Destination Coventry End of Summer Networking Event 2023

Sport and its power to boost the visitor economy has been praised by tourism leaders in Coventry.

Leading figures from destination management organisation, Destination Coventry, highlighted the positive impact sport has had on the city’s visitor economy at an end-of-summer networking event.

The event, at Dhillon’s Brewery’s Sky Blue Tavern, welcomed around 75 business leaders from across the region to gain insight into the significant impact of sport events on the tourism, leisure and hospitality sector.

Paul Jones, Managing Director of Destination Coventry, was joined by Paul Michael, Managing Director of Coventry Building Society Arena and Chair of Destination Coventry, to discuss the boost sport has given the visitor economy in Coventry.