Event News
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE SHOW IMPROVES USING BRITISH TOURISM
SURVEYS & TRAVEL SHOW
POSTPONED
Name: International Franchise Show
Venue: ExCeL London
Original Date: 3-4 April 2020
Postponed to: 4-5 September 2020
The Franchise Show began in 2008
with the vision of connecting budding
entrepreneurs with franchisors looking
to expand their franchise portfolio. The
event was launched as there was no large
international franchise exhibition in the
UK.
The exhibition’s aim was to offer
the UK’s largest selection of franchise
brands under one roof, and it now
annually welcomes over 200 exhibitors,
50+ seminars, workshops, live demos and
expert advice.
Each year the event organisers,
Comexposium, listen to feedback from
post-show surveys and implement
new measures to ensure the event is
improved year on year. For 2020 the
show’s seminar agenda has been refined
to give attendees topics and expert
industry speakers they want to hear
as well as launching a new Business
Resource Centre.
Comexposium has decided to postpone
the show due to ‘rising numbers of
COVID-19 cases in the UK’. It has now
been moved to September 2020.
Managing director of the show,
Event: British Tourism & Travel Show
Venue: NEC Birmingham
Original Date: 24-25 March 2020
Postponed to: 11-12 June 2020
Christian Yandell, said: “This is a not
a decision we have taken lightly. In
consultation with our exhibitors, venue
management at ExCeL and potential
visitors we have come to the conclusion
that the show will be better moved to
September to give government and
health authorities ample time to assess
the virus and its implications.
“Health and safety of our exhibitors,
visitors and our own staff is of
paramount importance and we have
taken this step to ensure that no one
under our care is put at risk, no matter
how small. We have listened to our
franchising community and feel that
there is no other course of action at this
point.”
What’s next?
Marketing manager for Comexposium,
Joshua Christopher, said: “Our future
plans involve continuing to expand
the event with focus of key trends in
franchising, growing our international
presence, and striving to always improve
and build on feedback from our visitors
and exhibitors each and every year.”
The British Tourism & Travel Show 2020
show is set to have ‘more exhibitors than
any other UK travel trade event this
year’.
The event annually attracts over 2,800
visitors including tour operators, travel
organisers, GTOs, coach operators, tour
wholesalers and agencies, in addition
to over 250 hotels, visitor attractions,
venues, tours, DMOs and popular
destinations.
Among the new exhibitors for 2020
will be Adventure Parc Snowdonia; Royal
Opera House; VisitDover; Hambledon
Vineyard; and Glanusk Events.
Many of the British Coach Tourism
Award 2020 finalists are also planning to
attend the event.
Features at the show will include
country pavilions from Tourism
Ireland, Scotland, and Visit Wales,
as well as a range of international
brands, such as Europlan and RED
Tours/Europamundoand Worldwide
Attractions.
Due to increasing concern regarding
the coronavirus, the British Tourism
& Travel Show’s event organisers
Diversified Communications UK
has postponed the event, following
consultations with those in the industry.
April — 11