05.11.2018 TTG@WTM
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Simon Press Senior exhibition director, World Travel Market London
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elcome to WTM London 2018 at ExCeL, London – the event where “Ideas Arrive”. We have a packed day of business negotiations and
thought-provoking content ahead. The WTM Speed Networking session, taking place at 9-10am before the exhibition fl oor opens, will be a catalyst for more than £3 billion in deals being agreed over the next three days. It will allow exhibitors even more time to conclude agreements with the 10,000-plus WTM Buyers’ Club members in attendance.
This year’s event will have a completely different feel to previous years with the introduction of regional Inspiration Zones, with the aim for even more ideas to arrive at WTM London. Today is exhibitor-invite-only, focused on business and, for our prestigious WTM Leaders’ Lunch, we will be addressing one of the key issues of the travel and tourism industry – Brexit – with Susan Hooper, who is a board member for the Department for Exiting the European Union. Brexit talk continues throughout this afternoon with the UK outbound session followed by Johan Lundgren, easyJet chief executive, at the European Inspiration Zone (EU80).
Furthermore, today sees the launch of Travel Forward, the dedicated technology event for the travel and hospitality industry.
Also, please take a look at the new WTM Agency Pavilion; it is the fi rst time we have offered the opportunity for marketing, representation, PR and social media agencies to exhibit at the event. I wish you all a successful WTM London 2018.
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Partner of WTM 2018
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16 What’s on today?: Highlights of today’s sessions and seminars – plus your chance to get a “spelfi e” (space selfi e) with a real live astronaut 20 Interview: WTM London’s Simon Press talks about the show as it looks ahead to celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019 22 Analysis: We examine how travel and tourism companies can promote child protection across the sector 25 Travel Forward: Lifting the lid on the new inaugural conference; what you can expect from the programme today; Autoura’s take on autonomous vehicles and what that means for travel 30 Intelligence: Euromonitor International predicts what the future of the travel industry might look like post-Brexit 32 Luxury: Preview of the Luxury Travel in 2019 panel discussion; analysing the IE Mastercard Premium Travel Barometer 2018; Grenada’s eco push 41 Intelligence: ForwardKeys looks at the effect Trump and Brexit are having on Brits’ fl ight bookings 48 Round-up: Croatia cashes in on the World Cup, while the end of Cape Town’s drought is in sight
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50 North America: Brand USA interview, highlights and partner news; New York gears up to host WorldPride; supplier profi les; embracing the trend for motorhomes 62 Canada: How the Yukon is capitalising on being a major pull for adventure and nature lovers; plus updates from exhibitors 66 Latin America: We explore tourist boards’ strategies that attract repeat visitors while deferring tourists to lesser-known sites; Costa Rica’s latest visitor fi gures, tourism trends and products; supplier updates 72 Caribbean: Hurricane-hit islands reveal their message for WTM London: they are back in business; Jamaica’s latest hotels; Cuba’s strategy for developing tourism despite travel restrictions; what’s new with exhibitors
82 Tomorrow@WTM
Tuesday’s don’t-miss sessions, including Capture Your Youth, plus a cultural brunch with the Slovenian Tourist Board, and a henna tattoo courtesy of Qatar Tourism Authority
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