Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show is Back
From activity and adventure to culture and cruise, Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show is returning for 2025 and celebrating its 30th year in London. The show will be offering curious travellers and holiday lovers a world of inspiration for their next trip.
They will take place from Thursday 16th until Sunday 19th January at Manchester Central and Thursday 30th January until Sunday 2nd February at Olympia London. The events will showcase a huge array of destinations and experiences to be had around the world from over 700 travel brands. Moreover, there will be leading operators, specialist independents, hotels, airlines, tourist boards and plenty more.
Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, in association with The Times and The Sunday Times, is the UK’s longest running travel show. It provides visitors with the opportunity to research and book trips to destinations they have always dreamed of.
Travel Inspiration
This is a unique opportunity for visitors to speak face-to-face and seek travel advice from hundreds of experts and tour guides. They fly in from around the world to share their knowledge with every visitor to the show. Whether you want to experience the Northern Lights in Iceland, or cherry blossom in Japan, there is someone to help and advise you. Equally, if you want to tour the Serengeti via safari, or just have some down time in the pristine waters of Bora Bora, the show can help tick every travel box.
Returning exhibitors to both shows this year include, Trailfinders, Intrepid Travel, Wendy Wu, Explore Worldwide, Hurtigruten, Emirates Holidays and others. While Manchester welcomes new exhibitors Kuoni, Riviera Travel, Audley Travel and G Adventures. Furthermore, new for London are Abercrombie & Kent, Crystal Cruises, Ramble Worldwide and Kenwood Travel.
Also new for London in 2025 and organised in conjunction with the Canadian tourist board, Destinations Canada. They will be in the ‘Destinations Canada Pavilion’, filled with endless ideas and inspiration for those wanting to take a trip to see the amazing sights of Canada.
That’s not all, take a seat at The Travel Stage, sponsored by Travel Zoo® in London or the Food & Travel Stage in Manchester. You will find a stellar line up of speakers who will make your wanderlust go into overdrive!
Speakers include the ultimate travel journalist, Simon Calder and Sir Trevor McDonald OBE. With Jay Rayner, broadcaster, author and food critic and Louise Minchin, author and broadcaster who will be part of the Stanfords Travel Writers Festival. In addition, don’t miss the cultural performances and cooking demonstrations of global dishes at the show.
Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show
Ben Myatt, Show Manager at Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show says:
“We are so happy to be celebrating our thirtieth year of the show in London, testament to the none-stop evolving nature of the show as our exhibitors put forward new ideas, wonderful discounts, and inspiration for our visitors. Whether you’re looking to experience a tropical paradise in the Caribbean, or adventure into the Canadian wilderness, our exhibitors are here to blow your mind with the opportunities waiting for you.”
The much-loved ‘Wanderlust Travel Photo of the Year Gallery’ will be returning with a new and refreshed format. Alongside the year’s best travel photography, ‘Wanderlust Vision’ will celebrate the many wonderful travel stories also captured on video.
Whether you’re looking for inspiration for your honeymoon, planning a retirement celebration, planning a solo or group expedition or even a staycation, Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show is a must-attend for any discerning and adventurous traveller in search of new places to discover, new ways to travel and memorable experiences.
As an added incentive, any tickets purchased for Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show in Manchester Central also provides free entry into the Caravan, Motorhome & Holiday Show. This show is due to take place at the same time at Manchester Central.
For more information and tickets for Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, visit the website at Olympia London and Manchester Central.
Amazing Travel Inspiration From Around The World – Words by Rachel McAlley and 4-Media / @LadyRach
