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Visitors can now book their tickets and access
the meeting booking platform for the 44th edition of the World
Travel Market in London.
This year, the travel trade exhibition and
conference will take place from 5 to 7 November 2024 at ExCel
London.
WTM Connect Me, the event’s meeting booking
platform, is available to exhibitors, buyers and
global media looking to secure their appointments before slots are
taken up. All attendees will also have access to the official
WTM App.
Delegate studies WTM London 2023 info board. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
This year’s event is set to be the largest ever,
with the conference component offering 50 hours of content
and more than 170 speakers, the WTM Ministers’ Summit will be on 6
November, the Networking Party will take place on 5 November
following its launch in 2023, there will also be an expanded
programme for influencers and content creators, and the WTM Global
Travel Report will return following the success of the first
edition last year.
“We’ve been working hard since last year’s
WTM to build on the successes of 2023 and continually adapt to the
rapid changes in our sector,” said Juliette Losardo, Exhibition
Director, WTM London. “We’ve listened to feedback from exhibitors,
buyers and other delegates to ensure WTM offers even more
inspiration – and more opportunities for networking, learning and
doing business. Changes will ensure visitors can maximise the
value from attending WTM and head into 2025 armed with new
strategies, fresh partnerships and essential business deals.”
Tickets will be free to book until 7 October
2024, after which they will cost £49 + VAT.
See:
Exclusive HD Video Interviews with VIPs at World Travel
Market 2023 in London, England
(WTMLDN) , including:
El Nido Resorts in Philippines to Close for Major Renovations –
Exclusive Video Interview with Joey Bernardino, GDOSM ;
Sabre Hospitality Solutions –
Interview with Frank Trampert, SVP and Global MD – Commercial ;
Diethelm Travel Rebrands as DTH Travel – Interview with Stephan
Roemer, Partner and Group CEO ;
Sabre Travel Solutions – Lodging, Ground & Sea – Interview with
Chinmai Sharma, Global Head ;
Tourism Pahang, Malaysia – Interview
with Uzaidi Bin Udanis, Member Board of Directors ;
Uttar Pradesh (India) Tourism –
Interview with Prateek Hira, President & CEO of Tornos ;
Travel Trade Show to Take Over Major Football Stadium in Brazil –
Exclusive Video Interview with ABAV ;
Browns Hotels & Resorts (Sri Lanka) –
Interview with Eksath Wijeratne, CEO ;
Goa Tourism (India) –
Interview with Rohan A. Khaunte, Goa’s Minister for Tourism ;
Madhya Pradesh Tourism (India) – Interview with Sheo Shekhar
Shukla, I.A.S., Principal Secretary Culture & Tourism ;
Karnataka Tourism (India) – Interview with H.T. Ratnakar, Adviser
– Tourism and Hospitality, Govt. of Karnataka, India ;
Arabian Camp (Saudi
Arabia) – Interview with Khalid Khafagy, Founder ; and
Rajasthan Tourism (India) – Interview
with Dr. Rashmi Sharma, I.A.S., Director – Department of Tourism,
Government of Rajasthan .
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exclusive video interviews : Miss
International Queen 2024 (MIQ 2024) – Interview with Alisa
Phanthusak, MD, Tiffany’s Show Pattaya, Thailand ; 16
HD Video Interviews from Routes Europe 2024 in Aarhus, Denmark ;
9 HD Video Interviews from Routes Asia 2024 in Langkawi, Malaysia ;
Standard to Open Residences in Hua Hin and Phuket, Thailand; Video
Interview with Amar Lalvani, Executive Chairman ;
9 Exclusive Video Interviews
from ASEAN Tourism Forum
2024
in Vientiane, Laos;
8 NTO Press Conferences from ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 in
Vientiane, Laos ;
13 HD Video Interviews from World Travel
Market 2023 in London, England ;
5 HD Video Interviews from APG World Connect 2023 in Monaco, France ;
and
15 HD Video Interviews from Routes World 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye .
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