United Kingdom: Hospitality

Airport transfer

Check-in, Relax & Refresh

Orientation Walking Tour – The group will become oriented with their neighborhood, the public transportation systems, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, etc. Additionally, an in-depth safety briefing will be provided for what to do in case of an emergency. 

Welcome Dinner – The group will be taken for an authentic dinner with a variety of menu options to cater all diets.

London City Walking Tour – See the Monument, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral, The Church of the Knights Templar, Mansion House, London Bridge, The Bank of England, The Royal Exchange, Covent Garden, and more.

Lunch

Youth Hostelling Association – With travelers becoming increasingly budget conscious, hostels and budget hotels are flourishing. This visit will focus on the budget traveler, with a tour and a meeting at a London Hostel group, followed by a talk with the Youth Hostelling Association of England and Wales, a world renowned charity.

Free Time & Cultural Immersion

Westminster Walking Tour – Visit Trafalgar Square, Nelson’s Column, The National Gallery, St. James’s Palace, Buckingham Palace, Victoria Memorial , St. James’s Park , Horse Guards Parade, Churchill War Rooms, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and Houses of Parliament.

Lunch

Digital Marketing Agency – Learn how digital media and marketing are a crucial part of today’s hospitality industry.

National Gallery – The collection comprises some 2,000 works, but it is regarded by many as the most representative sampling of European painting in the world.

British Museum – The British Museum has more than seven million objects from all continents. They illustrate and document the story of human culture from its beginning to the present.

Lunch

Camden Market – Around 200 stalls jostle for space in the narrow alleyways off Camden High Street/Chalk Farm Road. This market was originally known as Buck Street Market. 

Meeting with Reservations team at a London Hotel

Tower of London – Opening Ceremony and meeting with Sales and Marketing Team at the Tower of London – Meet a member of the Sales and Marketing Team who will talk about their role, the importance of the Tower of London as a tourist attraction, and how the Tower is marketed. This talk may also cover topics such as the spectacular installation of the 888,246 ceramic poppies in 2014.  After the meeting, there will be free time to explore the Tower of London independently, including visiting the White Tower and viewing the spectacular Crown Jewels.

Lunch

London Restaurant – Meet with a range of team members, including front of house, kitchen staff, and management. This will offer an unrivalled opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the restaurant industry in the UK.

Meeting with Management of a London Hotel

Lunch

London Thames River Cruise – One of London’s most famous waterways and an opportunity to explore the city’s picturesque canals.

British Tourism Association – VisitBritain (VB) is the national tourism agency responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain’s visitor economy. It works with UK Trade & Investment as well as airlines, travel operators, global brands, and the official tourism bodies for London, England, Scotland and Wales.

Lunch

Victoria & Albert Museum – The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects.

Free day in London

Travel to Oxford (approx. 1 hour)

Historical & Cultural Walking Tour of Oxford – See Oxford Castle, Martyrs’ Memorial, Covered Market, Tom Tower, Bodleian Library, Radcliffe Camera, and the Bridge of Sighs.

Oxford University Visit

University Museum

Return to London

Meeting with Hotel Manager in London

Lunch

Museum of Brands – The Museum of Brands in London examines the history of consumer culture from Victorian times to the present day.

Natural History Museum – Exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history, within five main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Paleontology, and Zoology.

Free afternoon in London

Day Trip to Stonehenge & Bath

Private Bus Transfer

Stonehenge – The World Heritage Site of Stonehenge is one of the most iconic prehistoric monuments in Europe. Built in the late Neolithic period around 2,500 BC, the construction of this imposing and fascinating stone circle is shrouded in mystery – what was it actually built for? And how did the Neolithic people build such a wonder using simple tools and equipment?

Bath City – Next, continue west to the 18th-century city of Bath. All honey-stoned townhouses, terraces and bridges, this UNESCO-listed city is one of England’s crowning glories.

Return to London

Free day in London

Farewell Dinner & Program Closing – The group will be taken for an authentic dinner with a variety of menu options to cater all diets.

Depart London, England for Home