World Travel Market News
Peter Monteith, Vice President, Caribbean’s Leading Travel Agency: Trafalgar Travel
Peter Monteith, Vice President, Caribbean’s Leading Travel Agency: Trafalgar Travel
Abu Dhabi to showcase new hotels and resorts at WTM 2011
Abu Dhabi will showcase new hotels and resorts opening imminently in the destination at this year’s World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry.
Grenada signs up for ICTP membership
The International Council of Tourism Partners has confirmed the Grenada Board of Tourism has joined their alliance as the first representative from the Caribbean. “Grenada is proud to be the first Caribbean representative to ICTP, and we look forward to sharing resources with our worldwide partners in the development of new markets for our tourism product,” said Simon Stiell, director of tourism for Grenada.
Jeremy Hunt to open World Travel Market 2011
UK Olympics minister, Jeremy Hunt, has been selected to open World Travel Market 2011, the leading global event for the travel industry. The final WTM before the 2012 London Olympics Games, the 2011 event will have a strong sports tourism theme as it examines the potential of the sector to bolster the UK economy.
Suwarat Sajamark, Marketing and Development Co-ordinator, New Zealand Tourism Board
Suwarat Sajamark, Marketing and Development Co-ordinator, New Zealand Tourism Board, Australasia’s Leading Tourist Board
South African Tourism to sponsor Meridian Club
World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, is delighted to confirm South African Tourism as its exclusive partner for Meridian Club, the industry’s only global buyers club.
New British Airways chief to make appearance at WTM 2011
British Airways’ newly-appointed chief executive Keith Williams has been confirmed to speak at World Travel Market 2011 as part of its Business Day program on Thursday, November 10th. Williams took over at the airline in May when the UK flag-carrier merged with its Spanish counterpart, Iberia, in a £4.3 billion deal.
WTM WRTD: Paradise lost?
World Travel Market is staging its most contentious face-to-face discussion ever this year when ethical writer Leo Hickman, author of the thought provoking book ‘The Final Call’ takes the HOTseat with BBC World’s Stephen Sackur.
World Travel Market launches new moil app
World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, now has launched a free mobile App. The app is now available to download for all major smartphones, ahead of the annual event which beings on November 7th.
World Travel Market’s social media revolution
World Travel Market is for the first time reaching out to the global online travel community with the launch of a new travel blog, a number of social media webinars and an extensive social media programme taking place during the exhibition.
WTM invites industry buyers to apply for Meridian Club Membership
Meridian Club – the leading global business network: making contacts, concluding deals - is WTM’s exclusive business club for the travel industry’s most senior buyers with direct responsibility for purchasing.
WTM 2011 to benefit from transport improvements
World Travel Market 2011, the leading global event for the travel industry, is poised to benefit from a number of transport improvements including a 50 per cent increase in Docklands Light Railway capacity. Also in the UK today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to London.