WTM London 2024 Opens Call for Papers

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 World Travel Market London is inviting
innovators and travel industry experts from around the globe to
contribute to the 2024 conference programme.

As usual, the conference programme will take place
around select themes, in particular: marketing;
geo-economics; diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI);
sustainability; technology; and trends.

Last year’s conferences included WTM London’s
first ever DEI summit and organisers are
hoping to build on the interest that generated with a similarly
high-profile summit this year.

“The conference programme is the heartbeat of WTM,
and we strive to ensure that the content on stage resonates with
our audience, reflecting issues of interest and current trends,
while also having an eye on the future,” said Juliette Losardo,
Exhibition Director, World Travel Market. “We are as interested in
proposals from emerging and established destinations, startups and
blue-chips, industry veterans and newcomers. Innovative
submissions, stories with bold goals and quantifiable
achievements, out-of-the-box thinking, thought leadership, case
studies and more. Presenting a mix of voices across themed stages
is part of our ongoing effort to keep the content fresh and to
guarantee that conference attendees come away educated and
entertained.”

Anyone who wants to speak at WTM London 2024 and
has a story to tell, an opinion to raise, learnings to share,
should submit their entry to the ‘Call for Papers‘
on WTM’s website.

The deadline for submission is 24 May 2024.

See
other:
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.

Latest
exclusive video interviews: 16
HD Video Interviews from Routes Europe 2024 in Aarhus, Denmark;
9 HD Video Interviews from Routes Asia 2024 in Langkawi, Malaysia;

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Interview with Amar Lalvani, Executive Chairman;
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from ASEAN Tourism Forum
2024
in Vientiane, Laos;


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13 HD Video Interviews from World Travel
Market 2023 in London, England;

5 HD Video Interviews from APG World Connect 2023 in Monaco, France;

15 HD Video Interviews from Routes World 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye; and

Electric Airport Taxis at Almaty Airport (ALA) in Kazakhstan – HD
Video Interview with CEO.



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