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West Midlands Growth Company Ltd e-Tendering

Consultancy Support-Travel Trade Product Development - AWARD

R&DCPV 73210000 79411000 79411100 79410000
Value£27k
Awarded13 Dec 2023
Published16 Jan 2024
RegionWest Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£27ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

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The brief

WMGC are seeking to appoint a Tourism Consultant/Specialist who has extensive experience of working within the travel trade sector and has significant experience of supporting businesses to get product ready for market and can advise attractions, experiences, and accommodation providers (and any other relevant tourism businesses) on the best route to market / B2B distribution networks for their business.

The Travel Trade Consultant will work alongside WMGC's Travel Trade Manager to: o Work with visitor, cultural and sporting attractions, experiences and accommodation providers across the West Midlands to support them in becoming 'export ready' - which includes helping them to shape and develop new product with knowledge of the target market in mind. o Support businesses in distributing their product through appropriate B2C channels, such as Tourism Exchange Great Britain (TXGB). o Be available to support the Travel Trade manager in educating tour operators/travel buyers of West Midlands destinations & products within our key target markets. o Support the development of new travel trade ready themed itineraries, new sales collateral and the creation of sales and training decks, to showcase the region in visual and copy format. o Lead generation and operational support in arranging and delivering travel trade buyers/operators FAM visits to the West Midlands. o Propose and lead on travel trade press/ articles and trade press visits

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

O Work with visitor, cultural and sporting

o Work with visitor, cultural and sporting attractions, experiences and accommodation providers across the West Midlands to support them in becoming 'export ready'.

02

O Support businesses in distributing their product

o Support businesses in distributing their product through appropriate B2C channels, such as Tourism Exchange Great Britain (TXGB).

03

O Be available to support the Travel

o Be available to support the Travel Trade manager in educating tour operators/travel buyers of West Midlands destinations & products within our key target markets.

04

O Support the development of new travel

o Support the development of new travel trade ready themed itineraries, new sales collateral and the creation of sales and training decks, to showcase the region in visual and copy format.

05

O Lead generation and operational support in

o Lead generation and operational support in arranging and delivering travel trade buyers/operators FAM visits to the West Midlands.

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OCID
161d1ef1-1d89-46ea-82fe-b3cbc6ed0b80
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
IT-198-287-2023-WMGC-0243 - AWARD
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