1. A little background

2. Our Guiding PrinciplesWe are independentWe are networkedWe are practical and resourcefulWe are business drivenWe cover the North EastWe have no officesWe have no employees we use our own!We are a not-for-profit partnershipWe are financially sustainableWe welcome new thinking 3. B2B Trade Website 4. Martin Couchman, BHAArnold FewellFCIMAVF MarketingLtdDr Rob Shaw, TeachingFellow in Human GeographyDurham UniversityMichael HeppellUfi Ibrahim,BHAPaul Woolston, NELEPRob Armstrong, LA TaxisSteven Savage, NCCChrisMarch,Room501 5. Stephen Drysdale, Ringtons 6. NEHA PR Media Relations Society of Editors Trinity Mirror plc Newsquest North East Press Johnston Press Reader loyalty programmes Vouchers Special Deals 2 4 1 Prizes Promotions Jobs 7. Annual Excellence Awards 8. Great North Menu 9. Great North Menu 10. Beamish Hall Bowburn Hall Caledonian Hotel Close House Copthorne Hotel County by Thistle Durham Marriott Grey Street Hardwick Hall Hotel Holiday Inn Metrocentre Holiday Inn Newcastle Holiday Inn Washington Hotel du VIN Indigo Hotel Jesmond Dene House Jurys Inn GatesheadQuayside Jurys Inn Newcastle Kensington Aparthotel Macdonald Linden Hall Macdonald Linden Hall Malmaison Marriott Gosforth Park Marriott NewcastleGateshead Marriott Sunderland Matfen Hall Newcastle GatesheadHilton Newgate Hotel Novotel Radisson Blu Ramada Encore Ramside Hall Rockliffe Hall Seaham Hall Staybridge Suites Thistle Middlesbrough Village Hotel Wynyard Hall 11. We are also challenged by bureaucracy.. 12. Health Scares 13. VAT 14. Energy costs 15. Wi-Fi Bandwidth 16. Planning 17. OTAs 18. Tourism Signage 19. Business rates 20. Bed Tax 21. We have to start lobbying 22. Win positive PR 23. Convince our communities 24. Convince government 25. Convince local authorities 26. In our case together is better