We would like to invite you to attend the Great West Way Travel Trade Marketplace 2025. This hybrid event is free of charge for eligible buyers and will take place over two days:
The virtual one-to-one meeting event will bring together tour operators and wholesalers with products, destinations and services that feature on the route, including attractions, hotels, transport, ground handlers and other sectors of the route’s tourism infrastructure.
This event is suitable for B2B international and domestic tour operators and wholesalers who are interested to find out more about our tourism suppliers and destinations along and within easy reach of the route.
Suppliers will include destinations/LVEPs, attractions and activity providers, refreshment and accommodation providers, tour guides and other tourism related suppliers.
At the Networking Day you will be able to meet suppliers in person, follow up on conversations you had at the virtual event and network with industry professionals.
You'll gain a better understanding of the destinations between London and Bristol and be in an excellent position to contract tourism businesses as part of your new bookable Great West Way programmes for 2026 and beyond.
We recommend that buyers attend the whole event and have included a travel day on Wednesday 24 September, to enable buyers from further afield to attend in person if they wish. Buyers also have the opportunity to explore the Great West Way further with a bespoke itinerary for a self-drive discovery visit (costs may apply).
Prior to the day, you will receive log in details to the automated virtual meeting platform where you will be asked to add/check/edit your profile information, set your availability for meetings and request your meeting preferences with delegates.
A number of meetings will be matched automatically and assigned for you, but gaps in your calendar will enable you to have the ability to request, accept or decline additional meetings if you wish. This will work in the same way for registered suppliers, who may be in touch with you to request additional meetings.
On the day, you will log into the platform to view and manage your appointments between the hours of 9am – 5.45pm (UK time). Each meeting will be 15 minutes in length and please note that meetings will NOT automatically end so you will be required to take note of the time and end your call in order to move on to the next meeting. We suggest you keep an eye on the timer and/or set an alarm for 15 minutes. If you overrun appointments an administrator can interrupt and end your meeting.
The format for the day will run as follows:
GMT(UK) or equivalent time zone
09.00 Log in to the meeting platform
09.20 Welcome note
09.30 – 13.00 Morning one-to-one appointments (including 2 x coffee breaks)
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 17.45 Afternoon one-to-one appointments (including 2 x coffee breaks)
17.45 End of Event
This day gives any international tour operators the opportunity to travel to the UK for the networking day. If buyers would like to use this time to explore the Great West Way further on a bespoke self-drive discovery visit, please fill out the Discovery Visit Enquiry Form. For any queries please contact flowallace@GreatWestWay.co.uk.
08.15 Buyers to meet at London Paddington
08.38 Train departs London Paddington to Kintbury Station - sponsored by GWR
09.32 Arrive in Kintbury. Walk to Kennet Horse Boat Co.
09.45 Meet the horses and take a journey on a horse drawn canal boat
11.00 Buyers/ Suppliers to arrive at Carvers Hill
11.45 Vineyard & Winery Tours / Luxury woodland cabin tours
13.00 Buffet Networking Lunch
14.00 Vineyard & Winery Tours / Luxury woodland cabin tours
16.00 All depart. Return train to London from Hungerford departs at 16.21 - sponsored by GWR.
** Please note schedules are subject to change
Please note your application will go through an approval process and you will be informed about your acceptance to attend.
Please see our Marketplace Terms and Conditions. Please note that cancellation terms and conditions apply and will incur a fee of £50 plus VAT per delegate.
By submitting your delegate booking form you are agreeing to accept these terms and conditions.
If you have any queries please contact flowallace@GreatWestWay.co.uk.
© Great West Way 2025.
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