DESTINATIONS PREVIEW WTM 2016 3
OF THE BEST
HIGH-PROFILE SESSIONS
Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates, and Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, are the key
panellists leading WTM’s Aviation Programme (Monday, 2.45- 3.45pm, Global Stage AS950)
Andrew Swaffield of Monarch, Chris Mottershead of Thomas Cook UK & Ireland and Patrick Richards of Cox & Kings will examine
Brexit: How will it change UK inbound and outbound travel? (Monday, 3.45-5pm, WTM Inspire
Theatre EU475)
Fritz Joussen of Tui, Mark Tanzer of Abta and
David Scowsill of the World Travel & Tourism Council are among a raft of high-profile speakers leading the UNWTO & WTM Ministers’ Summit on
Tourism and Security
(Wednesday
11am-1pm, Global Stage AS950)
of Brexit on the UK Travel Market (Wednesday, 2-3pm, Platinum Suite 1), which will focus on inbound travel from emerging markets such as China. Agents with a big gap-year clientele should also make a beeline for a session led by the National Union of Students, NUS Insight Presents: #FOMOholidays! Driving your UK Student Travel Strategy (Wednesday, 12.30-1.30pm, South Gallery 15-16), looking at how best to advise the 16 to 24-year-old market, worth £3 billion in 2015.
w SELLING SPORT The growth in sports tourism – both watching and playing – is well- documented, so if it’s an area you’re looking to sell more of, the Global
Sport Tourism Summit (Monday, 1.30-6pm, Platinum Suite 1) is a must. Registration is required to attend on Monday, but you’ll get the chance to hear about how destinations as diverse as Scotland, Flanders and Barcelona are embracing the sporting market,
and how international events can be used to drive wider growth in visitor numbers. That’s followed by the first WTM Global Sports Tourism Awards.
w BE RESPONSIBLE As the Responsible Tourism Awards enter its 10th year at WTM, this theme continues to gather steam. There are several sessions – all at the Responsible Tourism (AF100) stand – dedicated to specific destinations: on Monday, India from 1-2.30pm and Central Asia from 2.45-3.45pm; on Tuesday, The Gambia from 2.45-3.30pm; and on Wednesday, Uganda from 12.30-1.30pm, and Africa from 1.30-3pm. For a wider view, the official World Responsible Tourism Day kicks
Festival Fever
After a successful trial last year, the WTM Festivals are back, offering a chance to network on-stand and enjoy a relaxing end to this year’s event, from 5-7pm on Wednesday. There’ll be tango dancers, wine tasting and Bollywood music, from exhibitors including: w Argentina LA420 w Bolivia LA450 w Bulgaria EU900 w Caribbean CA235 w China AS650 w Goa IN175 w India IN300 & IN350 w Philippines AS500
LEFT: India Tourism
RIGHT: Speed
networking
BELOW: Bolivia’s stand
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FAST FACT Sudan Ministry of
Tourism and the San Marino Tourism Board are among the first-time exhibitors
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