Suppliers

We would like to invite you to attend the Great West Way Travel Trade Marketplace 2026. This hybrid event is taking place over two days:

• Tuesday 22 September 2026 - Virtual one-to-one meeting day
• Friday 25 September 2026 - In-person networking day hosted by Brunel's SS Great Britain.

This 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. The aim is to enable suppliers to meet with tour operators/wholesalers who are interested in contracting products and destinations with a view to sell them to their customers.

We encourage suppliers to attend both event days to maximise their engagement with buyers.

This event is suitable for suppliers along or within easy reach of the route eg. destinations/LVEPs, attractions, museums, activities and events, food, drink and accommodation providers, tour guides, local ground handlers and other tourism related businesses who can offer wholesale rates/benefits to groups and/or independent travellers.

There are Ambassador / Non-Ambassador per person delegate rates which cover attendance on both days. If you require additional delegates to attend you will need to purchase an additional ticket at this rate. The networking event day can only be booked in conjunction with the virtual event day.

Suppliers will be invoiced once your registration has been approved.

Virtual online event charges:

• Ambassadors - Early Bird Rate £385 until 30 June
• Ambassadors - Standard Rate £400 from 1 July
• Non-Ambassador - £715

Networking Day in Bristol:– only available when purchased with the virtual online event.

• Ambassadors - £40
• Non-Ambassadors - £60

*All costs are exclusive of VAT and a £20 booking fee will apply to each invoice

Tuesday 22 September 2026

Great West Way® Virtual Travel Trade Marketplace
 

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 buyers, 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 – 5.30pm (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)

TIME	DETAILS
9:00	Log in via the meeting link provided
9:20	Welcome note
9:30 - 13:00	Morning one-to-one appointments (including 2x coffee breaks)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 - 17:30	Afternoon one-to-one appointments (including 2x coffee breaks)
17:30	End of Event

Sponsorship opportunities are available, please enquire for further details.

Friday 25 September 2026

Great West Way® Marketplace Networking Day,

hosted by Brunel's SS Great Britain, Bristol
 

TIME	DETAILS
11:15	Buyers and Suppliers arrive at Brunel's SS Great Britain - the world's first great ocean liner in her original dry dock
11:30	Welcome speeches
11:45 - 13:00	Choose from a range of visitor experiences at Brunel's SS Great Britain (see below)
13:00 - 14:00	Buffet Networking Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	Choose from a range of visitor experiences at Brunel's SS Great Britain (see below)
15:30 - 16:00	Afternoon Refreshments
16:00	All Depart

Choose from a range of experiences at Brunel's SS Great Britain:

• A 45-min guided tour of the ship to discover her passengers' stories and imagine transatlantic life at sea in 1843.
• A new museum takes visitors deeper into the stories of the incredible people who encountered or were impacted by Brunel's ship.
• The Being Brunel Museum offers an immersive introduction to the visionary behind the innovation - go inside the mind (literally) of one of Britain's greatest engineers.
• The Brunel Institute houses over 75,000 original ephemera and artefacts in one of the world's finest maritime archives. Spend some time with the collections team exploring these incredible items.

** 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 and an invoice will be generated. 

Please see our Marketplace Terms and Conditions. By submitting your delegate booking form you are agreeing to accept these terms and conditions. Please note that there is a no refund policy and invoices must be paid in full prior to attending the event.

Places are limited and subject to availability and are expected to fill quickly. Secure your place today.

If you have any queries please contact flowallace@GreatWestWay.co.uk

"This annual event is great especially with the opportunity to virtually meet first and then build on those initial discussions in person later that week." Bowood