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Reasons to attend the Travel Learning Camp
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On the 22nd April I will be hosting the second Travel Learning Camp here in Leeds at the Chambers, a fantastic meeting venue and luxury serviced apartments based in central Leeds. On this camp I will be hosting it jointly with Karen Bryan who is the editor of Europe a la Carte and between us we have 10 years experience in blogging within travel.
So why would you want to attend the Travel Learning Camp?
Network with people within the travel industry
There are very little opportunities other than during events like the World Travel Market, for people who work within the travel industry to network. The group is small, no more than ten attendee’s, so you have will have plenty of time to introduce yourself and share experiences.
Comfortable learning environment
The venue is very comfortable with great facilities and only a short walk from the train station. Parking is also available nearby. You can view the photos of the room I hire and the refreshment area. It is big enough for the camp, has comfortable seating and a relaxed atmosphere.
Learning Camp session starts at 11 am and finishes at 3 pm so those attending from London or further North can travel to and from Leeds in the same day. At the first camp there were two people who travelled from London. On the East coast line if you book two single tickets (there and back) in advance you can find some good deals.
Learn from other attendee’s experiences
The camp isn’t just about Karen or myself talking about our experiences; we want group participation and those attending to share their experiences, or, ask questions. I took a number of ideas away from the first camp, and also learnt more about website analytics, social media tools and campaigns.
Travel Learning Camp format
A few weeks prior to the camp I send out an email requesting the types of topics/issues/questions that attendee’s have with blogging and social media. These topics then form the format of the session. This time I will be making more use of the WiFi and large screen so that attendee’s can, if they wish, show off their blogs, community etc.
A buffet lunch is brought to us around 1 pm and we have refreshments through-out the session. It is informal and relaxed. The attendee’s from the first camp were willing to share their experiences and we had a good mixture of Travel PR / Law, Adventure/TEFL and flight specialist companies who attended.
Who should attend?
The Travel Learning Camp is perfect for anyone who works across the travel industry and is interested in learning more about blogging and social media. You have to want to participate, share your experiences and join in the discussions for you to get the best out of the session.
Maybe your company has a travel blogger who wants to learn from our experiences, or you have clients who are starting to think about creating a blog or interact with people using social media.
Please complete the form to receive more information and the attendee rate.
Hey Darren, I’m up for this
And fully agree – it’s awesome up north
(In fact, our business seems to have taken off since moved back here from London… our investor puts it down to a small thing called focus!)
A good opportunity to show people that the north is an awesome place to run a travel business – full of inspiration and inspirational peoples
Hi Sally,
Great, I’ll send you some info tonight if that is okay?
Actually you have a good point about focus. I am often invited to attend events down in London, and if I was based down there I would probably spend most of my time dashing in between them. That aside, we do need networking/learning type events up here in the North, and it was good to see Londoners travelling up here for the first camp.
Hi Darren,
Had a look at flights Nice-Leeds, but can’t find anything convenient on those days. Have fun and hope to join you the next time.
Martino
Thanks Martino, hope to see you at the next Travel Learning Camp.