World Travel Market (WTM), the leading event for the travel industry is back this year once again with much fervour. The must attend four-day b2b travel event is all set to witness the participation of a host of exhibitors and buyers from November 5-8 at ExCeL London (Exhibition Centre London). WTM is a unique podium for the global travel trade to meet, network, negotiate and conduct business under one roof.
Travel and Tour World had the opportunity to catch up with Mr. Simon Press - Reed Travel Exhibitions Director, World Travel Market as he reveals the importance of WTM, its priorities, expansion policies and much more!
Our Conversation:-
TTW - Over the years, WTM has witnessed a stark increase in the number of exhibitors registering for the event. How has been the response this year?
Simon Press : World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, has had an excellent response to registration going live this year, currently ahead on pre-registration compared to this time last year. We expect this year’s event to be extremely successful with record numbers of both exhibitors and visitors.
WTM is the event where the travel industry conducts its business deals. WTM 2011’s exhibitors will sign deals with WTM Meridian Club members worth £1,653m. WTM 2012 is poised to facilitate even more business for the industry.
TTW - This year WTM has made an expansion by making a debut in Latin America – brief us about this new introduction?
Simon Press : Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), the leading provider of events in the global travel and tourism industry announced the launch of World Travel Market Latin America – the first global event for this increasingly important region for travel and tourism.
The first World Travel Market Latin America will take place in São Paulo in April 2013. The event is targeted at the booming Brazilian and Latin American travel and tourism industry. Latin America will attract 33,127,000 tourists (including those travelling between countries and into the region) in 2011 rising by 5.2% a year to 55,191,000 in 2021, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council.
WTM Latin America will fuel the growth of tourism within the region, making the industry aware that it is one of the most important tourism destinations in the world.
TTW: WTM 2012 has introduced Extra Speed Networking Event – could you please elaborate on its impact on traders and how will they benefit from this service?
Simon Press : World Travel Market has introduced an extra Speed Networking event following the phenomenal success of the concept over the past three events. Last year more than 200 (204) buyers and 438 exhibitors took part in the Speed Networking which took. The event took place before the exhibition opened which gave exhibitors and buyers from the WTM Meridian Club even more time to discuss and conclude business deals.
For WTM 2012, the WTM Meridian Club Networking Breakfast will be followed by the WTM Speed Networking Thursday event, for discussion about further business opportunities beyond WTM.
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Travel and Tour World had the opportunity to catch up with Mr. Simon Press - Reed Travel Exhibitions Director, World Travel Market as he reveals the importance of WTM, its priorities, expansion policies and much more!
Our Conversation:-
TTW - Over the years, WTM has witnessed a stark increase in the number of exhibitors registering for the event. How has been the response this year?
Simon Press : World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, has had an excellent response to registration going live this year, currently ahead on pre-registration compared to this time last year. We expect this year’s event to be extremely successful with record numbers of both exhibitors and visitors.
WTM is the event where the travel industry conducts its business deals. WTM 2011’s exhibitors will sign deals with WTM Meridian Club members worth £1,653m. WTM 2012 is poised to facilitate even more business for the industry.
TTW - This year WTM has made an expansion by making a debut in Latin America – brief us about this new introduction?
Simon Press : Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), the leading provider of events in the global travel and tourism industry announced the launch of World Travel Market Latin America – the first global event for this increasingly important region for travel and tourism.
The first World Travel Market Latin America will take place in São Paulo in April 2013. The event is targeted at the booming Brazilian and Latin American travel and tourism industry. Latin America will attract 33,127,000 tourists (including those travelling between countries and into the region) in 2011 rising by 5.2% a year to 55,191,000 in 2021, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council.
WTM Latin America will fuel the growth of tourism within the region, making the industry aware that it is one of the most important tourism destinations in the world.
TTW: WTM 2012 has introduced Extra Speed Networking Event – could you please elaborate on its impact on traders and how will they benefit from this service?
Simon Press : World Travel Market has introduced an extra Speed Networking event following the phenomenal success of the concept over the past three events. Last year more than 200 (204) buyers and 438 exhibitors took part in the Speed Networking which took. The event took place before the exhibition opened which gave exhibitors and buyers from the WTM Meridian Club even more time to discuss and conclude business deals.
For WTM 2012, the WTM Meridian Club Networking Breakfast will be followed by the WTM Speed Networking Thursday event, for discussion about further business opportunities beyond WTM.
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