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WTM LONDON 2016 ® DAY THREE | ROUND UP IN PICTURES
THE DAY’S DIARY WRAPPED SPEEDY BLOGGING
At a dedicated Speed Networking event, 100 bloggers from 15 different countries talked to exhibitors interested in using this increasingly important channel. Valentina Correa, based in Germany but originally from Colombia, runs
www.unpocodesur.com, an adventure blog. “We have relationships with tour operators but WTM is a fantastic chance to talk to tourist boards and hotels as we look to widen our coverage. It is a great chance too to educate some of the exhibitors about the benefits of working with bloggers.”
MINTEL INSIGHT Richard Cope, Senior Trends Consultant at Mintel is a WTM London regular. Attendees at his well-attended session were given first access to Mintel’s 2017 consumer trends analysis, getting advance notice on
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wearables as a payments device, travel brands sponsoring the restoration of iconic monuments across Europe, chatbots and AI becoming a mainstream customer service channel and the potential of time-limited offers and promotions.
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP As WTM London woke up to the reality of Donald Trump in The White House, Mexico City Tourism Trust Director Magdalena Sanchez noted that his victory in the US election came on the 27th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall came down. “The most important thing is to say Mexico is open for business to the world. As a tourist service we are working to strengthen our markets, this is why we are here.”
TOMORROW’S TRAVEL LEADERS Three members of this year’s TTG 30 Under 30 programme offered advice
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