Apart from participating in the Baseline research, one of the main reasons members join DP:UK is to benefit from the networking opportunities offered by category group meetings.  Each category group meets several times a year at a variety of member destinations.

The format for meetings depends on the wishes and needs of each group and some include a tour of the host destination to identify and discuss new developments as well as problem areas.  Meetings often include presentations from members on initiatives which their particular destination has undertaken; they also focus on issues which the group may wish to examine in detail: in the past these have included TIC matrices, retailing in TICs, brochure evaluation, local performance indicators, local industry surveys.  Group work often lends itself to the production of advice sheets which are published for the benefit of the membership as a whole.

Members of the individual groups also often contact each other during the course of the year to seek information, advice and assistance on particular issues or problems.