The Tourism Society's 'Big Thinkers in Tourism' Serie - How could DMOs help English tourism recover?

We are delighted to invite you to the next installment in our "Big Thinkers in Tourism" series next Wednesday, 24 March, from 12 - 1 pm when we will be joined by a DMO Panel discussing " How could DMOs help English tourism recover?"

Nick Brooks-Sykes, Director of Tourism at Marketing Manchester and author of a  paper signed by the 17 most influential English DMOs, has some thought provoking ideas. Is part of the answer a new National Portfolio of Strategic DMOs? Come along and hear what he has to say as well as his fellow panel members: Nigel Wilkinson, Managing Director of Windermere Lake Cruises and Cumbria LEP Board Member and David Andrews Chief Executive of Visit Wiltshire. 

Nick Brooks-Sykes

Nick Brooks-Sykes is Director of Tourism at Marketing Manchester and Vice Chairman of the Tourism Alliance. He has over thirty years’ experience in the tourism sector, having previously held a number of senior management roles at the North West Tourist Board and North West Regional Development Agency and Chief Executive of Bath Tourism Plus.

Nick leads the tourism and convention team at Marketing Manchester, the agency charged with promoting Manchester on the national and international stage and the official tourist board for the city region. Marketing Manchester is recognised as one of the country’s leading destination management organisations.

Nigel Wilkinson

A graduate engineer and Chartered Accountant, Nigel Wilkinson has been managing director of Windermere Lake Cruises Limited since 2004. He is also managing director of Winander Leisure Limited and a director of Winander Group Holdings Limited, Lakeland Motor Museum Limited and Rushbond plc.

He served as a director of Cumbria Tourism for almost ten years, prior to his retirement at the 2017 Annual General Meeting. Nigel has been previously involved in the county’s Visitor Economy sub group and development of the associated sector growth plan, and is a past chair of the Lake District National Park Partnership’s Business Task Force. He is also a Cumbria LEP board member. 

David Andrews

David Andrews is currently the Chief  Executive of Visit Wiltshire and has worked in destination marketing and management for over 25 years. This includes working for Visit Britian, including roles based in Singapore, Chicago, Amsterdam and London, plus roles at the Mersey Partnership and Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority. 

Joining details will be sent in advance of the event. We hope to see you there!