Take your Group to Hadestown
If you haven’t yet seen it, HADESTOWN at the Lyric Theatre, London is a really good musical to take your group to. Thanks to Travel Beat, a group of Group Travel Organisers were lucky enough to be given tickets. …
TA Weekly Update – 30th January 2025
In this newsletter: TA welcomes Reeves’ announcement on airport expansion VisitBritain’s Richard Nicholls to speak at Insights Conference VisitBritain launch screen tourism campaign with a bang Statutory Reg system to start publicly testing…in 12 months’ time. TA welcomes Reeves’…
Spotlight on GTO Robert Coleman
Q1. What is the best thing about being a GTO and The London Cultureseekers Group? To get so see lots of different places around the country, visiting museums, historic houses and pretty little villages. To be guided by brilliant guides…
TA Newsflash – Government announces 60% hike in ETA fee
The Government has just announced that it is going to be increasing the cost of an ETA 60% for eligible non-visa nationals coming to the UK. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is a new permission to travel that will be needed…
TA Weekly Update – 16th January 2025
In this newsletter: ‘Drip pricing’ draft guidance consultation closes next week Comprehensive Spending Review submissions Tourism Insights Conference – speaker announcement Daily Mail suggests Chancellor looking at ‘hotel tax’ Youth Mobility motion passed in Parliament Join a tour of London…
Cirque du Soleil presents Corteo – London 2025
Creative magnificence In the winter issue of the AGTO Magazine we brought news of Cirque du Soleil’s production of ‘Corteo’ that has now just opened at the Royal Albert Hall in London. As we reported, this is a Cirque du…
TA Weekly Update – 9th January 2025
In this newsletter: CORRECTION - Tourism Insights Conference and ETW Parliamentary Reception date - 18th March Happy new year….??? Visitor Economy Advisory Council news ETAs now rolled out for worldwide, non-European visitors Tourism Insights Conference and Parliamentary Reception tickets –…
Theatre Outings Over the Holidays
By Carlie Newman GTO The big one is THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA*** on at the Dominion Theatre, London, booking until 18 October 2025). Based very closely on the film but with added songs and a close relationship with the…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ flagship Bolette to feature in new series of Susan Calman’s Cruise of a Lifetime
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ flagship Bolette is to make her Channel 5 debut later this month, as presenter Susan Calman sets sail on a Cruise of a Lifetime to the breath-taking Norwegian Fjords. Susan set sail on her eight-night adventure from Liverpool,…
January at Westminster Abbey
Happy New Year from Westminster Abbey! We hope that you had a pleasant and restful Christmas time. In January, you can attend our regular lunch time talk in St Margaret's Church and spend and evening with Dan Jones in the…