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even more business to be conducted. “About 10,000 senior industry buyers


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Simon Press, WTM London Tourism Ireland (UKI400) will host


more partners on its stand this year as it promotes attractions such as Dublin and the Wild Atlantic Way. A four-metre-tall giant will highlight the Giant’s Causeway, while the force will be with a Luke Skywalker actor publicising locations featured in recent Star Wars movies.


� Business deals Press said: “WTM London 2016 saw almost one million on-stand meetings, facilitating more than £2.8 billion in business deals. “For WTM London 2017, we expect


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“Brexit has been the key talking point among UK and Ireland exhibitors”


will attend, with a total purchasing power of £15.8 billion.” Last year’s move to a three-day show,


instead of four, generated “phenomenal feedback”, added Press. “The new-look three-day format was


positively received by all delegate groups, as it offered the optimum amount of time to conduct business without keeping busy executives out of the office for too long,” he said. Many delegates and buyers will be


from the group travel industry, and a session on group travel and tours will take place on November 8. Called The Changing Face of Tours, the session will examine changes over recent years and how tours now cater for a wider range of travellers (12:45-13:45 South Gallery Rooms 7 & 8). wtmlondon.com


� The UK & Ireland area has 42 main stand holders.


� Key exhibitors include: UKinbound, Tourism Ireland, Visit Scotland, Visit Wales, City Sightseeing, Golden Tours, Heritage is GREAT Britain (Historic Royal Palaces and other leading attractions), Extrapolitan, Encore Tickets, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum & Tour and Warner Bros Studio Tour.


� 10 new exhibitors: Sweet Chariot, Capital Taxi Tours, Acon Travels, Windermere – Lake District, Satguru Travel & Tourism, Abbey Tours, Knightsbridge Properties, The AA, Luxury Scotland and Laduma.


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