Editor’s Note: The latest British Blogger to join Anglotopia is Tourism Supremo, Phil Hackett. Phil has years of experience in the British Tourist Industry and is going to blog about the sights, sounds and pleasures of the British Countryside. Here’s Phil’s Bio.
Phil is The Chief Executive of Shakespeare Country the official Tourist Board for Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa, Kenilworth & the Cotswolds; Shakespeare Country is also the official International Marketing Brand for the Heart of England Region.
Phil has worked in the cultural tourism sector for the last 18 years and has during that time managed over 150 historic abbeys, castles, stately homes, museums, heritage sites & ancient monuments, including World Heritage Sites & areas of outstanding natural beauty, working with world renowned destination and cultural brands such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, Warwick Castle, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Crown Estate, Merlin Entertainments, The National Trust and English Heritage.
Phil is the Chair of Britain’s Heritage Cities, Board member of Tourism West Midlands, Board member of the British Resort and Destination Association, Board Director of the Tourism Society and Chair of the Midlands Chapter; he also sits on the Boards of the Royal Leamington Spa Business Improvement District, the Stratford Town Management Partnership, the Coventry & Warwickshire Destination Management Partnership and the Coventry & Warwickshire Tourism Officers Group and via Shakespeare Country hosts the South Warwickshire Association of Tourist Attractions, The Shakespeare Country Hotel Association and the Shakespeare Country Guest Accommodation Association.
In his spare time he is the Chair of the City of Leicester Museums Trust, the mild mannered front man of Relevant Elephant – the finest purveyors of Rock Steady Hip Hop Mambo since 1991 (http://www.myspace.com/relevantelephantband), rides his mountain bike, roller skates and practices Tai Chi, he lives on the Warwickshire/Leicestershire border in the Heart of England with his three daughters, one dog, one cat and three chickens (love those fresh eggs) and considers himself to be a modern renaissance man or possibly just a culture vulture!!
Shakespeare Country (http://www.shakespeare-country.co.uk)
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.