WTM PREVIEW STANDS DESTINATIONS US & CANADA
w SEE LAS VEGAS WITH A LIVE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE Every year the Vegas stand (NA150) manages to pull a few tricks out of its sleeve, and you can expect the same this time too. They’re not giving anything away, but we’ve been assured there’s going to be a new kind of immersive, virtual experience that will transport you to the entertainment capital of the world, even in the halls of ExCeL – think soaring over the Grand Canyon without having to leave London. And don’t leave without picking up a flashing Vegas sign – they’ve become something of a World Travel Market institution. Drop by at 3pm on Wednesday to make sure you get yours.
w ENJOY LIVE MUSIC FROM ACROSS THE US If there’s one thing you can be sure of, it’s that Brand USA (NA370) will put on a decent party. There’s plenty to discuss with a flurry of new flight routes this year and next – including the first direct London to Pittsburgh service, courtesy of British Airways – so stroll on over on Tuesday from 4-6pm for
Don’t leave without picking up a flashing Vegas sign either; they’ve become a WTM institution
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Banff National Park, Canada
the annual drinks and canapes networking event, and get your toes tapping with music from the various states.
w WIN AN ALABAMA GOODIE BAG Alabama is going agent-oriented at WTM, and if you sign up for its new online training portal – an eight-module programme designed to make you an expert on the region – you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a goodie bag complete with spices, cookery books and other treats straight from the state. Head to the stand (NA450) to find out more.
w IMMERSE YOURSELF IN CANADA Destination Canada (NA400) will be bringing a record number of partners to the show this year, with 33 exhibitors including Destination Nunavut, here for the first time to talk about tourism to Canada’s north. Climb (virtually)
Best of the rest
w Visit California (NA440) will be hosting drinks on Monday and Tuesday from 4pm-5pm and sharing its key updates, including celebrations for San Diego’s 250th birthday next year.
w Colorado (NA280) will be serving wine straight from the state on Monday from 4pm-6pm, while Illinois (NA140) will be dishing out drinks and canapes on Monday from 1pm-2pm.
w New England (NA165) will be running a business card drop for agents to win a case of Shipyard Brewing Co IPA and new book Past Tense: (Jack Reacher 23), set in the state.
aboard an Air Canada jet with a VR headset, and snap a picture of yourself on a red chair. It will be on the stand to represent a Parks Canada campaign, which has seen chairs dotted across the country, encouraging visitors to share images of themselves in iconic places.
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