World Travel Market

  • Client - Reed Exhibitions
  • Event -World Travel Market
  • Visitor numbers - 47,512 visitors

World Travel MarketWorld Travel Market (WTM) is the leading global event for the travel industry. Staged annually it is the event for the global travel trade to meet, network, negotiate and conduct business under one roof. All sectors of the travel industry are represented from Airlines, Cruise Liners, Hotels, Travel Agents to Technology and Online Travel organisations.

47,512 participants from more than 189 countries and regions took part In WTM 2010. Over 50% of visitors come from outside the UK, compared to 42% of visitors in 2002 when the event was first held at ExCeL London.

Featuring 5,053 exhibitors and exhibiting partners and attended by 26,795 visitors, an increase of 10% from 2009, WTM is a not-to-be missed event in the travel industry's calendar. WTM organisers Reed Exhibitions were delighted with the success of the 2010 event; their post show research showed that 98% of visitors would return again in 2011.

 

  • Overview

World Travel MarketWorld Travel Market is an exhibition with a comprehensive conference, seminar and events programme, last year more than 100 sessions took place. Furthermore, WTM operates the largest recurring press centre in the UK, with up to 3,000 journalists using the WTM International Press Centre.

 

  • Future

World Travel MarketExCeL London's £165 million expansion, enabled World Travel Market to grow by 8% in 2010. World Travel Market is expected to go from strength to strength in 2011, with further space in the venue utilised to meet the growing needs of the market.

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