A network of businesses involved in the Brighton and Hove Tourism Industry who are passionate about making the best of their business. New businesses have to be referred by an existing member/s and agreed by all.
The Tourism Alliance is a fee paying member's only network which provides the following services to businesses in the tourism industry:
In between meeting times members are kept up to date and in touch using an online forum; you can access using tourismforum@engagesolutions.org.uk
Members sign both a confidentiality agreement and a code of conduct charter to ensure good business practices. Membership fees are listed on a seperate page in the left hand menu bar.
If you wish to become a member of the Tourism Alliance you must first be recommended by an existing member then agreed by the other members. Once this has taken place you will have a 1-2-1 meeting with Claire Ottewell to discuss how to make best use of the TA and the rules of engagement.
The Following businesses are signed up to the Tourism Alliance for 2012:
The meeting dates for 2012 are:
29th February
14th June
- G Casino
12th September - Rendezvous Casino
6th December
To visit the main Tourism Alliance website please go to www.thetourismalliance.co.uk
For more information, please contact Claire Ottewell at claire.ottewell@engagesolutions.org.uk .
| Attractions | £1000 |
| Boutique Hotels/B&Bs | £350 |
| Events Companies | £350 |
| Large/Chain Hotels | £750 |
| Leisure/Sports | £1000 |
| Pubs & Bars | £250 |
| Representative Groups/Collectives | £1000 |
| Restaurants | £350 |
| Retail | £350 |
| Sole Traders | £150 |
| Transport Providers | £750 |
Comments from members:
Max Leviston, General Manage, The Sealife Centre
I was new to Brighton and my position in the Sea Life Centre in August 2008, so had a lot to contend with learning a new position, a new business, a new city. When Claire from Engage Solutions came knocking on my door I signed up, but in all honesty I did not have high hopes that this forum would deliver what it said on the tin.
A few months went by and because I was putting nothing in I was not getting much out. I then went to one of the quarterly meetings and began to meet other like minded business heads and realized the power of networking through this forum. I not only developed new friends but also important business contacts always willing to sound ideas through and discuss Brighton Tourism moving forward.
I have recruited all my staff through working links (and supported there work experience program) or through sending out job descriptions through the forum mail list. I have made use of the Train to Gain packages and the majority of my team have been on at least 2 training courses free of charge. If you are unsure, my advice is sign up give it a chance and see what benefits your business has as a result.
Andrew Mosley, General Manager, The Grand Hotel
"For us as a business, one of the key benefits of the TA is that it brings like minded businesses together from across a broad spectrum of the tourism industry. This enables stakeholders to not only work more supportively together but also to learn from each other. It also creates a strong lobbying group which becomes potentially very powerful when trying to tackle key issues affecting our industry"