15.15 Meeting Point Terminal A Barcelona International Airport
15.30 Transfer to Barceló Montserrat Hotel, La Beguda Baixa
16.15 Hotel check in & Free
17.15 Wine Pleasures welcome and programme presentation
17.30 Seminar: Wine Destinations: Portugal & Spain
19.15 Networking Wine Tasting
20.30 Dinner and wine matching. Accommodation Barcelo Montserrat Hotel
Day 2 Thursday 4 February – Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Workshop
The Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Workshop brings together European wine experience providers and carefully screened, high-quality tour operators and travel agents at a unique event devoted to achieving results and growing international wine tourism in Europe.
Tour Operators and Travel Agents will use the Wine Pleausres Workshop to easily source new European wine experience programmes and providers for their portfolios, and to strengthen established business relationships – at one event in one location. They will appreciate how Wine Pleasures Workshops cut down the amount of time and travel required to manage their business relationships.
Wine Pleasures Workshops are renowned for their organisation and sophistication – and most importantly, for the quality of provider / agent relationships they facilitate.
09.20 – 09.35 Business appointment 1
09.40 – 09.55 Business appointment 2
10.00 – 10.15 Business appointment 3
10.20 – 10.35 Business appointment 4
10.40 – 10.55 Business appointment 5
11.00 – 11.15 Business appointment 6
11.20 – 11.55 Refreshment break
12.00 – 12.15 Business appointment 7
12.20 – 12.35 Business appointment 8
12.40 – 12.55 Business appointment 9
13.00 – 13.15 Business appointment 10
13.20 – 13.35 Business appointment 11
13.40 – 14.55 Business appointment 12
14.00 – 15.55 Lunch
16.00 – 16.15 Business appointment 13
16.20 – 16.35 Business appointment 14
16.40 – 16.55 Business appointment 15
17.00 – 17.15 Business appointment 16
18.00 Transfer to Subirats – Penedès
18.30 Visit of the Cava Aguilera Winery.
20.30 Dinner Restaurant Subirats & Accommodation in the Masía L’Olivera.
Easily develop partnerships with quality wine experience partners from all over Europe
Increase client numbers by gaining new contacts and new provider agreements
Expand and diversify client reach
Broaden and diversify product portfolio of different tourism options & destinations
Maintain existing contacts and promotional networks
Promote your agency to key players within the wine experience industry
Obtain market intelligence and information on latest developments
Maximise time, effort and budget
Who Will Attend?
European wine experience providers (wineries, hotels & restaurants, incoming agents, tourist boards, cultural institutions, transport providers) wishing to meet with quality agents from all over the world
International agents wishing to meet with wine experience providers from all over Europe
Wine tourism professionals who attend to ensure that they keep up with their european contacts and keep their organisation or company brand recognition strong within the industry
Service providers who will be exhibiting and who have products and / or services related to wine tourism
Participation Includes
The only cost to you is the enrollment fee of 75 Euros (first represenative) and 100 Euros (second representative from the same company provided you share the same room). As an invited agent you will receive the following without cost:
Prior to the workshop:
Comprehensive details of participating wine experience providers
At the workshop:
A copy of the Wine Experience Provider Catalogue
An entry in the Agent Catalogue
Access to the Seminar on Day 1 of the event
Particpation in the wine tasting course and food and wine pairing
2 nights’ hotel accommodation (3 & 4 Feb)
Breakfast, lunch and dinner for the duration of the workshop
Venue and leisure programme.
Scheduled bus transfers to and from Barcelona airport
Wine Pleasures hosts agents who apply and who are accepted to attend the workshop. Agents are selected according to specific workshop criteria and will undergo a selection process as places will be limited.
Agent Information
Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Workshop
3 – 5 February 2010
Program
Day 1 Wednesday 3 February.
15.15 Meeting Point Terminal A Barcelona International Airport
15.30 Transfer to Barceló Montserrat Hotel, La Beguda Baixa
16.15 Hotel check in & Free
17.15 Wine Pleasures welcome and programme presentation
17.30 Seminar: Wine Destinations: Portugal & Spain
19.15 Networking Wine Tasting
20.30 Dinner and wine matching. Accommodation Barcelo Montserrat Hotel
Day 2 Thursday 4 February – Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Workshop
Tour Operators and Travel Agents will use the Wine Pleausres Workshop to easily source new European wine experience programmes and providers for their portfolios, and to strengthen established business relationships – at one event in one location. They will appreciate how Wine Pleasures Workshops cut down the amount of time and travel required to manage their business relationships.
Wine Pleasures Workshops are renowned for their organisation and sophistication – and most importantly, for the quality of provider / agent relationships they facilitate.
09.20 – 09.35 Business appointment 1
09.40 – 09.55 Business appointment 2
10.00 – 10.15 Business appointment 3
10.20 – 10.35 Business appointment 4
10.40 – 10.55 Business appointment 5
11.00 – 11.15 Business appointment 6
11.20 – 11.55 Refreshment break
12.00 – 12.15 Business appointment 7
12.20 – 12.35 Business appointment 8
12.40 – 12.55 Business appointment 9
13.00 – 13.15 Business appointment 10
13.20 – 13.35 Business appointment 11
13.40 – 14.55 Business appointment 12
14.00 – 15.55 Lunch
16.00 – 16.15 Business appointment 13
16.20 – 16.35 Business appointment 14
16.40 – 16.55 Business appointment 15
17.00 – 17.15 Business appointment 16
18.00 Transfer to Subirats – Penedès
18.30 Visit of the Cava Aguilera Winery.
20.30 Dinner Restaurant Subirats & Accommodation in the Masía L’Olivera.
Day 3 Friday 5 February
09.00 – Transfer to Subirats Tourist Office.
10.00 – Visit of the Caves Castellroig winery
12.00 – Visit of the Caves Eudald Massana Noya
13.30 – Pica – pica lunch at Restaurant Cal Xim
14.30 – Transfer to Barcelona airport
15.30 – Arrival Barcelona airport
Why attend?
Who Will Attend?
Participation Includes
The only cost to you is the enrollment fee of 75 Euros (first represenative) and 100 Euros (second representative from the same company provided you share the same room). As an invited agent you will receive the following without cost:
Prior to the workshop:
At the workshop:
Wine Pleasures hosts agents who apply and who are accepted to attend the workshop. Agents are selected according to specific workshop criteria and will undergo a selection process as places will be limited.
How to Apply?
Participating wine experience providers:
For a list of participating wine experience providers click here. Keep checking this list for the latest enrollments.