WELCOME TO WTM


Contents


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TRAVEL INSIGHT Getting to London and ExCeL


ACCOMMODATION GUIDE Find the best hotel deals


KEY EVENTS AND SUMMITS Highlights at WTM London 2016


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Where to engage with some of the industry’s leading fi gures


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WTM BUYERS’ CLUB The industry’s leading Buyers’ Club


WTM LONDON LEADERS’ LUNCH Futurologist Brian Solis headlines


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PLAN YOUR VISIT WITH THE APP wtmlondon.com/app


UNWTO/WTM MINISTERS’ SUMMIT Working towards safe travel


A TASTE OF ILTM AT WTM The luxury travel event


WORLD TRAVEL LEADERS PROGRAMME AND AWARDS Focussing on Brexit’s implications


EVENTS PROGRAMME TECHNOLOGY


SOCIAL MEDIA AND BLOGGING RESPONSIBLE TOURISM WELLNESS TOURISM


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AVIATION PROGRAMME SPORT IN FOCUS WOMEN IN TRAVEL SKIFT HOTEL SUMMIT FOCUS ON INDUSTRY RESEARCH CREATIVE & FOOD TOURISM JOIN IN THE WTM FESTIVALS MEDIA PARTNERS


ADVERTISERS’ SECTION The best of the regions


Director Alexander Collis


Managing Editor Andy Sutcliffe


Creative Director Digital/Print Lee Gavigan


Operations Manager


Alena Kravchenko


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