Testimonials

London 2012

"2012 was our 3rd year exhibiting at the Destinations Show in London and each year the enquiries have increased. As a small specialist in India we find the ability to chat directly with potential guests is an invaluable way of raising our profile. We exhibited in the new Manchester show too and both shows were so successful we have already rebooked for 2013." Lynn Stewart, Managing Director in Escape to India

“The Israel Tourist Office has been exhibiting at the Destinations show for several years. We have found the show to be successful for us, with new clients coming to our stand each year. The timings, management and marketing of this show are second to none and the Destinations show gets better and better each year.” Ron Israel, Israel Government Tourist Office

“Destinations Fair always work for our clients, we at Branding Latin America PR represent from tourist boards to luxury hotels as well as Latin American airlines or travel agencies. The level and the number of people is great, but also the interest in a region that is growing and growing in the UK market. I also do feel that from the PR point of view our clients start the year with a high-profile fair and they do not have to wait long until November for the World Travel Market”. Rodolfo Milesi, Founder of Branding Latin America Group

"As a small business, it is vital to be able to have mass access to your market, whilst balancing the costs of advertising and marketing activities. Exhibiting at The Destinations Show at Earls Court in London gave me all of this - and more. The people who come to the shows want to buy and this is the key difference between Destinations and other Travel Shows. As an Exhibitor, you are also looked after well by the team from Clarion Events and any queries are dealt by them effectively and efficiently, so making the whole experience a pleasure!" Sue Savage, Director at Savage Holidays.

“Destinations London continues to surpass our expectations in terms of footfall, sales and our target demographic, as such we see Viking as a continued exhibitor for the foreseeable future.” Neil Barclay, Viking River Cruises

“The quality of those attending the show exceeded our expectations for a consumer exhibition with an excellent response to the range of products offered by our client, the National Tourism Organisation of Serbia. Furthermore, the support given by Clarion Events, not only for the stand but also promotional activities on offer made it an excellent showcase to further promote our client” Russell Stenhouse, MD from MPR Network (Representing the National Tourism Organisation of Serbia

"Inntravel have exhibited at the Destinations London show for many years, we feel it’s the best show within the market for consumer travel. Inntravel have rebooked for 2013 show, here’s to yet another great show." Helen Proudley, Marketing Manager at Inntravel

"The Times presents Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show London is the only UK consumer event that the Namibia Tourism Board exhibits at every year. This is due to the fact that Destinations continually generates a high quality and quantity of leads and the behind the scenes team ensure that planning is straightforward and provide support throughout the show. Destinations successfully uses integrated marketing to guarantee high footfall and the team are always thinking creatively about new attractions to entice the consumer. Moving forward, we will continue to exhibit at this show as it proves time and time again that it delivers a great return on investment”. Rhys Powell, Namibia Tourism Board UK

“The quality of those attending the show exceeded our expectations for a consumer exhibition with an excellent response to the range of products offered by our client, the National Tourism Organisation of Serbia. Furthermore, the support given by Clarion Events not only for the stand but also the promotional opportunities on offer made it an excellent showcase to further promote our client.” Russell Stenhouse, Managing Director from MPR Network representing the National Tourism Organisation of Serbia.

"2012 at Destinations London was a great year for us: even though the weather outside was quite awful, we found that visitors were glad to get inside into the warm and talk in depth to our specialists about being elsewhere; and we were presented with the Gold Wanderlust Reader's Travel Award: Top Tour Operator for 2012! We've booked our space for next year and our specialists are thoroughly looking forward to meeting all the visitors at Destinations London 2013." Joanna Lyons, Marketing at Audley Travel

"Visit Guernsey has attended this exhibition for many years now alongside our industry partners. We have always had high levels of interest in our islands from the right target groups, giving us a good return on our overall investment." Tony Dawson, Consumer Marketing Manager at the State of Guernsey Government Department

“Destinations London 2012 was a really good show for TransIndus. We had our busiest show for over 5 years with plenty of good quality leads.” Anthony Ryan, Marketing Manager at TransIndus

"The presence of the Romanian National Tourist Office at Destinations 2012 was a big success, the exhibition offering a great platform to meet high quality travellers, with excellent results, for us, in raising the awareness of Romania as a holiday destination, and for our co-exhibitors- a fantastic opportunity to increase the volume of business. Based on the results we will be back bigger and better for 2013." Maria Iordache, Director at Romanian National Tourist Office - UK & Ireland

"Visit Asia Ltd participated in Destinations 2012 at Earls Court, London. The event was a great success with our stand and martial arts performances attracting a great crowd. As a direct result of the show, we have seen an increasing amount of interest and enquiries and will be back next year." Annie, Visit Asia Ltd