26th March 2019
The Dream Escape team is constantly travelling in search of new experiences. Here is what we have discovered in February and March.
It has been a great start to the year. We have been out and about on site visits, fact finding missions and planning our exciting forthcoming educationals with JH Hotels & Companies in April and Valerie Wilson Travel in May.
We are also excited to announce that the Dream Escape team has expanded yet again, as we welcome Ashley Harris to the Operations Team and Sally Strange to the Guiding Team.
David Tobin – Owner and Director
David attended the JH Hotels US Roadshow earlier this month. (pictured below)
Claire Stone – Managing Director
Claire visited the following properties in Scotland; The Edinburgh Grand , The Fife Arms, Cardhu Country House, Cardhu Distillery, Macallan Distillery, Fingal.
Claire, Rosie, David and Karen Darlow (Senior Operations Executive) went to London where they visited Brown’s Hotel, Shakespeare’s Globe, St James’s Palace and Kensington Palace, and also a tour of Berry Bro’s.
Sales and Marketing Team
Emer Mortell (Head of Sales), Sue Morris (Head of Marketing) and Sarah Butler (Marketing Executive) enjoyed a stay at The Balmoral, Edinburgh and a show round of the newly renovated suites. They were joined by Dream Escape Owner, Holly Tobin for a fascinating tour and demonstrations at Araminta Campbell’s weaving studios in Leith. This was followed by a tour of Fingal, the recently opened floating hotel by Royal Yacht Britannia which is permanently docked in Leith.
Emer has been enjoying meeting colleagues old and new on sales trips to the US. She is pictured here at the Poe Travel bazaar in Little Rock Arkansas. She also organised a Florida sales trip with The Balmoral Edinburgh and The Merrion Dublin and has just returned from a sales trip to Denver, Phoenix and San Francisco with the Gleneagles Hotel and Adare Manor.
Sally Strange – Business Development & London Blue Badge Guide
Sally attended the Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams Exhibition this week at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London which has just been extended until September due to the overwhelming popularity.
Rosie Peattie – Head of Guiding
Rosie has travelled the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland this month!
Dream Escape were delighted to be invited by the Consul General of Ireland in Scotland, Mark Hanniffy, Tourism Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, to attend a reception to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The event was held in the beautiful Georgian Assembly Rooms in George Street, Edinburgh where Dream Escape was represented by Planning, Operations and Guiding . Rosie was joined by Annika Busam (Creative Planner) and Helen Kidd (Operations Executive). They were delighted and honoured to be introduced, by Caroline Mulligan of Tourism Ireland, to Brendan Griffin, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Republic of Ireland.
In Scotland, Rosie visited Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh Castle, Signet Library and AGM STGA Discovery Point, Dundee.
On the Isle of Skye, Rosie visited Dun Beag Broch, Torabhaig Distillery, Museum of the Isles, Fairy Pools, Fairy Glen, Kilt Rock and Lealt Falls.
While in the Cotswolds and Bath, Rosie visited Bath Abbey, Roman Baths, Cross Bath, Beckford’s Tower, Chavenage House, Malmesbury Abbey, The Abbey House Gardens, Walking Tour of Bath, Manor Farm and Daylesford Farm.
She is currently in Ireland with David, viewing Cliff House Hotel, Lismore Castle and Adare Manor.
Michael – Creative Planner
Michael was exploring Agatha Christie Country this month in South Devon. He took the Torquay – Paignton steam train past her house at Greenway to Dartmouth.
(David and Rosie joined by Honor Byrne at Cliff House Hotel, Ardmore, Co. Waterford)
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Dream Escape London. Out and about yesterday with Louise Murray and Sally Strange from our Dream Escape London Office and Sarah Butler from our Marketing team. A big thanks and shout out to the wonderful Browns Hotel for hosting us. #dreamescapelondon #brownshotel #roccofortehotels #london #luxurytravel #dreamescapteltd
Dream Escape Creative Planner Louise Murray, based in London, has been out and about exploring the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich of which the centrepiece is the Painted Hall. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren as a ceremonial dining room for what was then the new Royal Hospital for Seaman, the Painted Hall was completed in 1727.
Introducing the Dream Escape Tweed. Earlier this year, Scottish Interior Textile Designer Araminta Campbell set to work on a unique Dream Escape fabric design. Araminta was of course the driving force behind the outstanding interiors of the award-winning Fife Arms Hotel in Braemar last year, which was opened by HRH the Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Read the full story in our blog @ dreamescape.co.uk/araminta-campbell-for-dream-escape/
As it happens, the Fife Arms are hosting a Fashion Weekend at the hotel this weekend with Harper's Bazaar, so for any fashion and design inspired travel programmes to the UK and Ireland, please visit our website @ dreamescape.co.uk/fashion-and-design/
#dreamescapeltd #fifearms #aramintacampbell #luxurytravel
Dream Escape’s Head of Guiding, Rosie, was in Ireland recently as a guest of Tourism Ireland and Failte Ireland on an action packed Educational Trip: ‘Northern Ireland meets the Wild Atlantic Way.’
So many fabulous new experiences en route that we can offer to Dream Escape’s clients as part of their programme.
From Belfast we travelled west to stately Hillsborough Castle and on to the Bramley apple orchards of Armagh and the hidden surprises of beautiful Derry to County Donegal and the Wild Atlantic Way visiting castles, gardens, lighthouses and cliffs. Let’s not forget the Irish Coffee lunch and entertainment at the country pub which was the home of Enya and Clannad!
Two B2B Workshops gave Rosie the chance to meet new suppliers from all over Ireland and to chat about new experiences our regular suppliers are offering for 2020! Thank you Tourism Ireland and Failte Ireland.
They did it! After 7 Days and 500 very long hard miles, it's a wrap! Thank you all once again for your continued support and generous donations.
Raising money for Cancer Research @ dreamescape.co.uk/davids-north-coast-500-challenge/
If anyone is interested in following in their footsteps and experiencing this stunning part of Scotland, get in touch with us or visit dreamescape.co.uk/destination_post/scotland/
#northcoast500 #NC500 #scotland #highlands #cyclingadventure #dreamescapeltd #stunningscenery
