Suppliers

We would like to invite you to attend the Great West Way Travel Trade Marketplace 2025. This hybrid event is taking place over two days:

• Tuesday 23 September 2025 - Virtual one-to-one meeting day
• Thursday 25 September 2025 - In-person networking day at Carvers Hill Estate, Hungerford.

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 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 attended free of charge when a booking is made for the virtual meeting day.

Suppliers will be invoiced once your registration has been approved.

Virtual online event charges:

• Ambassadors - £385 + VAT, plus £20 booking fee
• Non-Ambassador - £715 + VAT, plus £20 booking fee

Networking Day at Carvers Hill:– only available when purchased with the virtual online event.

• Ambassadors - £35 +VAT, plus £20 booking fee (if applicable)
• Non-Ambassadors - £55 + VAT, plus £20 booking fee (if applicable)

EARLY BIRD RATE - For virtual online event and networking day only: 
£380+VAT + £20 booking fee, for bookings taken before Friday 11 July.

Tuesday 23 September 2025

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 – 5.45pm (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 via the meeting link provided
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

Sponsorship opportunities are available, please enquire for further details.

Thursday 25 September 2025 

Great West Way® Marketplace Networking Day, hosted by Carvers Hill, Hungerford.
 

This networking day will enable you to meet with the buyers in-person, following up on conversations from the virtual event and network with tourism industry professionals.

The schedule for the day is detailed below:

11.00                      Suppliers to arrive at Carvers Hill Estate, Hungerford
11.15                      Welcome speeches
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 to depart

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

** 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 you'll be sent an invoice, which must be paid to secure your booking. If you have any queries please contact flowallace@GreatWestWay.co.uk