Tourism and Commercial Development Committee

Chairman: Sir Richard FitzHerbert

Suzie Bagot
Caroline Lowsley-Williams
Robin Broke
Martha Lytton Cobbold
Richard Compton
Andrew Norman
Richard Pailthorpe
Simon Foster
Robert Parker
Countess of Sandwich
James Hervey-Bathurst
Sarah Troughton
John Hoy
Nick Way
Norman Hudson
Peter Sinclair
Sir Thomas Ingilby
Frances Garnham

Committee Secretary: Sarah Edwards, HHA Tourism and Promotions Officer

The Tourism and Commercial Development Committee monitors issues affecting houses and gardens open to the public, including those involved with concerts, events, corporate entertaining, weddings, film locations or accommodation.

The Committee's members include owners and managers of such properties, large and small. They consider all matters relating to commercial activity including publicity, promotion, regulations, planning, and retail activity.

Representatives of the Tourism and Commercial Development Committee liaise closely with VisitBritain, VisitEngland, VisitScotland, VisitWales and the English regional and sub-regional tourism bodies. They also work closely with officials in the National Trust, English Heritage and the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions.