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Travel Trade Welcome You have now entered the official Travel Trade site for the Liverpool City Region.

Visiting Liverpool is easy... Liverpool City Region has excellent communications links, both nationally and internationally, and are an important part of England's North West.

Overseas Routes: Air Liverpool John Lennon Airport provides a direct, international route into Merseyside, through a combination of scheduled budget and private chartered airlines, including Easyjet, Ryanair and Euromanx Airlines -- to name a few.
National Travel: Train Liverpool is linked with towns and cities across the UK by rail. London is just over two and a half hours from Liverpool, while Birmingham is two hours away, and Manchester just half an hour.
Ground Handling Advice: The Liverpool City Region is well served in terms of transportation links. The area boasts an International Airport along with excellent sea, rail and road accessibility.

Tours and Packages

Liverpool City Region is nothing if not diverse, and there are a range of tours and themes for you to enjoy.

Excursions Planner: Welcome to the Excursions Planner. Use this tool to build your own journey or choose from an exciting range of specially selected tours. To create a Custom Excursion 1. Browse the Attractions and Activities sections to make your selections. 2.
Experiential Packages: Our experiential packages afford your clients with a memorable visit that isn't always available to the general public.
Your Ticket for Liverpool: Your ticket for Liverpool is the City's ONLY visitor card, delivering FREE and DISCOUNTED entry into Liverpool's top attractions. Find out more ...

Trade Toolkit

The Trade Toolkit is a central source of information to help you plan and promote your group visits to the Liverpool City Region.

Itineraries: Welcome to the Itinerary Planner. Use this tool to build your own journey or choose from an exciting range of specially selected tours.
Press Releases: Visit our Press Releases page.
Trade Reviews: The article below was written by Joyce Holmes, Group Travel Organiser from Wigan Women's Friendship Club. She and her husband Ray attended one of the group travel FAM' events - the Merseyside Capital of Culture Group Travel Showcase 29-31 March.
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Image Library: In this gallery you will find iconic Merseyside, with its beautiful coastline, distinctive landmarks, captivating museums and bursting at the seams with hidden gems, all showcasing the history and culture of a region reborn.
Maps: Click on the links below to download a selection of printable PDF maps. The file sizes are displayed next to the map name. Download times will vary depending on the speed of your internet connection.
VAQAS Accredited Attractions: VAQAS was launched nationally in 2001. It is a consumer focused quality assessment service for visitor attractions. It helps to identify strengths of an attraction and highlights development areas, based on industry examples.
Tourist Information Centres: If you're planning to visit Liverpool and the city region look no further than our Tourist Information Centres for help, advice and inspiration or to take advantage of our booking services.
Brand Guidelines: Visit our Brand Guidelines page.
Travel Buddy: Register your Liverpool Travel Buddy! When you visit Liverpool you can now access the unique Travel Buddy service which delivers everything you need to know - from 'things to do' to 'places to visit' straight to your mobile phone.

Coach and Groups

Liverpool City Centre Coach Parking New arrangements are currently being made for coach parking in Liverpool as the City Council improves provision in 2008.

Southport Group Travel Information: Southport has a great group travel service to assist you in every aspect of your trip. Visit the website to take advantage of group discounts, or choose one of the suggested itineraries.
Cruise Liner Information: Liverpool's new £19 million pound cruise berth officially opened on September 21st 2007 and will accommodate vessels of up to 350m in length alongside the city's UNESCO World Heritage waterfront.

Where to Stay

With its buzzing nightlife, Liverpool may well be a city that doesn't sleep, but it's always nice to have somewhere to put your feet up.

Accommodation Ratings: All accommodation listed on this website has been inspected by one of the ratings authorities (Visit Britain or the AA) or has recently applied for a rating and is awaiting assessment. Please be aware ratings may change throughout the year.
advanced search: Visit our advanced search page.

Where to Eat

From Thai and tapas to Russian, roast dinners, sushi and Scouse, Liverpool City Region has an exciting and diverse restaurant scene.

What to Do

Whether you're looking for a specific theme, are limited by time, or simply want to get a good flavour of the best in Liverpool and Merseyside, there's plenty on offer.

Liverpool ONE: As Liverpool celebrates its Capital of Culture year, a fabulous new shopping and leisure district is being unveiled at the heart of the city centre.
ACC Liverpool: ACC Liverpool is a landmark regeneration project on the outstanding Mersey River Waterfront sited next to the famous grade one listed Albert Dock.
National Museums Liverpool: What is National Museums Liverpool? National Museums Liverpool is England's only national museums group based entirely outside London.
The National Trust: The National Trust - a potted history The National Trust was founded in 1895 by three Victorian philanthropists - Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley.

What's On

From Europe's largest free music festival at Mathew Street to the world's most popular sporting event at Aintree, The John Smith's Grand National.

Liverpool 08 Highlights: Already renowned throughout the world for its World Heritage status, architecture, music, literature, arts and sports, in 2008 Liverpool will stage the cultural party of a lifetime.
North West 08 Highlights: As Liverpool gears up for the Capital of Culture celebrations, the rest of the North West are on hand for some support.
Open Championship 2008: Venue: Royal Birkdale Date: 17th - 20th July 2008 Destination: Southport - "England's Golfing Capital" England's Golf Coast will again play host to the most prestigious golf tournament in the world when the 137th Open Championship returns to Royal ...
: Tall Ships 2008 18th - 21st July Liverpool is the host port for the start of The Tall Ships' Races 2008. The race has not been to the UK since 2005.

Places To Visit

It's not all about Liverpool. We're justly proud of our city, but we'd hate to give you the impression we're a one-spot-wonder. Entertainment and experiences aren't just confined to Liverpool - Merseyside is as exciting as it is diverse.

City, Country, Coast: Beyond the vibrant city centre of Liverpool the Mersey Estuary has over 57 kilometres of stunning beaches and coastline . The region also boasts a rich variety of inland habitats ranging from fields and hedgerows to woodland, heath and moorland.
Liverpool World Heritage Site: Fewer than nine hundred UNESCO World Heritage Site inscriptions have been made since the list was formed in 1972, so when Liverpool's Dock Front was named in 2004 the city justifiably felt honoured.

Contact Us

If you would like to order single brochures for a visit to Liverpool Click Here If you would like to order bulk quantities of brochures or information for a group visit to Liverpool please call Kathy on 0151 237 3924.