INTRODUCING ILTM ASIA 2012


An Unrivalled et Asia’s Burgeoning y Travel


Taking place from 4 – 7 June in Shanghai, ILTM Asia is at the very epicentre of a booming luxury market.


currently finding business conditions better or much better than expected. This level of optimism across the region, together with the relative youth of many of the specific markets, has created a leading role for ILTM Asia to create an exclusive environment for buyers of luxury travel from across the Asia Pacific to discover the latest high-end travel experiences to meet their clients’ increasing demands. Indeed, the value these luxury travel agents, planners and buyers to be accredited to attend ILTM Asia 2012 has never been more significant.


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Last year’s event saw the launch of the ILTM Leaders Forum – 24 thought-leaders from the global luxury travel industry who met together for the first time. They predicted that 2012 would be likely to be the first year of significant post-recession growth since 2007 and that the Asia Pacific will be leading the recovery.


he latest ILTM Global Trends Report revealed at ILTM in December 2011 indicated that despite the financial climate, nearly 90% of luxury travel business leaders from the Asia-Pacific are


Alison Gilmore, ILTM and ILTM Asia Group Exhibition Director commented: “The Asia-Pacific is driving growth in the luxury travel industry. There are an estimated 250 million people from China now defined as ‘buyers of luxury’, and notably appearing to be following the Western trend of ‘spending for experiences’ in their travel preferences. With Japan and Australia as established and integral outbound markets within the region, our research shows strong outbound luxury travel growth from other key markets including India and South Korea.”


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