South deep-level shelter and other off-limits parts of the Tube. Visitors can discover disused stations, wartime shelters and secret filming locations, walk alongside former railway tracks or even watch trains come and go from hidden ventilation shafts. Tours run all year around with three locations available to explore this summer.
Book tickets for Hidden London tours here: ltmuseum.co.uk/hidden-london

Eastern Region FAM Trip to Epping and Ongar Railway
2025-07-30 | Epping and Ongar Railway

LONDON FOR GROUPS LIVE 2025
2025-09-09 | The Bloomsbury Ballroom, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square,, London, WC1B 4DA, United Kingdom
Returning bigger and better for 2025, LONDON FOR GROUPS LIVE will take place on Tuesday 9th September in a new, larger home, The Bloomsbury Ballroom!
On the day, you will meet with venues across London who are eagerly awaiting to host your group. Including West End theatre productions, visitor attractions, museums, galleries, bars, restaurants and more.
You will leave filled with new exciting ideas!
As well as the exhibition, you’ll be able to take advantage of a full day ‘London Experience’ – with previous activities including free river cruises & attraction visits, tours of museums & galleries, and an evening at the theatre.
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Eastern Region FAM Trip to Richmond Theatre!
2025-09-18 | Richmond Theatre

Group Leisure & Travel Show
2025-10-02 | Arena MK, Milton Keynes, Arena MK, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Looking for fresh inspiration, exclusive group deals, and direct connections with top travel suppliers?
Then don’t miss the Group Leisure & Travel Show, the UK’s biggest event for group travel organisers – coming to Arena MK, Milton Keynes on Thursday, 2nd October 2025.
✅ Meet face-to-face with leading attractions, destinations, tour operators and cruise lines
✅ Get new ideas for days out, short breaks and longer holidays
✅ Enjoy free seminars and Q&A sessions with celebrity speakers. This year we have TV’s Adam Frost from Gardeners World and Mark Smith from the Antiques Roadshow, as well as TV travel expert Simon Calder.
✅ Network with fellow organisers and professionals who understand your world
✅ Free entry, free parking and free coach travel!
Whether you plan one trip or dozens each year, this show is your one-stop shop to make group travel easier, more exciting and more rewarding.
👉 Register now for FREE entry – and start planning your next great trip!

Christmas at Blenheim Palace 2025
2025-11-14 - 2026-01-03 | Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
Bigger, better and brighter than ever, as you set off on an adventure through The Palace of Oz, inspired by L. Frank Baum’s classic tale, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
The Palace will be transformed for the festive season, featuring the return of the Illuminated Trail, a spectacular after-dark trail through the parkland with all-new lights and festive scenes, and The Palace of Oz, where the opulent State Rooms are dressed as never before.
Follow the road of yellow brick sprinkled with Christmas magic and look out for Toto, The Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, witches, Munchkins and more as you journey to the Land of Oz and discover the Emerald City where Dorothy awaits.
Spend the whole day at Christmas at Blenheim Palace – buy a combined ticket to enjoy the illuminated after-dark trail and The Palace of Oz. To make the most of this exceptional place, you can also book a delicious Emerald City themed afternoon tea in The Orangery.
For more information or book visit www.blenheimpalace.com/whats-on/events/christmas/

Central Region FAM Trip Bruge Coach trip
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-11 | bruge

AGTO Board Meeting
2025-12-11 | Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Excursions On The Road 2026
2026-01-24 10:30 - 15:30
The Excursions Show returns as ‘Excursions On The Road’ in a refreshed format, moving between interesting venues – beginning with:​
Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre
Saturday 24 January 2026
10.30am – 3.30pm
​Excursions has always led the way in identifying and engaging with group travel audiences and increasing awareness of the many opportunities group travel offers.
REGISTER TO ATTEND FOR FREE TODAY

AGTO - AGM 2026
2026-02-11 | Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD, United Kingdom

AGTO Showcase
2026-02-27 - 2026-03-01
AGTO Showcase 2026 returns to a weekend and will be held on 27th February 2026- 1st March 2026 in the wonderful city of Leicester.
Save the date! Further details will follow soon

BTTS 2026
2026-03-19 | NEC Birmingham
Save the date – be a part of next year’s show
BTTS remains the most comprehensive and best-connected platform for the group travel sector. It brings together a wide range of attractions, destinations, and suppliers, and attracts serious buyers from across the UK and beyond. The show will return to the NEC, Birmingham on 19 March 2026.

Group Leisure & Travel Awards 2026
2026-06-12
Following on from the sell-out event of 2025 the 2026 awards ceremony is moving to the 5*Royal Lancaster Hotel, London and is set to be bigger and better than ever.
The Group Leisure & Travel Awards were first presented in 1997 and it is an annual programme that gives group travel organisers the opportunity to say what’s best for group trips and holidays for all types of people.
Several months of promotions, voting, judging and build-up all conclude with an amazing event.
The date for your diary is Friday 12th June 2026.
With so many of our Members and Partners involved, nominated and winning take a look at the 2025 event…..
https://www.groupleisureandtravel.com/glt-awards/video-highlights-group-leisure-and-travel-awards-2025/84925.article
