Don’t miss a thing
Plan your visit with our round-up of highlights from Days 1-3 of WTM London 2018
Day 1 highlights Monday, November 5
How Chinese demands and innovations are changing the global tourism industry This session, chaired by the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute’s Professor Wolfgang Arlt, will focus on trends and developments in China’s outbound tourism market. It will include presentations by a range of Chinese companies on using big data to customise travel and payments solutions, and conclude with a panel discussion on how the Chinese market might change the global tourism industry. Attendees must register for all three days of WTM London. 11:00-12:00
Asia Inspiration Zone
the unifying purpose of “we love changing people’s lives”. Poon Tip will also reveal the results of the fi rst global State of Purpose in the T
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Industry survey for travel agents, and provide insights from the company’s learnings as a purpose- driven travel brand, reminding the industry why we love working in travel, and the impact we can have. 14.00-14.45
WTM Global Stage – AS1350
Travel Leaders Speak: What to expect in the UK market in 2019
Four senior leaders from the UK travel industry will outline the key factors that have aff ected
their sectors in 2018 and how the year has traded. They will then discuss the outcomes expected for 2019. Key issues will include consumer confi dence in the UK and across the world, which destinations are doing well or struggling and why, Brexit, terrorism threats and currency values. The four panellists will be easyJet’s chief operating offi cer, Chris Browne OBE; Travel Counsellors’ chief executive offi cer, Steve Byrne; Hilton’s senior vice president and managing director UK & Ireland, Steve Cassidy; and Tui UK & Ireland’s managing director, Andrew Flintham. 14.15-15.30 Europe Inspiration Zone
How to discover more passion, purpose and happiness in travel Bruce Poon Tip, founder of G Adventures, is to give a keynote speech on the fi rst day of WTM London, describing how he has has been rallying his global workforce – who are from diff erent backgrounds and cultures – around
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G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip
Meet the Travel Leader: easyJet chief executive offi cer, Johan Lundgren EasyJet’s chief executive offi cer, Johan Lundgren, will share his plans for the airline’s future at WTM London 2018, in an exclusive one-to-one interview. Lundgren joined the low-cost carrier in December 2017, taking over from Carolyn McCall. He joined at an uncertain and challenging time for the industry, with Brexit looming on the horizon. In this session, he will talk about the airline’s preparations. The former Tui Group deputy chief
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