Traditional crafts at Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire

Christine Russell MP (Labour, City of Chester)

Sir John Butterfill MP (Conservative, Bournemouth West)

Nadine Dorries MP (Conservative, Mid Bedfordshire)

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 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	James Bidwell, Chief Executive	corporate.visitlondon.com
England’s regions	Bob Collier, Managing Director, Tourism South East (on behalf of the regions)