Thailand Press Trip

Anywhere (2 journalists), Honeymoon&Travel (2 journalists),

Travel Around the World (2 journalists), Traveller's Companion
(2 journalists)

Wednesday 3rd June

8.35 Flight KLM 1073
Arrive into Manchester Airport

Meet your chauffeur outside the airport

Company: Swans Travel Limited
Tel: +44(0)161 681 0999
There will be a sign with

Check into Hotel

The Lowry Hotel
50 Dearmans Place
Chapel Wharf
Salford
M3 5LH
Tel: +44 (0)161 827 4000

Reservations:
Mr. Anurak Hutasingh & Mr. Sakkaya BoonsamerTravel (Anywhere)
Twin Room
Mr. Thammanoon Praphakol & Mr. Paopang-nga Sutin (Around the World)
Twin Room
Miss Varaporn Senavong & Miss Aura-anong Senavong (Traveller’s
Companion) Twin Room
Miss Podjamann Sirirungsee (Honeymoon & Travel) Single Room
Mr. Teerapol Aramruangsakul (Honeymoon & Travel) Single Room
Mr. Sampan Tosawang (KLM Representative) Single Room

A luxury five star contemporary hotel overlooking the River Irwell in

the heart of the city. Rocco Forte. The Lowry Hotel offers 165
bedrooms and is strikingly contemporary whilst also being
wonderfully luxurious and comfortable.

10.30 Meet your blue badge tour guide, Jean Bailo in the hotel reception for
your private Discover Manchester walking tour (2 hours)
Contact: +44 (0)7812 129 754

12.30 Tour will end at Room Restaurant

12.30 Meet with representatives of Marketing Manchester, Amanda Fox and

Trevor Evers at the restaurant
Lunch at Room Restaurant
81 King Street
Manchester
M2 4AH
Tel +44(0)161 839 2005
Web: www.roomrestaurants.com
 Room offer unique and modern restaurants with bars, each styled
in a contemporary design serving unpretentious, good quality food
which is served without attitude by our friendly and knowledgeable
team of 'table hosts'.

14.00 Free time to explore city at own leisure… See press pack for more
details

15.30 Afternoon Spa Treatment session (2 hours) at The Lowry Hotel

4 journalists
Complimentary spa treatments of The Lowry Hotel

17.00 Spa treatments finished, free time

18.00 Meet with representatives of Marketing Manchester at your hotel

reception

18.30 Evening meal at Grill on the Alley

5 Ridgefield
Deansgate
Manchester
M2 6EG
Tel: +44 (0)161 833 3465
Web: www.blackhousegrills.com
Table is booked for 6.30pm

Located off iconic Deansgate this restaurant epitomises old and

new Manchester, coming together to form a perfect partnership
where you may hide away in a haven of great food, drink and
atmosphere; enjoy our produce driven menu of freshly prepared
and mouth watering dishes cooked correctly and served simply...

4 bottles of wine for the table are complimentary of Grill on

the Alley

Marketing Manchester will cover the cost of the meals

20.30/21.00 Cloud 23 Bar at Hilton Deansgate

303 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 4LQ
Tel: +44 (0)161 870 1600
Web: www.cloud23bar.com

Relax and enjoy 2 complimentary cocktails of your choice from

Cloud 23 bar while looking out over the city from the 23rd floor
during the day or on the evening and gaze over the night-city
skyline.

Cocktails are complimentary of Cloud 23

Thursday 4th June

Breakfast at leisure
9.00 Meet your private tour guide, Jean Bailo in the hotel reception
Contact: +44 (0)7812 129 754

Take the tram from St Peter’s Square to Old Trafford and walk
across to the Manchester United Stadium

10.00 Manchester United Museum and Stadium Tour

Sir Matt Busby Way
Old Trafford
M16 0RA

For the museum, please go to the North Stand (follow the signs for
the Red Cafe).
Reservation number: 295944
Tour starts at 10.10

Re-live the clubs triumphs, tragedies and trophies at the

Manchester United Museum. Follow the history of the club from
1878 to the present day, including the Hall of Fame and dazzling
Trophy Room.

Delve behind the scenes at the Theatre of Dreams by taking the

Stadium Tour. Stand in Sir Alex Ferguson's spot in the dug out, sit in the
home changing room at your favourite players peg and emerge from
the player's tunnel to the roar of the crowd.

Not what you would expect from a museum and tour. Everything
you would expect from Manchester United.

11.00 Take the short 10-15 minute walk across to The Quays

Salford Quays and Harbour City - a wonderful mix of culture, retail

and leisure around a continually evolving waterfront destination –
also soon to be home to the BBC and MediaCityUK.

From historic sports grounds and iconic museums through to

internationally renowned theatre and retail outlets, The Quays has
something for everyone.

11.30 Imperial War Museum North

The Quays
M17 1TZ
tel: +44 0161 836 4000
www.iwm.org.uk/north

One of the most celebrated museums in Britain today, Imperial War

Museum North is about people and their stories, about how lives have
been and still are shaped by war and conflict. The award-winning
building by international architect Daniel Libeskind is a symbol of
our world torn apart by conflict and is situated at The Quays, a
waterfront destination 2 miles from Manchester city centre.

12.30 Lunch at The Lowry Restaurant

Web: www.thelowry.com/eatanddrink
Tel: 0161 876 2121
Table for 10 is booked with Marketing Manchester.

Its stunning waterside setting, plus stylish yet informal atmosphere,

is matched with friendly service and quality modern British cooking
13.30 Lowry Museum
Pier Eight
Tel: +44 0161 876 2000
Website: www.thelowry.com

The Lowry is a spectacular home to the arts and entertainment with a

wealth of activity under one roof! The Lowry Galleries showcase
changing exhibitions by one of Britain's best loved artists, LS Lowry,
as well as paintings, sculpture and photography by artists of local,
national and international renown.

14.30 Tram back to St Peter’s Square, City Centre. Take the short walk to The
Lowry Hotel and collect bags.

Your tour guide will walk you to Victoria Station for your train to Liverpool.

15.20 Arrive at Manchester Victoria Station

Train departs at 15.39 to Liverpool Lime Street

Train tickets are complimentary of First Transpennine

Express

First TransPennine Express (FTPE) runs inter-city train services on

three main routes across the North of England. They link Liverpool
and Manchester with Leeds, York and the North East, with Sheffield
and Doncaster, and with the Lake District and beyond.

16.43 Arrive into Liverpool Lime Street train station