The UK-based Travel Retail Consortium (TRC) has reported that 73 TRC members, customers, guests and partners attended this month’s ‘Winter Wonderland’ social event at the Ettington Park Hotel near Stratford Upon Avon in the UK earlier this month.

 

The weekend event included a drinks reception and outdoor German Festive Market welcome, followed by an ice sculpturing competition. A free afternoon then led into a pot charity draw where money as added from the previous Friday night’s fund raising.

 

A total of 80 raffle prizes raised around £900 ($1,117) for the TRC Chairman’s dedicated charity Guillain Barre Syndrome.

 

RECORD CHARITY DONATION

Commenting on the fundraiser, TRC Chairman Peter Ayling said: “Every year I think we do better than the year before, but this event really has surpassed them all by far. The hospitality from the Ettington Park Hotel has been truly amazing throughout the weekend and I must give TRC’s Tina Davies a huge thank you for all her hard work in making it all run so smoothly.

 

 

 

WEEKEND TO REMEMBER…

“Combined with the incredible enthusiasm that everyone put into the ice-sculpting and the generally fantastically friendly atmosphere, this weekend has truly been one to remember.

 

“I have particularly enjoyed seeing some new faces here this weekend, including guests who have come from overseas and do hope that they have all found the weekend to be unique in its friendly and relaxed format, where we are all here as friends.”

 

Attending this year’s TRC event were representatives from: British Airways, Condor Ferries, DFASS, DFDS, Dufry, Jet2, MSX, Newrest, Overseas, P&O Ferries and Tallink.

 

Current TRC members comprise: Aeon, Accolade Wines, Aurora World, Coty Prestige, Guinness, Heineken, Imperial Tobacco International, Invu, Mars, Morgan & Oates, Rémy Cointreau, Sekonda, Taittinger Champagne and Twinings.