Touratech Touring Adventure on Top
at the Carole Nash International Motorcycle and Scooter
Show
2nd December 2009
 The
expanded Touratech Touring and Adventure Zone has
been positioned alongside the major manufacturers
in Hall 1, which reflects the continual growth of
touring and adventure holidays amongst the biking
fraternity. The entire Zone is geared to accommodate
numerous exhibitors offering motorcycle tours to varying
corners of the globe.
For those new to holidaying with their bike, the
Show offers handy tips, useful advice and trips of
a lifetime for the most novice rider. For the touring
enthusiast, there are trips on offer to far and away
destinations, which even the most intrepid explorer
would not have thought about visiting by bike, from
Transylvania and the Himalayas to Mount Everest!
 Visitors
to the Show over the past weekend have been able to
meet and get advice on two-wheeled long distance travel
from the face of biking adventure, Show ambassador
Charley Boorman. Having recently returned from his
latest ‘By Any Means’ journey, Boorman
has proved to be a real crowd-puller with fans queuing
for his autograph at the Touratech stand over the
course of the opening weekend.
Exhibitors at the Touratech Touring and Adventure
Zone include Alpine TT, whose signature trip includes
guiding groups through Northern Spain and Portugal,
taking in the splendour of the Douro Valley, the hot
springs at Chaves and an awesome ride through the
Picos de Europas. Tour operator Compass Expeditions
has also received impressive levels of interest for
their bespoke bike expeditions to South America, which
includes Chile and Argentina, whilst MCi Tours offers
sensational biking holidays across Europe, America
and New Zealand.
Touratech UK Managing Director, Nick Plumb, commented:
“The popularity of touring on motorcycles has
steadily grown. All the touring stands at the Show
are vibrant with people who see the biking tour as
a fantastic way to travel. Touratech has been inundated
with attention and our new Streetline range, which
is designed for adventures on road-biased bikes, has
received an incredible reception from the public.
There’s also been a lot of general interest
geared towards motorbikes for longer trips to exotic
destinations, proving that riders are wanting to explore
further afield.”
 Managing
Director of MCi Tours Alistair McFarlane, added: “The
Show is proving to be a big success for us. Our FlyRide
holidays have attracted an incredible range of interest
and we’ve distributed more package brochures
than ever before and have even drafted in extra staff
to cope with the demand. However, it’s the quality
of interest, along with the vast cross-section of
people that the adventure market is appealing to that
has been so impressive.”
Finlay McAllan, Managing Director of MCI Exhibitions,
said: “The Touratech Touring and Adventure Zone
continues to be one of the most popular areas of the
Show. We are delighted to have so many companies from
this growth area of the industry exhibiting at the
NEC.”
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