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the industry who give free-to-attend, targeted, independent presentations to help visitors defi ne their path to overseas property ownership.”
The Emigration Show An interesting development at APITS Live in recent years has been “The Emigration Show,” which is a sort of show within a show located around its own dedicated seminar theatre where 5 presentations take place each day to a maximum audience of 80. The organisers say that The Emigration Show “looks at emigrating to parts of the world popular with the British market such as Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada ... and offers companies providing services such as visas, removals, travel, healthcare, schooling, tax and legal advice, the opportunity to meet people who are looking to make a permanent move
“Providing services for people looking to make a permanent move abroad proved very popular ”
abroad.” It has proved to be a very popular move. All in all, APITS Live has done
well in tough times and is proud to boast that it attracts exhibitors from 40 countries around the world and covers sectors such as car rental, travel (including travel agents, airlines, ferry services), emigration (visas/permits), removals, government, insurance, healthcare, language services, lettings, fi nance, cultural learning, legal, tax, relocation, media (including web, paper, TV), fi tness, relaxation and food. And in another interesting twist
for 2009, APITS decided to co-locate the event with the EDF Energy Ideal Home Show and try to encourage the two different audiences to take a look at the other show. The organisers found that the two shows shared similar visitor demographics. The deal allowed visitors to purchase a ticket to one show and gain access to the other free of charge. The end result was a staggering 3,000 extra visitors to APITS. Who says that exhibition organisers are not switched on?
Real advice | Experts are on hand face-to-face (above) and on stage (below)
AWARDS 2010
The OPP Awards for Excellence are being given a major facelift for 2010 with new categories and an expanded judging panel of industry leaders. This year’s categories are as follows:
1: 2: 3:
Best Developer … overall and by country/region;
Best Estate Agent … overall and by country/region;
Best Financial Service … overall and by currency/ mortgage broker/and fi nancial institution;
4: Real buyers | Many visitors to APITS are looking for additional investments
Best Media brand … overall and by exhibition /press/online;
5: Fractional Product 6: Fractional Service 7: Best Innovation 8: Best Financial Introducer 9: Best Lawyer 10: Best Luxury Developer 11: Best Aff ordable Developer 12: Best Eco Developer 13: Best Marketing Services
Real growth | APITS Live 2009 increased its visitor base by 3,000 extra people
Please start thinking about and start preparing your winning entry now. The closing date for all award entries will be 5pm on Thursday August 19 2010. Each submission will need to be accompanied by a £275 entry fee. OPP editor and judging panel chairman Geoff Hadwick is excited about the scheme’s growth and is currently overseeing the compilation of the judging panel. “OPP is already the world’s leading international forum for property professionals” he says, “and we are determined to invest now in making the OPP Awards for Excellence the most prestigious accolades in the market. We want to cover all aspects of the value chain in overseas property and work hard to ensure that our judging panel helps us to reward and recognise excellence in the industry.” Hadwick says that the judges
will be looking for good examples of companies and individuals working in partnership, and that the judges will be keen to see evidence of success from all parties involved. Keep reading OPP and
www.opp.org.uk for more details of this year’s scheme.
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