World Travel Market News
IIPT panel at World Travel Market to be moderated by HE Akel Biltaji
The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is proud to announce that HE Akel Biltaji, Special Advisor to HM King Abdullah II, will be moderating this year’s IIPT event at World Travel Market in a panel discussion on:
Tourism ministers to debate barriers to travel at WTM
Reducing visa constraints, simplifying entry processes and developing policies that improve connectivity across borders are the topics on the agenda for the world’s Tourism Ministers as they meet at the annual UNWTO & World Travel Market (WTM) Ministers’ Summit next month.
VisitEngland launches new advertising campaign at World Travel Market
Today at World Travel Market in London, VisitEngland announced plans to launch eight marketing campaigns in 2013 to run from January to boost domestic tourism next year. The campaigns will cover the four key themes of countryside, heritage, culture and coastal, and will run in partnership with destinations from all over England as well as national commercial organisations.
Maldives introduces ‘Spa Corner’ at WTM 2012
Known for celebrating ‘the sunny side of life’, the Maldives Marketing & PR Corporation will promote a health and wellness theme at World Travel Market this year by introducing a new Spa Corner on their stand. The initiative will offer neck and shoulder massages to visitors, plus complimentary spa products to the first 200 guests who drop by.
World Travel Market launches new app for 2012
World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, has launched a brand new 2012 mobile app, available now to download to all major smartphones. The app is perfect accessory for all World Travel Market participants before during and after the event, helping visitors and exhibitors to plan their time at WTM 2012.
Santander to speak at World Travel Market
Eduardo Santander, the recently appointed executive director of the European Travel Commission, will reveal his forward looking strategy at World Travel Market. Santander will address an industry audience at the event in London on November 6th.
Travel Channel to sponsor World Travel Marketing opening ceremony
Travel Channel International announces has announced its partnership with World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, as opening ceremony sponsor for 2012. As part of the deal, Travel Channel will produce a stand-alone thirty minute documentary feature from WTM which it will broadcast across its fast-expanding network, which is currently available in 130 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
World first with Palladium Hotel Group at World Travel Market
World Travel Market is showcasing a world first with Palladium Hotel Group’s innovative biometric and Facebook initiatives throughout the 2012 event. Palladium Hotel Group has become the first hotel group worldwide to offer Paytouch, which allows visitors to its Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel to make purchases with the touch of their fingertips though biometric technology giving guests and partygoers a secure, cash-free holiday experience.
WTM Global Trends Report correctly predicts future
The WTM Global Trends Report, in association with Euromonitor International, has successfully predicted global travel trends for eight years running. The launch of the WTM Global Trends Report 2012, taking place on Monday November 5th at the World Travel Market, will be no exception when the next key industry trends to hit the sector will be shared with the international media.
Business Travel Market to run in parallel with World Travel Market in 2013
Reed Travel Exhibitions has to announced its specialist corporate travel exhibition, Business Travel Market, will be co-located alongside World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, in 2013. World Travel Market 2013 will take place at ExCeL, London from November 4th-7th.
Frenzel to address industry audience at World Travel Market
TUI AG chairman Michael Frenzel has been confirmed the headline speaker at World Travel Market Captains of Industry lunch on the first day of the 2012 event. Frenzel will take part in a question and answer session in front of an invite-only audience of more than 120 of the industry’s most senior professionals.
Greek tourist office to sponsor World Travel Market Press Centre
World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, has announced that the Greek National Tourism Organisation is once again sponsoring the WTM International Press Centre. The WTM International Press Centre gives Greece the platform to promote its tourism offering to the world through the almost 3,000 media that attend every year.